Development

  • Municipal Grand, the inaugural hotel for cocktail-forward lifestyle hotel brand Midnight Auteur, is slated to open in Savannah, Georgia, in 2025.
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    The cocktail-forward lifestyle hotel brand set to shake things up in 2025

    Midnight Auteur, from the founders of Death & Co. and Denver’s Ramble Hotel, will debut in Savannah, Georgia, featuring one key element: a bar as the focal point of its lobby.

    By • Dec. 3, 2024
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    Waldorf Astoria New York to open following multiyear revamp

    This month, the 375-room luxury property will begin accepting reservations for stays in 2025.

    By • Dec. 3, 2024
  • Marriott's Design Hotels opened The Granger Hotel Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California.
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    Marriott’s Design Hotels opens San Diego property amid US expansion

    The Granger Hotel Gaslamp Quarter is the first Design Hotels property in the California city, offering two dining concepts and curated artwork and furniture.

    By • Dec. 2, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge, Curio Collection by Hilton
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    Hilton opens lifestyle hotel in Colorado ski destination

    Hotel Alpenrock Breckridge, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, is the Colorado ski town’s first upscale lifestyle property.

    By • Nov. 26, 2024
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    Historic Fairmont hotel reopens in Southern California

    The 185-room Fairmont Breakers Long Beach opened after a multimillion-dollar transformation of a landmark property.

    By • Nov. 25, 2024
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    Las Vegas’ Rio Hotel & Casino joins Destination by Hyatt

    Following the first phase of a $340 million renovation, the luxury resort — in a “vibrant” location for leisure, convention and group travel — has transitioned under Hyatt’s Independent Collection.

    By • Nov. 22, 2024
  • Hyatt Hotels opened Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.
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    Grand Hyatt brand opens in Utah ski destination amid strategic growth

    The opening of Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Park City comes as Hyatt aims to bring luxury and lifestyle offerings to new leisure and business markets.

    By • Nov. 22, 2024
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    Are hotels a worthy investment for travel centers? Onvo thinks so.

    As the retailer builds its first ground-up hotel adjacent to one of its truck stops, competitors like Love’s and TA are exiting the lodging business.

    By Brett Dworski • Nov. 21, 2024
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    IHG’s Voco brand converts Atlanta’s Darwin Hotel

    The upscale property is the brand’s first in Atlanta as IHG Hotels & Resorts pushes expansion of its conversion-friendly brands nationwide.

    By • Nov. 20, 2024
  • Mandarin Oriental appointed Tiffany Cooper as head of development for the Americas region.
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    Mandarin Oriental taps Tiffany Cooper as Americas development head

    The former Aimbridge and Kimpton Hotels development leader will drive Mandarin Oriental’s portfolio growth across North America, focusing on the U.S.

    By • Nov. 18, 2024
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    Hard Rock opens first hotel, casino in Virginia

    The reported $500 million Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol features more than 300 hotel rooms and seven dining options.

    By • Nov. 18, 2024
  • Choice Hotels International opened Cambria Hotel Pigeon Forge in Tennessee.
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    Choice Hotels continues upscale push with Cambria openings, groundbreakings

    The upper-tier brand expansion, including to new markets, comes as Choice aims to meet changing demand from travelers, hotel owners and developers.

    By • Nov. 14, 2024
  • An aerial view of the pool complex at Grand Hyatt Scottsdale.
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    Courtesy of Hyatt Hotels
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    Grand Hyatt Scottsdale unveils $115M renovation, rebrand

    The revamped property — the first Grand Hyatt hotel in Arizona — is part of Hyatt’s strategic luxury and lifestyle push.

    By • Nov. 13, 2024
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    Opinion

    How renovations can position hotels to capture more event revenue

    Demand for in-person events is on the rise. Hotel owners can seize upon the opportunity with thoughtful revamps that appeal to guests and event planners.

    By Michael Frohnappel • Nov. 11, 2024
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    Top travel, development trends that drove hotel companies’ Q3 results

    In the third quarter of 2024, companies posted RevPAR increases driven by group business and pipeline growth bolstered by demand for conversions.

    By • Nov. 6, 2024
  • Choice Hotels International headquarters at the Pike & Rose development in North Bethesda, Maryland.
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    Choice Hotels pipeline reaches record high in Q3

    The company’s system size also grew year over year in the quarter, driven by conversions and upscale openings for its Radisson Americas portfolio.

    By • Nov. 4, 2024
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    Oklahoma’s $2.5B Disney-sized theme park reportedly fails to launch

    The opening of the American Heartland development in Vinita has been pushed back and two firms have filed liens against the developers.

    By Julie Strupp • Nov. 4, 2024
  • Hospitality leaders shared the top trends driving growth across the industry at this year's Lodging Conference in Phoenix.
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    Top hospitality industry takeaways from 2024’s Lodging Conference

    At the annual event in Phoenix, hotel industry leaders shared the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and forecasted what will drive hospitality growth in 2025.

    By • Oct. 31, 2024
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts added Reside Houston Downtown, a Wyndham Residence, to its portfolio through a new partnership with Reside.
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    Wyndham debuts US residences in latest upscale extended stay play

    Through a new tie-up with Reside, Wyndham adds five apartment-style hotels, joining competitors growing in the upper-tier extended stay category.

    By • Oct. 29, 2024
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    US hotel construction project pipeline hits all-time high in Q3

    Upper midscale continued to have the highest project count in the U.S. hotel pipeline, according to Lodging Econometrics.

    By • Oct. 29, 2024
  • IHG Hotels & Resorts plans to open Atwell Suites — Henderson at the Pass in Henderson, Nevada, in November.
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    IHG expands Atwell Suites brand with 3 openings

    The Missouri, Nevada and Texas hotels fortify the upper midscale all-suites brand’s presence in “dynamic travel hubs” for business and leisure travelers.

    By • Oct. 28, 2024
  • The glass exterior of the Anaheim Convention Center features blue signage denoting Wyndham's 2023 Global Conference.
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    Pipeline generation a high point for Wyndham in Q3 2024

    In the U.S., the hotel company awarded 10% more franchise contracts in the third quarter compared to the prior-year period, with extended stay demand leading the way.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hilton
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    Q&A

    How Orlando’s Evermore combined luxury hotel rooms and short-term rentals into one destination resort

    Demand for the Florida resort has exceeded the expectations of owner-operator Dart Interests, which hopes to expand the concept to new markets, according to EVP Stewart Brown.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
  • Choice Hotels International debuted its 500th extended stay hotel in Glendale, Arizona.
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    Q&A

    What’s the future of extended stay? Choice Hotels leader weighs in

    As Choice opens its 500th extended stay property, VP Matt McElhare shares what markets and segments are poised for future growth and how leveraging technology will set brands apart.

    By • Oct. 23, 2024
  • Through its strategic loyalty partnership with MGM Resorts, Marriott International will convert Delano Las Vegas under its luxury W Hotels brand.
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    Marriott to convert MGM’s Delano Las Vegas under W Hotels

    The conversion is part of a long-term strategic licensing partnership between the companies and furthers Marriott’s push in luxury.

    By • Oct. 22, 2024