Leisure travel remains the backbone of hotel demand, fueled by experiential trends and event-driven tourism. However, leisure travel has been down this past year with inbound international travel lagging pre-pandemic levels, and corporate travel and group bookings are recovering unevenly, making for a challenging environment for hotel owners and operators. Here are some of the top hotel real estate stories of the past year.
article5 Min ReadJune 06, 2025 09:34 AMThe Starwood chairman shared insights while accepting the Jonathan Tisch Active Citizenship Award at NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum.
article7 Min ReadMarch 24, 2025 10:01 AMHospitality analysts that shared the stage at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference predicted a "bumpy" 2025 for the U.S. hotel industry as a number of factors could result in consumers significantly reducing their travel budgets.
article9 Min ReadJune 02, 2025 09:31 AMHotel deals haven't taken off this year as previously expected due to economic uncertainty driving would-be buyers to pull back, which is affecting the bid-ask spread along with stressed sellers motivated to sell.
article4 Min ReadNovember 10, 2025 10:52 AMApartment-hotel brand company Sonder Holdings has faced financial troubles.
article2 Min ReadJuly 09, 2025 09:38 AMIn a podcast interview, immigration and hospitality industry attorney Jessica Cook explains what hoteliers need to know about ICE raids and arrests and how they should create response plans for their hotel staff.
article5 Min ReadApril 24, 2025 09:39 AMDuring the recent Hospitality Asset Managers Association conference, hotel executives spoke about their strategies to control costs and drive revenue in select-service hotels.
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.
article3 Min ReadApril 28, 2025 10:24 AMMarriott International will acquire lifestyle brand CitizenM for $355 million, adding 36 hotels across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific to its portfolio.
article7 Min ReadApril 29, 2025 11:11 AMDuring the company's first-quarter 2025 earnings call, Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta spoke about his belief that the economic uncertainty will ease over the rest of the year.
article8 Min ReadMay 21, 2025 04:45 PMThe Chula Vista property’s 1,600 rooms and a half-million square feet of meeting space have already generated more than 1 million hotel room-night bookings.