In September, CoStar News Hotels' most-read articles included the hotel impact of a slow summer for U.S. theme parks, reflections from hotel revenue managers, and more.
Click on each headline to read more, and below check out the editorial team's top picks from the month.
article9 Min ReadSeptember 25, 2025 09:22 AMOverall spending at U.S. theme parks this summer has created a mixed bag for hoteliers as regional amusement parks saw weakness in lower- and middle-income guests while wealthier guests boosted bigger destination parks.
article2 Min ReadSeptember 15, 2025 09:27 AMHotel revenue strategists want to move past comparisons to 2019 performance levels, citing the changes over the past six years.
article3 Min ReadSeptember 08, 2025 09:33 AMFactors that couldn't have been planned for, such as the lack of government and international travel, are proving to be major headwinds for the hotel industry this year.
article2 Min ReadSeptember 05, 2025 06:30 AMThe Netherlands-based real-estate investor Vastint has put on to the market a portfolio of United Kingdom Marriott hotels that it values at £500 million.
article3 Min ReadSeptember 04, 2025 09:22 AMAmericas CEO Kevin Davis predicts "a substantial pickup" in deal activity in 2026.
Editorial staff picks
- Stephanie Ricca: SongTeller Hotel is Dolly Parton's love song to Nashville, general manager says
- Sean McCracken: The value of housekeeping for guests and hotels
- Terence Baker: Starboard Hotels undertakes 71-room expansion in sensitive Lake District national park
- Bryan Wroten: Hotel asset managers anticipate more 'deterioration' of demand, rates
- Natalie Harms: Canadian travelers push their home and native land to record summer highs
- Trevor Simpson: Hotel experts react to Fed cutting interest rates for first time in nearly a year
- Dan Kubacki: Literary hotels that showcase a novel guest experience