Business Travel

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    Brookfield buys Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from Blackstone

    The 1,003-key convention center hotel sold in “one of the largest hotel sales in Arizona’s history,” according to JLL, which brokered the transaction.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    RevPAR dips, a lack of trips, Sonder’s slip and more from Q3 earnings

    Despite widespread U.S. RevPAR declines amid travel turbulence, hotel CEOs are optimistic about the luxury segment, conversions and artificial intelligence.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    US RevPAR will decline in 2025: CoStar, Tourism Economics

    In their final hotel forecast revision of the year, the companies further downgraded their full-year outlook, now expecting RevPAR to drop 0.4% amid rising costs and policy uncertainty.

    By • Nov. 14, 2025
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    US hotels face financial burden following nationwide flight cuts

    The FAA’s flight capacity reductions will cost hotels millions each day, with “concerning” losses ahead if the shutdown continues through Thanksgiving, hospitality pros share.

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Choice Hotels looks to international markets as US remains challenged

    The company’s international business is now its highest growth opportunity, per CEO Patrick Pacious, as U.S. RevPAR dropped 3.2% year over year in the third quarter.

    By • Nov. 5, 2025
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    How will New York City’s hotel industry be impacted by a new mayor?

    As Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off, decisions made on affordability, safety and workplace regulations could have a significant effect on local hotels.

    By • Nov. 3, 2025
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    AHLA’s Rosanna Maietta reflects on first year as president and CEO

    The association leader sat down with Hotel Dive to discuss her top accomplishments from the past year and what still needs to be done on the regulatory front.

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    Key hospitality industry takeaways from Lodging Conference 2025

    At the annual event in October, executives shared the biggest challenges facing hotels this year as well as top opportunities for growth.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    IHG touts new collection brand as US RevPAR slips in Q3

    The upscale to upper upscale brand will initially focus on IHG’s EMEAA region. Meanwhile, in the Americas, RevPAR in the quarter fell nearly 1%.

    By Lara Ewen • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Hilton posts ‘softer-than-expected’ RevPAR for ‘noisy’ Q3

    Hilton kicked off the hotel industry’s earnings season on Wednesday. Could the company’s RevPAR declines foretell others’ results? 

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    Manhattan hotel performance bolstered by luxury in H1

    The New York City market saw RevPAR increase 7.1% year over year in the half, led by ADR gains, as wealthy travelers immune to inflationary pressures continued to spend.

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    Top 4 hotel trends from 2025’s Lodging Conference

    At the event, hospitality executives discussed tariff and economic challenges as well as opportunities in the lifestyle segment and with artificial intelligence.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    Jenna Graber, Hotel Dive

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    Hospitality CEOs share what’s top of mind at Lodging Conference

    Chief executives at Highgate, Peachtree Group, Sonesta Hotels and more offered their thoughts on brand proliferation, union labor and tariffs at last week’s annual event.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Hilton breaks ground on Signia convention hotel in Savannah, Georgia

    Signia by Hilton Savannah joins the events-focused brand’s growing portfolio, including a newly opened hotel in Atlanta and forthcoming ones in Indianapolis and San Antonio, Texas.

    By • Oct. 14, 2025
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    The ‘emotional motivations’ driving traveler decisions in 2026: Hilton

    Travelers will be focused on trust, familiarity and the “why,” not the “where,” when it comes to hotel and trip choices, according to a new report.

    By Michele Laufik • Oct. 10, 2025
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    A pulse check on US hotel performance in a challenged economy

    At the 2025 Lodging Conference, executives and economists shared “a tale of two industries,” where economic turmoil affects different hotel consumer groups in starkly different ways.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Hotels remain the top lodging choice for holiday travelers

    Although four in five hotel guests plan to stay at midscale or higher-end properties by the end of the year, “rising costs and economic uncertainty are having a lingering effect on travel plans,” per AHLA CEO Rosanna Maietta.

    By Michele Laufik • Oct. 6, 2025
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    The top hospitality conferences to attend in 2026

    Hospitality professionals can network, learn and do business at the industry’s biggest events of the year, which cover hotel development, investment, technology and more.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Hospitality Market Spotlight: New Orleans

    The Louisiana city punches above its weight in leisure and convention travel, hospitality pros say.

    By • Sept. 29, 2025
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    Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention center

    Despite concerns about L.A.'s fiscal health and the project’s impacts, the job will proceed as the city prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

    By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 26, 2025
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    Corporate travel outlook ‘mixed’ as travel managers push cheaper lodging

    While corporate travel continues to rise, its outlook is now “marked by more nuance and caution,” according to Deloitte’s 2025 Corporate Travel Study.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    What hotel pros should have on their radar this fall

    Hotel Dive rounds up the trends set to shape hospitality performance, investment and development in the coming months, as well as the top hotel openings to watch out for.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Hospitality Market Spotlight: Savannah

    The Georgia city has long been a go-to vacation destination, but an uptick in business and group travel is contributing to its growing hotel scene.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Top trends from the hotel industry’s Q2 2025 earnings

    Widespread U.S. RevPAR declines were reported, though some CEOs remained optimistic about luxury travel and group booking pace into next year.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Hotel CEOs weigh in on widespread US RevPAR declines

    Decreased government spending, a lack of international inbound travel and broader economic uncertainty had a noticeable impact on Q2 earnings results.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025