Upper Midscale

Read the latest trends and developments in the upper midscale hotel segment through Hotel Investment Today's dedicated section. Our detailed coverage includes market forecasts, financing news, strategic growth opportunities, and more that impact this hotel segment.

News / Transactions Lists

Deal activity: February 18-24, 2025

By Shawn Turner | February 27, 2025

Among the noteworthy deals of the past week was DiamondRock Hospitality Co.’s sale of the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center to LaSalle for $92 million.... Read More

News / Owners

Latest news: Apollo undecided in Atlanta; Kempinski adds in Germany; Westgate M&A

By Rob Schneider | February 27, 2025

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

News / Insights

Quotes of the Week: JLL, Hyatt, First Hospitality, IHG

By Jeffrey Weinstein & Rob Schneider | February 27, 2025

Among the noteworthy quotes of the week was JLL on the investment in select-service and extended-stay at nearly 2x that of the prior four-year cycle.... Read More

News / EMEA

Investors turn to southern Europe development hotspots

By Tamara Thiessen | February 26, 2025

Year-round tourism and promising ROI are driving investments in high-growth resorts and city destinations across the area, from Spain to Greece.... Read More

News / Brands

Select-service, extended-stay dominate US growth story

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 26, 2025

New JLL study finds Investors increasingly gravitate towards the sectors driven by robust fundamental performances, lean operating models, and outsized yields. ... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Latest news: SVC sells in Minnesota; financing for Rome Baccarat; San Antonio financing

By Rob Schneider | February 26, 2025

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

News / Management

Lodging Dynamics prospects for owners as much as deals

By Rob Schneider | February 25, 2025

The Provo, Utah-based third-party management company currently has a portfolio heavily weighted on the West Coast and Hawaii but is open to growing anywhere in the U.S.... Read More

News / Asset Management

Hospitality grapples with specter of mass deportations

By Christina Jelski | February 25, 2025

The U.S. hospitality industry's ongoing staff shortage could soon face a new complication: mass deportations. ... Read More

News / Franchising

Hyatt launches upper-midscale transient brand

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 25, 2025

Hyatt Select will become a new-build and conversion-friendly transient brand for secondary and tertiary markets initially focused on the Americas.... Read More

News / Brands

Latest news: Marriott adding camps in Kenya; Hyatt’s tender for Playa; $20M project in Jamaica

By Rob Schneider | February 25, 2025

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

News / Management

5 minutes with Remington’s Sloan Dean

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 24, 2025

Management company CEO talks near-term performance, growth, consolidation, labor challenges and his legacy.... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Latest news: McSam sells in NYC; Oliver to double portfolio; construction costs up last month

By Rob Schneider | February 24, 2025

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

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Cuculic on the international markets that intrigue BWH

By Rob Schneider | February 24, 2025

BWH President and CEO Larry Cuculic talked about hot spots for international growth and what the company’s owners are telling him they need.... Read More

News / Management

Australia’s Trilogy Hotels pursues ambitious growth

By Tamara Thiessen | February 21, 2025

Fast-growing Trilogy Hotels is capitalizing on untapped demand for third-party management in Australia and has ambitions for international growth.... Read More

News / Owners

Hotel executive moves: Kessler, Practice Hospitality, Resorts World

By Rob Schneider | February 21, 2025

Here’s a roundup of the top hotel executive moves of the past week.... Read More

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