Economy Hotel

Stay informed with the latest trends and developments in the economy hotel segment through Hotel Investment Today's dedicated section. Our coverage includes market forecasts, financing news, strategic growth opportunities, and more that impact this budget-friendly hotel segment.

News

Hotels are hitting affordability ceiling: report

By Rob Schneider

Lighthouse’s “State of global hotel pricing” finds that Western consumers are seeking more value while rates are rising in Latin America and traditional APAC destinations.... Read More

Latest news: APA acquires in Seattle; Starwood selling NYC 1?; AHT sells 2 more

By Rob Schneider

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Brands

Latest news: Avid opens 80th hotel; Dreamscape adds in Wisconsin; new COO at Staypineapple

By Rob Schneider

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Financing

Goldman Sachs launching $500M fund in Japan

By Rob Schneider

The fund, which is targeting its first close in March, is seeking hospitality, residential and logistics assets as well as data centers.... Read More

News / Asset Management

USTA CEO on perceptions of US as destination

By Abby Crotty

According to USTA CEO Geoff Freeman, fear continues to impact U.S. travel demand, and more needs to be done to address concerns.... Read More

News / Transactions Lists

Deal activity: October 18-28, 2025

By Shawn Turner | October 30, 2025

Among the noteworthy deals of the past week was Dan Hotels acquiring the NoMo SoHo hotel in New York City.... Read More

News

Icons discuss disruptive sharing economy, innovation

By Rob Schneider | October 30, 2025

Three HICAP legends opened the conference by discussing their careers as well as technology and emerging markets.... Read More

News / Insights

Quotes of the Week: CoStar, Seibu Prince, Outbound, Wyndham

October 30, 2025

Among the noteworthy quotes from stories this week was CoStar's Jan Freitag talking about their being "nowhere to hide" to avoid extended construction times.... Read More

News / Brands

Latest news: Tough week in US; Thompson to APAC; Invesco buys in France

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 30, 2025

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News

Why hotels are taking longer to build

By Rob Schneider | October 29, 2025

CoStar’s Jan Freitag explains that his research shows there’s “nowhere to hide” for construction delays for hotels these days.... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Latest news; Hurricane update; Ratia adds in Miami; Hilton’s 100th in KSA

By Rob Schneider | October 29, 2025

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Asset Management

Booking Holdings shares ‘early’ thoughts on OpenAI apps

By Abby Crotty | October 29, 2025

Booking Holdings shares ‘early’ thoughts on OpenAI apps false CEO Glenn Fogel conceded that it is still early, but the company is “very happy to be in the first wave of apps with OpenAI.” Brought to you by 0 0 Abby Crotty 74 News NATIONAL REPO... Read More