Development
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LivAway Suites continues strategic expansion with 3 openings
With the Montana, Washington and Tennessee hotels, the extended stay brand is targeting markets with strong population and jobs growth.
By Jenna Walters • Dec. 4, 2024 -
The cocktail-forward lifestyle hotel brand set to shake things up in 2025
Midnight Auteur, from the founders of Death & Co. and Denver’s Ramble Hotel, will debut in Savannah, Georgia, featuring one key element: a bar as the focal point of its lobby.
By Jenna Walters • Dec. 3, 2024 -
Waldorf Astoria New York to open following multiyear revamp
This month, the 375-room luxury property will begin accepting reservations for stays in 2025.
By Noelle Mateer • Dec. 3, 2024 -
What to do if immigration agents come to your jobsite
The incoming Trump administration has promised to step up workplace raids. Here’s how contractors and hotel developers can prepare.
By Zachary Phillips • Dec. 3, 2024 -
Marriott’s Design Hotels opens San Diego property amid US expansion
The Granger Hotel Gaslamp Quarter is the first Design Hotels property in the California city, offering two dining concepts and curated artwork and furniture.
By Jenna Walters • Dec. 2, 2024 -
Hilton opens lifestyle hotel in Colorado ski destination
Hotel Alpenrock Breckridge, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, is the Colorado ski town’s first upscale lifestyle property.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 26, 2024 -
Historic Fairmont hotel reopens in Southern California
The 185-room Fairmont Breakers Long Beach opened after a multimillion-dollar transformation of a landmark property.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 25, 2024 -
Las Vegas’ Rio Hotel & Casino joins Destination by Hyatt
Following the first phase of a $340 million renovation, the luxury resort — in a “vibrant” location for leisure, convention and group travel — has transitioned under Hyatt’s Independent Collection.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 22, 2024 -
Grand Hyatt brand opens in Utah ski destination amid strategic growth
The opening of Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Park City comes as Hyatt aims to bring luxury and lifestyle offerings to new leisure and business markets.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 22, 2024 -
Are hotels a worthy investment for travel centers? Onvo thinks so.
As the retailer builds its first ground-up hotel adjacent to one of its truck stops, competitors like Love’s and TA are exiting the lodging business.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 21, 2024 -
IHG’s Voco brand converts Atlanta’s Darwin Hotel
The upscale property is the brand’s first in Atlanta as IHG Hotels & Resorts pushes expansion of its conversion-friendly brands nationwide.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 20, 2024 -
Mandarin Oriental taps Tiffany Cooper as Americas development head
The former Aimbridge and Kimpton Hotels development leader will drive Mandarin Oriental’s portfolio growth across North America, focusing on the U.S.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 18, 2024 -
Hard Rock opens first hotel, casino in Virginia
The reported $500 million Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol features more than 300 hotel rooms and seven dining options.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 18, 2024 -
Choice Hotels continues upscale push with Cambria openings, groundbreakings
The upper-tier brand expansion, including to new markets, comes as Choice aims to meet changing demand from travelers, hotel owners and developers.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 14, 2024 -
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale unveils $115M renovation, rebrand
The revamped property — the first Grand Hyatt hotel in Arizona — is part of Hyatt’s strategic luxury and lifestyle push.
By Noelle Mateer • Nov. 13, 2024 -
Opinion
How renovations can position hotels to capture more event revenue
Demand for in-person events is on the rise. Hotel owners can seize upon the opportunity with thoughtful revamps that appeal to guests and event planners.
By Michael Frohnappel • Nov. 11, 2024 -
Top travel, development trends that drove hotel companies’ Q3 results
In the third quarter of 2024, companies posted RevPAR increases driven by group business and pipeline growth bolstered by demand for conversions.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 6, 2024 -
Choice Hotels pipeline reaches record high in Q3
The company’s system size also grew year over year in the quarter, driven by conversions and upscale openings for its Radisson Americas portfolio.
By Jenna Walters • Nov. 4, 2024 -
Oklahoma’s $2.5B Disney-sized theme park reportedly fails to launch
The opening of the American Heartland development in Vinita has been pushed back and two firms have filed liens against the developers.
By Julie Strupp • Nov. 4, 2024 -
Top hospitality industry takeaways from 2024’s Lodging Conference
At the annual event in Phoenix, hotel industry leaders shared the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and forecasted what will drive hospitality growth in 2025.
By Jenna Walters • Oct. 31, 2024 -
Wyndham debuts US residences in latest upscale extended stay play
Through a new tie-up with Reside, Wyndham adds five apartment-style hotels, joining competitors growing in the upper-tier extended stay category.
By Jenna Walters • Oct. 29, 2024 -
US hotel construction project pipeline hits all-time high in Q3
Upper midscale continued to have the highest project count in the U.S. hotel pipeline, according to Lodging Econometrics.
By Noelle Mateer • Oct. 29, 2024 -
IHG expands Atwell Suites brand with 3 openings
The Missouri, Nevada and Texas hotels fortify the upper midscale all-suites brand’s presence in “dynamic travel hubs” for business and leisure travelers.
By Jenna Walters • Oct. 28, 2024 -
Pipeline generation a high point for Wyndham in Q3 2024
In the U.S., the hotel company awarded 10% more franchise contracts in the third quarter compared to the prior-year period, with extended stay demand leading the way.
By Jenna Walters • Oct. 24, 2024 -
Q&A
How Orlando’s Evermore combined luxury hotel rooms and short-term rentals into one destination resort
Demand for the Florida resort has exceeded the expectations of owner-operator Dart Interests, which hopes to expand the concept to new markets, according to EVP Stewart Brown.
By Noelle Mateer • Oct. 24, 2024