Stephanie Ricca

NEW YORK — The co-hosts of "Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast," recorded a special episode at the NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum this week to unpack the latest CoStar and ...

NEW YORK — The U.S. hotel industry is facing no shortage of headwinds, whether it be high construction and labor costs, a tense geopolitical environment, or negative sentiment toward America. Despite ...

The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers, and when it comes to hotel performance in the U.S., both the showers and the flowers are boding well for a strong travel year so far, forecasters ...

I hate checking luggage; I think most frequent travelers do. The advent of AirTags and airline apps that track your checked bag through all the steps in the journey have helped make the process of ...

The recent final collapse of Spirit Airlines here in the U.S. reignited that conversation we often have in the hotel industry around whether hotels can and should operate more like airlines, ...

February and March were the key moments in the first quarter when Wyndham Hotels & Resorts CEO Geoff Ballotti noticed real hotel demand coming back.

March came in like a lion in terms of U.S. hotel performance.

A few years ago, after a few beverages on the rooftop, my colleagues and I wandered into the Ace Hotel gift shop in downtown LA. Rest in peace to that hotel.

ATLANTA — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is not just your father's Super 8 motel anymore.

There's just something about people in hospitality.

U.S. hotels finally are in a "real growth" environment.

Karim Alibhai, the founder and principal of Gencom, is always on the lookout for opportunity.

Could the U.S. hotel industry's slow pace of deals finally be speeding up?

ATLANTA — Amid the backdrop of the 2026 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, the co-hosts of "Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast" shared a quick gut check on U.S. hotel industry health at this ...

I typically dread traveling in March for one reason: spring break at the airport.

ATLANTA — On the second day of the 2026 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, hoteliers on stage continued some of the optimistic sentiments from the first day while zooming in on market trends they ...

ATLANTA — Hotel executives speaking at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference have been bullish on the transaction market in years past, but panelists at the 2026 event believe all of the stars are ...

Last week it was an operation to kill a Mexican cartel leader. This week it's a new war targeting Iran with retaliatory action happening across the Middle East and surrounding regions.

One month of hotel performance data does not a trend make, but the year is getting off to an encouraging start.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts clawed growth in 2025 in ancillary revenue, hotel openings and its development pipeline, amid what CEO Geoff Ballotti called “a challenging year” of ...