Kim Woinski

Favorable holiday shifts year-over-year, the World Cup, and 250th-anniversary tourism could all support hotel demand in 2026, says Truist. Plus, hotel deal news.

Newbond Holdings and Conversant Capital have closed on the purchase of the Parc 55 and Hilton San Francisco Union Square for $408 million. Plus, more hotel deal news.

New Orleans' convention center has approved a new design for a $600 million headquarters hotel run by Omni. Plus, more hotel deal news.

The City of Memphis closed on the $22 million deal to buy the Sheraton Hotel Downtown. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Brookfield Hotel Properties has bought the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, a 1,003-room convention center hotel. Plus more hotel deal and development news.

The land under the iconic Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki has been sold for $510 million. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Lodging stocks fall; Starwood modifies loan; Quadrum explores Arlo Hotels sale; and Holiday travelers plan to cut spending 18% and take fewer trips as financial concerns rise, Deloitte survey finds, including high-income Americans.

CoStar and Tourism Economics downgraded their U.S. hotel performance forecasts for 2025 and 2026. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Marriott does not agree with the characterizations expressed in a Sonder press release, after Sonder's financial collapse. Plus, hotel deal and development news.

Host Hotels delivered a great third quarter report, as did DiamondRock Hospitality. Plus, Sonder's collapse and more hotel deal and development news.