Today's headlines: Economic threat of prolonged government shutdown; US shifts H-1B visa policy; Marriott's Leeny Oberg opines career, impending retirement; Air traffic control staffing issues lead to flight delays; Venice Simplon-Orient-Express adds first route from Paris to Amalfi Coast

BRE Hotels & Resorts buys EAST Miami

Today's headlines: Massive tech outage affects travel, other companies; New poll finds growing concern for job market; Hotel investors to seek clarity on demand in earnings calls; Hyatt announces its first hotel in Zambia; Cruise travel expected to peak again in 2026

Today's headlines: Jardine Matheson to take Mandarin Oriental fully private; Why one Chinese hotel company is celebrating a drop in tourism spend; Hotel leaders want consistency in technology; Regional banks once again rattle US markets; Department of Justice targets LuxUrban

Today's headlines: Majority of US consumers expect economy to weaken; EU exports to US drop significantly in August; Hoteliers frustrated with uncertainty; Sonesta appoints Phil Hugh as chief development officer; UK economy grows slightly in August

Today's headlines: University of California buys Berkeley hotel for $175.8 million; Slowdown in hiring could lead to additional rate cuts; Langham Hospitality Group shifts focus to management deals; Trump threatens pulling World Cup from Boston; MGM Resorts drops casino bid in New York

Today's headlines: Labor strikes in Greece affect travel; New US tariffs on furniture, lumber roll out; Brand executives see momentum in hotel development; US begins imposing fees on Chinese ships; NYC office market booms

Today's headlines: Houston hotel strike ends; Nor'easter storm hits East Coast; EAST Miami leads priciest US hotel deals in third quarter; AI grows economy but not worker productivity yet; US companies, consumers hit hardest by tariff policy

Today’s Headlines: Travelers cautioned to be mindful of US shutdown impacts; Fed officials point to further rate cuts, worry over labor; LA starts World Cup travel planning with leg up; The latest supply chain challenge is carbon charges; US government recalls workers to produce economic data

Today’s Headlines: Hope emerges that travel delays could spur end of government shutdown; Travel grows while spending shrinks for China's Golden Week; Economic uncertainty dragging on hotel industry; Delta execs project strong end to 2025; Vienna company to revive Pan Am as hotel brand

Today’s Headlines: Air travel hit by government shutdown; Braemar to sell The Clancy hotel in San Francisco; Hoteliers sort through uncertainty at The Lodging Conference; Authorities now say 4 dead in Madrid hotel collapse; Hilton announces 2026 travel trends report

Today’s Headlines: Magna sells New York portfolio for $490 million; Regional banks merge to ramp up lending capacity; Under-construction hotel partially collapses in Madrid; Spanish REIT Azora buys hotel operator Medplaya; A ground-level look at LuxUrban's sudden closures

Today’s Headlines: Hilton, Wyndham launch collection brands; Workers at Philadelphia Hampton Inn strike; New York's historic Roosevelt Hotel could be demolished; Brazilian hotel costs continues to create issues for COP30; AI trip planning sends tourists to imaginary landmarks

Today’s Headlines: Noble Investment Group adds 51 Courtyard hotels; Minor to enter Egypt with 50-hotel joint venture; Choice Hotels to add 50 hotels in France to portfolio; American Hotel & Lodging Association seeks clarity around US government shutdown; Greek island Corfu asks prime minister to suspend new short-term rental properties

Today’s Headlines: Westin New York Grand Central receives $216 million refinancing package; Barceló forms investment joint venture with KanAm for midscale push; US hotels post negative metrics while Canada sees mixed results; Aman hotel to open in 2028 in Singapore’s highest tower; US government impasse continues as neither side blinks

Today’s Headlines: European short-term rental bookings rose in second quarter; Aethos Hotels announces new CEO; German Civil Service Association acquires Berlin hotel for €36 million; US government begins shutdown; Philippines’ massive earthquake follows in wake of typhoons and flooding

Today's headlines: How a US government shutdown could affect travel; Maryland considers ending housing foster children in hotels; UK hoteliers seek ways to add value; US consumer confidence falls again; Chinese manufacturing slows for sixth month

Today's headlines: World Cup markets in Canada see hotel demand soar; Entertainment complex planned near Las Vegas A's ballpark; 'Tell Me More' explores hotel recession fears; Tropical Storm Imelda's path shifts away from US; Worries rise over frothy credit market

Today's headlines: New tariffs aimed at furniture, big trucks and pharma; US economy grew more in spring than estimated; Hotel Heron honors history of Alexandria, Virginia; Chatham Lodging Trust refinances credit facility; Bots target brands in culture wars

Today's headlines: KSL Capital Partners buys Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa; Sunstone closes on $1.35 billion amended credit agreement; A less-than-thrilling summer for hotels near theme parks; White House warns of permanent firings if shutdown occurs; EU countries to begin scanning travelers' fingerprints