Gencom, GD Holdings acquired the St. Regis Chicago 15 more top news stories of 2023By Jeffrey Weinstein & Rob Schneider | December 19, 2023Share From the impact of bank failures on access to credit and how hotels in Israel first managed through the war in Gaza to stories about key property and portfolio acquisitions, and more. There were too many big news stories to fit into one newsletter. So, not ones to overlook the key stories of the year, here are the editors’ picks in chronological order of many more breaking and game-changing stories of 2023.Dream Hotel Group acquisition could rock World of Hyatt 1/13/23Trinity’s Hehir explains rationale behind Diplomat deal 2/3/23Bank failure, CMBS delinquency surge pressure debt spreads 3/17/23Iberostar evolves artisan strategy with IHG tie-up 4/17/23Analyzing Gencom, GD Holdings deal for Chicago trophy 5/16/23Outrigger acquires Maui’s Kaanapali Beach Hotel 5/23/23Soft brand launches diversify Sonesta’s upmarket offers 6/13/23IHG joins race to the middle with new conversion brand 8/8/23Lowe buys Hyatt business to renew vacation rental development 9/28/23First look at the impact of war in Israel 10/9/23Exclusive: Smith Hill, Bain Capital launch $1 billion debt, preferred equity platform 10/25/23GIC acquires more hospitality assets in southern Europe 10/31/23Portland developer walks away from $85 million Ace Hotels deal 11/4/23Hilton Grand Vacation buys Blue Green Vacations 11/6/23Forte sells significant stake to Saudi fund 12/4/23