Extended Stay America's Pipeline Went from Nonexistent to Almost 7,000 Rooms in One YearBy Jeremy Silk SmithAfter years of concentrating on portfoliowide renovations, Extended Stay America had zero hotels in its pipeline at the beginning of 2018. A year later,... KEEP READING
Two Brands Join Global Hotel AllianceBy Jeremy Silk SmithBy the middle of this year, the Global Hotel Alliance network of independent hotels will bring Capella Hotels & Resorts and Solis Hotels & Resorts into... KEEP READING
Hilton's Tapestry Collection Reaches the West CoastBy Jeremy Silk SmithThe Tapestry Collection by Hilton, which launched in January 2017, has opened its first West Coast property. The upscale soft brand opened The... KEEP READING
CBRE Delivers Mixed Forecast for U.S. Lodging IndustryBy Jeremy Silk SmithStrong supply growth and consumer uncertainty will steadily shrink U.S. occupancy levels, according to a forecast from CBRE Hotels Americas Research.... KEEP READING
Hyatt JV Plans New Brand for Young Travelers in ChinaBy Jeremy Silk SmithHyatt Hotels Corp. and Chinese hotel chain Homeinns Hotel Group will create a to-be-named hotel brand targeting young travelers in China. The brand will... KEEP READING
Hotel Group Contract ConsiderationsAtlanta-based attorney John S. Foster has been preparing and revising hotel group contracts for nearly three decades. In addition to common attrition,... KEEP READING
HRS Hires Greeley Koch as VP of Marketing & Content CreationBy Jeremy Silk SmithHotel solutions provider HRS has tapped Greeley Koch as VP of marketing and content creation. The former executive director of the Association of... KEEP READING
AccorHotels Announces New Loyalty Program & Brand AdjustmentsBy Jeremy Silk SmithAccorHotel plans to invest 225 million euros in a new loyalty program to replace Le Club AccorHotels. Le Club AccorHotels formed when Accor... KEEP READING
Best Western Acquires Marketer of Luxury HotelsBy Jeremy Silk SmithBest Western Hotels & Resorts acquired the marketing consortium WorldHotels, which represents about 300 mostly independent hotels, last week. Best... KEEP READING
January's Year-over-Year U.S. Hotel Average Daily Rate Growth Was the Smallest Since 2010By Jeremy Silk SmithU.S. hotel ADR crept up 0.8 percent year over year to $124.39, the lowest ADR increase since July 2010, according to STR. Occupancy inched up 0.7... KEEP READING
Hilton Will Grow Its DoubleTree Brand in AsiaBy Jeremy Silk SmithHilton Hotels Corp. is scheduled to open 14 DoubleTree properties this year in the Asia/Pacific region, adding to the 50 already open there. Seven of... KEEP READING
IHG Moves Within Reach of 1 Million Rooms & Plans Yet Another New BrandBy Jeremy Silk SmithWhile InterContinental Hotels Group revenue grew a solid 12 percent to $1.93 billion in 2018 and net rooms increased 4.8 percent, revenue per available... KEEP READING
Choice Expands WoodSpring Suites' Western U.S. FootprintBy Jeremy Silk SmithChoice Hotels and ServiceStar Hospitality will develop 14 WoodSpring Suites in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. The extended-stay brand has a larger... KEEP READING
Choice Hotels' Pipeline Grows to Largest in Company's HistoryBy Jeremy Silk SmithWhile Choice ramped up its pipeline and franchise agreements in 2018, growth in the company's revenue per available room looked fragile in the final... KEEP READING
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