MANCHESTER, England — It is typical during different hotel industry cycles for performance and the outlook for transactions to be described as bearish or bullish.
PHOENIX — This year hasn't quite gone the way hoteliers expected, with performance coming short of expectations and the transaction market remaining relatively quiet as a couple of examples. With 2026 right around the corner, executives at The Lodging Conference hope that next year will bring better results as the industry wades through choppy waters.
The joint venture of Smith Hill Capital and Bain Capital has closed on its $216 million refinancing of the 774-key Westin New York Grand Central Hotel.
The trade union German Civil Service Association acquired the 167-room Park Plaza Wallstreet Berlin Mitte from Union Investment for €36 million [$42.3 million], or approximately €215,600 per key, according to a news release.
For more than two years, the saga of two large hotels — Parc 55 San Francisco and Hilton San Francisco Union Square — have defined the broader outlook on San Francisco as an investment market.
Despite some pushback from certain parts of the world to the green agenda, the global momentum around hotel and business sustainability continues to move forward.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Even though 2025 has proven to be a more challenging year than expected, hotel companies such as Olympia Hospitality continue to move forward.
AUSTIN, Texas — While the insurance market is not at the crisis levels seen in recent years, it's still difficult to manage for hoteliers, and experts say taking steps to mitigate risks at a hotel can help reduce both costs and headaches.
AUSTIN, Texas — For the second time this year, members of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association ranked demand as their top concern in the association's biannual survey.
Real estate investment trust LondonMetric Property has acquired five hotels for £44.4 million ($60 million) as part of a larger United Kingdom property acquisition deal.
Real estate investment firms Trinity Investments and Certares Real Estate Management have sold the 352-room lifestyle hotel EAST Miami to Blackstone Real Estate.
When Kevin Davis, Americas CEO at JLL Hotels & Hospitality, looks into his crystal ball — powered by the recently released U.S. Hotel Investment Trends report — he sees hotel transaction activity increasing in the coming months.
Through its subsidiary SJM Resorts, hotel-casino operator SJM Resorts has agreed to acquire approximately 81,000 square feet of former gaming space within the Lisboa Hotel in Macau for 529 million Hong Kong dollars ($68 million).
Vienna-based hotel owner EPH Group AG plans to list its shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange and has finalized the increase of its share capital ahead of that initial public offering.
