ATLANTA — The hospitality industry is a collaborative one, and it has to be. Hotel owners, operators and brands all have to come to the table to make decisions, especially during challenging economic conditions.
ATLANTA — Concord Hospitality celebrated a major milestone last year in its 40th anniversary, and the Raleigh, North Carolina-based hotel management, ownership and development company has its eyes set on another 40 years, starting with bolstering its footprint in the full-service and extended-stay segments.
Real estate investment firm Centaline Investment has acquired the 494-room Regal Oriental Hotel and plans to convert it into student housing in its goal to have 6,000 student-housing beds in Hong Kong in the next two to three years.
Texas-based Patel Family Office has signed a partnership agreement with Dammam, Saudi Arabia-based Abdelmalik Tariq Al-Qahtani Co., an affiliate of Abdel Hadi A. Al-Qahtani & Sons, to develop business hotels across Saudi Arabia.
BERLIN — The gray skies over Germany's capital weren't enough to hide the overall sunnier attitude during the second day of the International Hospitality Investment Forum EMEA, as attendees shifted focus from geopolitical headwinds to optimism about performance and deals.
ATLANTA — The U.S. hotel transactions landscape is seemingly starting to open up, but in order to take advantage of the opportunities, certain fundamentals are required.
ATLANTA — Hotel transaction activity will continue to pick up, but some U.S. markets are seeing more activity than others, especially if you zoom in on submarkets, said Ryan Bosch, principal at Arriba Capital.
ATLANTA — In the vast neighborhood that makes up the U.S. hotel industry, everyone is dealing with the same market fundamentals. The approach to investments can vary depending on where the money is coming from.
ATLANTA — The hotel transactions market in the U.S. will improve this year, said a panel of experts at the 2026 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Debt is getting cheaper and impatience for transactions is growing — and those who do step up could be rewarded with a good deal.
The founder and chairman of Singapore-based real-estate investment firm SC Capital Partners, Suchad Chiaranussati, has acquired Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam-based Fusion Hotel Group.
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 are most concerned about.
LONDON — The risk from climate change and its resultant effects on the travel and hotel industry is no longer merely something that can boost, or damage, a property’s reputation. It's more of an issue of valuation and pricing.
Mumbai-based hotel firm Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has acquired its first “wellness-anchored” resort, a 71-villa property in the Indian state of Western Ghats region of Karnataka state.
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 aligning for the breakthrough to finally happen.
In honor of Women's History Month, Next Gen in Lodging podcast host Davonne Reaves spoke with two female hotel owners about their experiences navigating the industry while striking the right work-life balance and encouraging hotel ownership to other women.
There's been much speculation of how the hotel deals market will shape up in 2026, with many vocal about hopes for more transactions through the course of the year.
