Hotel News

The global hotel construction pipeline hit an all-time high of 15,922 projects, led by the U.S. with 6,146 projects. Plus more hotel deal news.

Hotels have more women executives at the top of their organizations than they used to. But the middle-ranks still don't have enough of a sustainable pipeline of future leaders.

This is less a single hotel launch than a blueprint: build for Indians first, keep the brands at global standard, and let infrastructure shifts dictate where the next deals land.

Wyndham Hotels had a better than expected fourth quarter in 2025, while Choice Hotels reported results in line with analyst expectations. Plus, hotel and development news.

Choice Hotels is doing something none of its publicly traded rivals are doing right now: getting smaller on purpose.

ICE's Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis revealed what happens when hotels become political battlegrounds — and why the industry isn't ready for what's coming.

Accor’s Essendi update signals a complex, multi-shareholder deal that hinges on governance talks, not just price, with management still targeting a 2026 close.

AI booking platforms could become the new gatekeepers of travel demand. Wyndham is among the hotel groups plugging in their inventory and hoping to capture bookings at a lower cost than through OTAs.

Hotel companies spent the last decade building brand portfolios for coverage and scale. The next phase of competition will reward sharper brands that drive pricing power, loyalty relevance, and visibility in AI-compressed discovery funnels.