STR: Spring Break Travel Boosts U.S. Hotel Performance
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Lifted by spring break travel, U.S. hotel performance rose from the previous week and showed improved comparisons against 2019, according to STR’s
Radisson Launches Radisson Inn & Suites, a Home-Like Brand for Urban Markets
Chatting with LODGING at the 2022 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta were Tom Buoy, interim CEO, executive vice president, and chief commercial officer, and Phil Hugh, c
SDSU Analysis Highlights Benefits of In-Person Business Travel and Meetings to Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An analysis conducted by the San Diego State University School of Hospitality & Tourism Management on behalf of the American Hotel & Lodging Associat
Best Western’s Boutique Vīb Brand Relaunches With New Prototype
Tempe, Arizona—Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) announced the relaunch of its urban, upscale boutique brand, Vīb, debuting a new prototype with the opening of Vīb Temp
48 Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Hotels Expected to Open in the Americas by 2023
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in the Americas continue to outperform in leisure, urban, drive-to, and mixed-use locations,
Purpose Driven: Data Insights From the 2022 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference
Overall sentiments at the 2022 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia, reflected a belief that the event served as a reintroduction
This Week’s Comings and Goings
IHG Hotels & Resorts announced that Joel Eisemann, chief development officer, Americas, will be retiring from IHG Hotels & Resorts in June. Julienne Smith, currently seni
Radisson Launches Upper-Midscale, Limited-Service Brand: Radisson Inn & Suites
Minneapolis, Minn.—Radisson Hotel Group Americas today unveiled the new Radisson Inn & Suites brand, an upper-midscale, limited-service hotel brand intended to defy the repe
Peachtree Increases Footprint with Acquisition of Seven Hotels
ATLANTA — Peachtree Hotel Group continues to capitalize on the hotel industry’s recovery by acquiring seven premium-branded hotels for approximately $135 million. The acqui
White Lodging Exits Suburban Markets, Shifts Focus to Experiential Urban and Lifestyle Hotels
Merrillville, Indiana — White Lodging recently closed on an agreement to sell 25 suburban management contracts. The transaction, combined with planned individual suburban hotel s