December 8, 2025
Developer buys former farmland in Simsbury, Connecticut
Former tobacco farmland next to a thriving international skating center is being proposed as the site of a 120-room hotel in Simsbury, Connecticut.
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December 8, 2025Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner; McDonald’s raises pricing scrutiny for franchisees; Inflation expectations move higher
Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner
December 8, 2025Big Apple gets bigger: New York ranks as top hotel construction market in the country
New York City’s hotel construction pipeline is the largest in the United States, with over 8,100 rooms being built and projected to open by 2028.
December 8, 2025SL Green still has big plans for Times Square office tower — without a casino
In a quick pivot, SL Green Realty is now looking at transforming its trophy Times Square office tower into a roughly 1,000-room hotel and entertainment venue after its bid to open a casino there was rejected.
December 8, 2025Hawaii hotel performance continues to diverge by island
This year's hotel performance through October highlights a widening divide between luxury-heavy outer islands, which are regaining traction, and Oahu’s convention- and lower-rated international-dependent hotel base, which continues to sag.
December 8, 2025Extended-stay operators faced softening pricing power through October
Extended-stay hotels entered late 2024 with steady momentum, but performance gradually softened through 2025.
December 8, 2025Dallas-area hotel near AT&T Stadium coming down to make way for bigger project
An aging Dallas-area hotel is expected to be demolished next year to make way for a new luxury hotel with more than 500 rooms by Loews Hotels & Co.
December 8, 2025KKR provides €300 million financing for Tristan Capital's EasyHotel acquisition
Tristan Capital’s acquisition of hotel firm and brand EasyHotel has been underwritten with a loan from KKR of €300 million ($349 million).- December 8, 2025
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Hoteliers gain clarity with World Cup group draw release
The day that hoteliers have been waiting for has finally come: The group draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America has been released. 
December 8, 2025Comoros hopes $250 million maritime project spurs hotel growth, economy
It is not often the African island nation of the Comoros, or Union of the Comoros, gets into the news.
December 8, 2025Challenged for growth, brands have leaned on partnerships
With an increasing need to grow units and a more challenging construction and development environment for hotels, the phenomenon of hotel brands leaning on strategic partnerships to grow their platforms has only become more prominent in the post-pandemic era.
December 8, 2025SCPI Edmond de Rothschild Europa sets its sights on Travelodge Stafford Central
Edmond de Rothschild REIM continues to "diversify" its SCPI Edmond de Rothschild Europa, according to its president Kristelle Wauters.
December 8, 2025David Lloyd Clubs serves up Kent leisure centre sale-and-leaseback
European leisure clubs operator David Lloyd Clubs has completed another sale-and-leaseback of one of its health and wellness leisure centres as it continues a significant expansion drive.
December 6, 2025Netflix could own some of the nation’s top entertainment real estate following Warner Bros. deal
An agreement by Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, to buy television and movie giant Warner Bros. Entertainment in a $72 billion deal would involve a large swath of entertainment real estate across the globe.
December 5, 2025Architect Frank Gehry remembered for buildings ‘that elevated the human spirit’
Architect Frank Gehry is remembered for an ability that won him worldwide acclaim for designing buildings that appear to defy gravity, with extreme curves and walls so steeply angled they seem to be falling over.
December 5, 2025Storied Hilton Anatole Dallas to get $100 million makeover
An upscale Dallas hotel built by legendary developer Trammell Crow is expected to get a $100 million renovation to its atrium, meeting spaces and common areas as well as its 1,617 rooms over the next few years.
December 5, 2025Tiger Woods-backed venture among first retail tenants at Miami Freedom Park
The first retail tenants at Miami Freedom Park, a soccer stadium and entertainment complex under construction, will include a Tiger Woods-backed golf concept, an adventure park and an interactive experience platform.
December 5, 2025What drove Marriott to end partnership with aparthotel brand Sonder
The alignment of the world's largest hotel brand franchisor and an aparthotel brand company seemingly struggling financially wasn't built to last.
December 5, 2025Hawaii’s hotels see wealthy travelers but fewer groups
Hawaii’s hotel performance over the past two years reflects a clear shift in demand dynamics, with strengthening transient leisure travel coinciding with a prolonged downturn in group demand.
