Last year's hotel headaches persist, but 2026 shows slow growth expectations
Tell Me More podcast hosts say pressure on operating margins will be top of mind this year
Hotel revenue per available room fell 0.3% in the United States in 2025, a figure "that was actually better than what we thought," said STR's Isaac Collazo on the latest episode of...
Who remembers the biggest hotel headline of 2016?
A deal like Marriott-Starwood won't happen again, at least in the near term
The answer, of course, is Marriott International's September 2016 acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide — the hotel news sensation that captivated the nation (and the ...
'Analog' is the word of the year
Slow down in travel, live in real time
My favorite part of January are all the trends lists popping up everywhere. This morning I heard that the culinary buzzword for 2026 will be "swangy," which is a portmanteau of "sw...
In a year of uncertainty, hotel data helps tell the story
Tell Me More podcast hosts reflect on how their 2025 predictions fared
The throughline to all U.S. hotel performance data this year? There's always more to the story.
Get a fun glimpse into the hotel world with Hallmark holiday movies
Embrace the absurdity and joy
I want to invite you all to join me in one of my favorite time-wasters, err ... guilty pleasures ... as we approach the end of a busy year — Hallmark holiday movies.
From skillcations to shelfies: Travel trends in 2026 will emphasize analog experiences
Hertelier's Emily Goldfischer weighs in on the buzzwords behind the next crop of travel trends
Travel buzzwords come and go, as do the trends behind them. In the latest episode of the CoStar News Hotels podcast, Hertelier Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emily Goldfischer identif...
Marriott-Sonder story is a reminder that the buck stops at the top
Guests place blame on the name they know
The buck stops here, right?
Government shutdown didn't hurt overall US hotel performance as much as feared
Tell Me More podcast hosts unpack October's complex data
Despite travel hassles and some local challenges, the U.S. government shutdown didn't ding overall hotel performance in October in a significant way, according to CoStar data.
My experiment with AI vacation planning didn't go as expected
Long live hotel concierges
I recently went on vacation with a good friend to Ireland for a week. We knew the basics of what we wanted to do — two different locations, a few specific destination recommendatio...
Hilton's new chief development officer talks growth, customer trends and why scale matters
Christian Charnaux returns to Hilton from Inspire Brands
PHOENIX — Christian Charnaux was no stranger to Hilton when he took the company’s executive vice president and chief development officer role in July.
Aimbridge has global plans for new all-inclusive resort division
Third-party operator has two Alltra-branded resorts in its new division with more on the way
PHOENIX – Brand interest in all-inclusive hotels and resorts has been growing for several years, and recent moves in the space have opened up opportunities for third-party manageme...
I'm loyal, just not to hotel or airline brands
My loyalty is to convenience
I need to get better at loyalty.
Where brand executives see the most opportunities and momentum for hotel development
Data center development and tax-free states provide timely opportunity
PHOENIX — Hotel brand development executives have growth on their minds constantly.
Pressure builds as hotel sales slump continues
Sellers need to be 'more realistic' to spark deals
PHOENIX — Hotel sellers may need to give a little bit when it comes to pricing.
'Confusion, chaos and uncertainty' of current administration weigh on US hotel industry, economist says
Bernard Baumohl of The Economic Outlook Group outlines short- and long-term worries and opportunities
PHOENIX — The U.S. has reached a point where “it’s really difficult to disentangle the politics from the economics,” and the results aren’t positive for the hotel industry, said Be...
Hoteliers grapple with lackluster performance amid precarious economy, political environment
Hospitality executives call for more AI use to help margins
PHOENIX — This year hasn't quite gone the way hoteliers expected, with performance coming short of expectations and the transaction market remaining relatively quiet as a couple of...
Are hotels facing an industry-specific recession?
Podcast hosts unpack US hotel performance amid slow-but-stable GDP growth
U.S. hotel performance is on a streak, and it's not a good one.
Cruise demand makes waves as hotel demand stutters
The key is value perception
For someone who has never stepped foot on an ocean liner and frankly isn't all that keen on boating in general, I've had a lot of conversations about cruises lately.
Exploring the intersection of luxury retail and luxury travel
Consider the 'little treat culture'
Oh, to be a luxury consumer — staying at the Four Seasons, shopping at Louis Vuitton, eating at restaurants with more Michelin stars than the number of ex-husbands per Real Housewi...
Calendar shifts make August and September tough for US hoteliers
October looks clean, say 'Tell Me More' podcast hosts
With summer leisure travel season essentially in the rearview mirror, hotel analysts are sounding early cautions about future travel disruptions.