Commercial real estate finance and advisory firm Walker & Dunlop Inc. reported that it closed the single largest land acquisition loan in Miami that will eventually be the home of an Aman-branded luxury hotel.
"Cautious optimism" is among the most common cliches heard across the hotel industry every year, but still an apt description of how many hoteliers felt at the start of 2025.
For hotel owners, launching a new property or renovating an existing one is a high-stakes endeavor. Many assume hiring a general contractor and architect is enough to keep things on track.
The mood of the hotel industry noticeably shifted through the course of 2025, and there might be no better barometer tracking that shift than the tone of commentary at major hotel industry events throughout the year.
2025 was by most measures a difficult year for the hotel industry, but most hoteliers and experts looking for just a single word to describe the year focus on how companies have been able to weather the storm rather than overcome the storm itself.
For a year with major macroeconomic uncertainty, rising geopolitical tensions and other significant headwinds, the U.S. hotel transaction market did well, all things considered.
After a somewhat slower start to the year, the U.S. hotel industry saw several high-priced deals close in the last half of 2025, many of which were in or near the final months.
To wrap up an interesting year for the hotel industry, the Next Gen in Lodging podcast hosts got together for a final 2025 episode to reflect on the year behind them and share key takeaways for what lies ahead.
The San Diego Padres and developer Tishman Speyer have called off a planned purchase and redevelopment of a city-owned parking lot that was slated to include 1,800 residential units near the Padres’ downtown stadium.
National builder Moss has acquired Tampa’s Ellison Construction, uniting the builders of Armature Works, Gasworx and other high-profile projects throughout Tampa Bay.
Work is underway to transform a 46-acre site in Richmond, Virginia, into a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use campus with hundreds of new rental apartments and townhouses, as well as hotel, office and retail space.
The Atari Hotel — a video game-inspired hospitality endeavor planned for Phoenix — has spent years in development in the creative studio. Now, the first-of-its-kind, 91-key property has a new construction timeline and funding plan.