Global Hotel Deals to Surpass $58 Billion in 2024
Global hotel transactions hit the second lowest in a decade last year – only the exceptional 2020 pandemic year was worse.
Future of Lodging
As the lines continue to blur between hotels and short-term rentals, Skift is focused on the technology and the consumer behaviors that are driving this. Follow our coverage across the wide world of lodging, from traditional hotels and motels to urban short-term rentals and traditional vacation rentals.
Sam Nazarian’s SBE Attempts Lifestyle Hotel Comeback With Wyndham Deal
Sam Nazarian once built buzzy hotel brands Hyde and SLS. Can Nazarian repeat the trick with the help of unlikely partners Wyndham and musical artist (and investor) Marc Anthony?
Hilton’s New Program Aims to Match Aspiring Hotel Owners With Capital
More needs to be done to democratize hotel ownership, and Hilton's new program is a promising example.
Short-Term Rentals See Rising Demand from the Super Bowl, Olympics, and More Taylor Swift
2023 taught short-term rental managers a lesson in pricing around big events – 2024 will be the year to apply those lessons.
Hotel Profits: Here’s What Will Drive Results in 2024
Both 2022 and 2023 were banner years for U.S. hotels. But owners and operators may face more headwinds when it comes to bottom-line profitability in 2024.
U.S. Hotel Rates Buck Inflation Trend With Year-End Decline
Good news for travelers, bad news for hotel owners. The U.S. hotel industry is seeing a (modest) decline in room rates after a recent dramatic run-up in prices.
How Hotels Will Seduce the Middle-Class Traveler
Luxury is fun, and lifestyle properties are hip. Yet mid-market brands that serve middle-class travelers, a rising group, are the biggest opportunity for major hotel groups.
AirDNA Expands Into Property Management Tech With Uplisting Acquisition
Consolidation is coming to all aspects of the short-term rental sector.
Hilton Unveils Its 19th Hotel Brand: LivSmart Studios
We predicted the new brand would be named Livsmart based on trademark filings. Our next prediction is that there will be rapid uptake of this brand given trends in the extended-stay market.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Will Relaunch Its Loyalty Program
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is revamping its loyalty program in March, replacing its Grazie Rewards program.