Hotel News

Park Hotels & Resorts sold five non-core properties for $198 million and exited three others on expiring ground leases this year. Plus more hotel deal news.

The hotel stay now sits at the center of a wider ecosystem. As hospitality expands into wellness, residences, mobility, and retail, the strongest brands will create connected worlds that run on loyalty and emotional relevance, rather than relying solely on room revenue.

Experiential retail is becoming a powerful, yet overlooked driver of tourism. Retail spaces that combine food, music, art, and local culture are becoming vital touchpoints in the modern travel journey.

As discretionary travel spending softens, timeshare owners remain the travel industry’s most reliable leisure segment. These travelers continue to book, plan, and take vacations at rates far above the broader market — a testament to the power of prepaid “banked leisure.”

The Asia-Pacific region has become the epicenter of new luxury demand — faster-growing, more diversified, and far more sustainable.

Hotel tech investors are treating AI guest management as core infrastructure, not a side project. Duve’s new funding gives it room to test that thesis with big brands and new markets.

Rosastays gives United Hospitality Management a foothold in the part of India’s hotel market that’s growing fastest. Sometimes the small stuff is the strategy.

Radisson Hotel Group has set a target of 500 properties in India by 2030, more than double of where it stands today, but it believes it can realistically reach that goal.

Loews Hotels will build a $410 million luxury hotel in Arlington, Texas, replacing the existing Sheraton Arlington Hotel by September 2026. Plus, more hotel development news.

AI tools like Winnow’s are helping hotels cut carbon and costs at the same time. The real question is how quickly the rest of the industry will catch up if regulations start forcing their hand.