US RevPAR will decline in 2025: CoStar, Tourism Economics

In their final hotel forecast revision of the year, the companies further downgraded their full-year outlook, now expecting RevPAR to drop 0.4% amid rising costs and policy uncertainty.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 14, 2025

How conversational AI is reshaping the hotel guest experience

Conversational AI tools can help reduce stress, boost guest satisfaction and increase loyalty and referral rates, according to Infobip’s Ethan Gustav.

By Ethan Gustav • Nov. 12, 2025

US hotels face financial burden following nationwide flight cuts

The FAA’s flight capacity reductions will cost hotels millions each day, with “concerning” losses ahead if the shutdown continues through Thanksgiving, hospitality pros share.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 7, 2025

Hyatt ‘confident’ as luxury drives Q3 RevPAR growth

CEO Mark Hoplamazian said he is encouraged by demand from high-end consumers, as well as pipeline, loyalty and technology developments.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 6, 2025

Hospitality guests’ No. 1 AI concern: the loss of human touch

“When consumers express concern about losing the human touch in hospitality, they aren’t rejecting the technology; they’re rejecting cold service,” Reputation’s Liz Carter said.

By Kristen Doerer • Nov. 6, 2025

Choice Hotels looks to international markets as US remains challenged

The company’s international business is now its highest growth opportunity, per CEO Patrick Pacious, as U.S. RevPAR dropped 3.2% year over year in the third quarter.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 5, 2025

Travel industry calls for end to shutdown as Thanksgiving ‘chaos’ looms

The U.S. Travel Association alongside nearly 500 industry organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders asking the government to reopen ahead of one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

By Lara Ewen • Nov. 5, 2025

Conversions drove Marriott’s Q3 portfolio growth as US RevPAR dipped

Despite weaker demand in lower chain scales, Marriott held its full-year 2025 RevPAR growth outlook steady in the third quarter, and a record pipeline was a bright spot.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 4, 2025

Hotel demand slow ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Minimum stay requirements and fans holding out on booking have put a damper on early outlooks for the event, but a surge is coming, according to hospitality data provider Lighthouse.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 31, 2025

MGM Resorts revenue dragged down by continuing losses in Las Vegas

Growth in China and from its digital division helped stem Q3 losses as the company looks to fourth-quarter stabilization following the divestment of its Northfield Park operations.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 30, 2025

Hotel Tech-in: The system recycling water at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills

Epic Cleantec collects and treats the hotel’s wastewater, which is then reused to irrigate landscaping and vegetation at the rooftop bar.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 30, 2025

Key hospitality industry takeaways from Lodging Conference 2025

At the annual event in October, executives shared the biggest challenges facing hotels this year as well as top opportunities for growth.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 27, 2025

Family travel is booming. Will hotels benefit?

More parents will travel with children and grandparents in the coming year, choosing hotels over other lodging, per a survey from the Family Travel Association and NYU’s Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 24, 2025

IHG touts new collection brand as US RevPAR slips in Q3

The upscale to upper upscale brand will initially focus on IHG’s EMEAA region. Meanwhile, in the Americas, RevPAR in the quarter fell nearly 1%.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 24, 2025

RevPAR declines hit Wyndham in Q3, but CEO remains optimistic

The company lowered its full-year RevPAR outlook on softened third-quarter results, though Geoff Ballotti said there is nothing structurally wrong with the economy segment.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 23, 2025

Hotel industry urges end to government shutdown as losses hit $650M

Now entering its fourth week, the shutdown is costing the economy $31 million per day in lost hotel business, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 23, 2025

Hilton posts ‘softer-than-expected’ RevPAR for ‘noisy’ Q3

Hilton kicked off the hotel industry’s earnings season on Wednesday. Could the company’s RevPAR declines foretell others’ results? 

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 22, 2025

Wyndham debuts subscription program in latest loyalty play

The $95 per year Wyndham Rewards Insider platform offers cost savings “across nearly every aspect of travel,” including entertainment, via a new collaboration with Ticketmaster.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 22, 2025

Hotel booking windows shortened ahead of Austin’s F1 Grand Prix

Fewer travelers than last year booked hotel rooms more than six months in advance of the Texas event, reflecting a wider shift in guest confidence, per new Key Data findings.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 21, 2025

Top 4 hotel trends from 2025’s Lodging Conference

At the event, hospitality executives discussed tariff and economic challenges as well as opportunities in the lifestyle segment and with artificial intelligence.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 16, 2025

Hospitality CEOs share what’s top of mind at Lodging Conference

Chief executives at Highgate, Peachtree Group, Sonesta Hotels and more offered their thoughts on brand proliferation, union labor and tariffs at last week’s annual event.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 15, 2025

The ‘emotional motivations’ driving traveler decisions in 2026: Hilton

Travelers will be focused on trust, familiarity and the “why,” not the “where,” when it comes to hotel and trip choices, according to a new report.

By Michele Laufik • Oct. 10, 2025

US travel takes $1.2B hit as government shutdown persists

The country is losing a significant amount of travel spending each second that the federal government is closed, according to the U.S. Travel Association.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 9, 2025

A pulse check on US hotel performance in a challenged economy

At the 2025 Lodging Conference, executives and economists shared “a tale of two industries,” where economic turmoil affects different hotel consumer groups in starkly different ways.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 9, 2025

Hotels remain the top lodging choice for holiday travelers

Although four in five hotel guests plan to stay at midscale or higher-end properties by the end of the year, “rising costs and economic uncertainty are having a lingering effect on travel plans,” per AHLA CEO Rosanna Maietta.

By Michele Laufik • Oct. 6, 2025