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Survey shows colling climate for business travel

By Christina Jelski | July 30, 2025

Citing the impact of tariffs, economic uncertainty and geopolitics, many corporate travel stakeholders are anticipating that business travel’s rocky recovery is about to get worse.... Read More

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Why California hotel sales are down this year

By Rob Schneider | July 29, 2025

Lender foreclosure sales dominated California's deal flow in the first half, which helps create bid-ask spread issues elsewhere.... Read More

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Dallas leads LE’s new 2027 openings list

By Rob Schneider | July 28, 2025

The Texas market also leads in construction through Q2 with a record-high pipeline.... Read More

News / Asia Pacific

Asia lifestyle hotels grow at record level

By Jeffrey Weinstein | July 25, 2025

Lifestyle hotels set to grow by a further 34% by 2027, says JLL, reshaping hospitality in Asia Pacific. ... Read More

News / C Corps

‘Green shoots’ for Wyndham in the Midwest

By Rob Schneider | July 24, 2025

Despite global RevPAR being down 3% in Q2, CEO Geoff Ballotti sees signs that better performance is already on the way.... Read More

News / Insights

Quotes of the Week: Hilton, Wyndham, CapStar, Athens Group

By Jeffrey Weinstein & Rob Schneider | July 24, 2025

Among the noteworthy quotes from stories this week is Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta talking about a focus on building new brands.... Read More

News / C Corps

Wyndham sees RevPAR declines in Q2

By Rob Schneider | July 23, 2025

While systemwide rooms grew and the company has a record pipeline, RevPAR declines 3% globally and 4% in the US.... Read More

News / C Corps

Why Hilton is confident about NUG growth

By Rob Schneider | July 23, 2025

Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta said the growth should come organically, adding that the company wants to add more brands this year.... Read More

News / C Corps

Hilton reports RevPAR decline, but NUG still strong

By Rob Schneider | July 23, 2025

CEO Chris Nassetta noted performance challenges in the second quarter but said net unit growth should be 6-7% “for the next several years.”... Read More