Upscale

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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

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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

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How creative companies objectively find systematic hotel growth

By Rob Schneider | October 29, 2025

Hospitality experts at HICAP discuss how creative companies approach growth and why resilience is a key metric for hotel investment.... Read More

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US construction grows but timelines lengthen: LE

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 28, 2025

Lodging Econometrics total projects 1.4% increase in 2025 openings, 1.5% in 2026 and 1.6% in 2027, higher than generally anticipated. ... Read More

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What’s wrong with the economy segment?

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 28, 2025

While economy segment guests are struggling right now, Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti sees no structural issues and points to green shoots. ... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Latest news: Hurricane update; Cooper buys in Florida; IHG adds in Sydney

By Rob Schneider | October 28, 2025

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

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Sotherly Hotels REIT to be acquired by joint venture

By Rob Schneider | October 27, 2025

The JV by affiliates of KWHP and Ascendant Capital Partners will take private 10 full-service hotels in the U.S. paying a 152.7% premium.... Read More

News / Brands

Latest news: Cat 5 storm eyes Jamaica; 2 Andaz for APAC; Dan buys in NYC

By Rob Schneider | October 27, 2025

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

News / Brands

Surprising eye-opener for Outbound

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 27, 2025

Group business accounts for an increasing piece of business for the nature-focused brand who has taken on a partner to grow the platform. ... Read More

News / Brands

Latest news: Shutdown costs $650M; Canada keeps winning; Conrad to Corfu

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 24, 2025

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

News / Owners

Hotel executive moves: BWH, Foley, Kempinski, Kew Green

By Rob Schneider | October 24, 2025

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

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Best ways to grow in APAC

By Rob Schneider | October 23, 2025

From coming in and starting from scratch like Aimbridge or relying on along-term presence, a development panel at HICAP discusses how they like to work with owners.... Read More

News / Owners

Europe only region with increased pipeline

By Jeffrey Weinstein | October 23, 2025

CoStar data shows the United Kingdom leads Europe with 25,540 rooms under construction, followed closely by Germany.... Read More

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