Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas to join Hyatt brand after $340M renovation

The Destination by Hyatt property will help the hotel company grow its footprint in the “leading leisure and convention travel market,” keeping up with peers like Marriott International.

By Jenna Walters • March 4, 2024

US led record-high global hotel construction pipeline in Q4

America had the largest pipeline of any country in the quarter, with Dallas and Atlanta leading cities worldwide for the most hotel projects underway.

By Jenna Walters • March 1, 2024

IHG opens 2 wellness-focused hotels in Texas

The Even hotels in Austin and Waco, Texas, will offer in-room fitness amenities, part of a growing trend to court wellness travelers.

By Noelle Mateer • March 1, 2024

IHG’s Six Senses to open first US resort in South Carolina

The wellness-focused spa, resort and residential community brand, founded in Thailand, is expanding as part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ongoing luxury and lifestyle push.

By Noelle Mateer • Feb. 28, 2024

Hotel trends that drove Q4 revenue, portfolio growth

Despite a still-challenged lending environment and economic uncertainty, hotel operators focused on conversions and the booming midscale and luxury segments to fuel growth.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 26, 2024

$30M boutique hotel underway in Atlanta suburb

The Chambray Hotel, a JdV by Hyatt property, joins the long list of hotel projects in development in the rapidly expanding metropolitan area.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 26, 2024

Choice Hotels opens California Cambria amid upscale push

The hotel company is ramping up investment in its upscale brands to differentiate itself as a competitor in the segment, including with the opening of Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 22, 2024

IHG posts RevPAR, portfolio gains for full-year 2023

Hotel conversions, making up a significant portion of the company’s openings and signings in the year, will continue to drive portfolio growth alongside luxury and lifestyle deals. 

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 20, 2024

Hyatt unveils Thompson Houston amid luxury lifestyle push

The opening comes on the heels of record pipeline growth for Hyatt, which plans to open other Thompson hotels across the U.S. later this year.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 16, 2024

Loews Hotels opens $550M resort, convention destination near Dallas

The Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center will cater to increasing group demand, particularly from sports and entertainment tourists visiting two nearby stadiums.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 14, 2024

Extended Stay America breaks ground on new Select Suites prototype

The property in Wildwood, Florida, uses a smaller footprint to maximize “financial efficiency” for franchisees.

By Noelle Mateer • Feb. 14, 2024

LivAway Suites expands as infrastructure spending boosts extended stay demand

The brand’s latest hotel groundbreaking in Dewitt, New York, is poised to benefit from a nearby $100 billion factory project, the result of a passed infrastructure spending package.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 14, 2024

Marriott CEO touts new midscale brand amid segment push

After entering the midscale segment in the U.S. and Canada in 2023, the hotel company plans to continue growth in the space with groundbreakings on StudioRes and a looming brand launch.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 13, 2024

Auberge Resorts Collection gets ‘significant capital’ investment to fuel global expansion

Merchant bank BDT & MSD's minority stake will further grow the luxury brand portfolio in “gateway urban markets and high-profile experiential destinations.”

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 5, 2024

Fairmont New Orleans to open in 2025 amid Accor luxury push

Louisiana developer Kailas Companies will build the luxury hotel as part of one of the largest private investments in New Orleans in recent years.

By Noelle Mateer • Feb. 5, 2024

Marriott reopens Dallas-area Ritz-Carlton after $55M renovation

The opening signals the hotel company’s continued push in the luxury segment.

By Jenna Walters • Feb. 2, 2024

AnderCorp breaks ground on $270M Louisiana casino, resort

Construction is in full swing on the sprawling entertainment project in Bossier City.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 1, 2024

Hotel industry forecast 2024: development, F&B, technology and more

Leaders in the hospitality industry shared with Hotel Dive what trends will drive progress at hotels this year, impacting everything from on-site amenities to hotel workforce management.

By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 30, 2024

Urban markets, sustainable tourism to drive global hotel investment in 2024: JLL

Global hotel investment will accelerate this year, exceeding 2023’s volume by from 15% to 25%.

By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 29, 2024

Margaritaville expands in Texas with 2 resorts

Developers are bringing resorts to Galveston and Denison, Texas, amid the resort brand’s continued growth in the state.

By Noelle Mateer • Updated Jan. 25, 2024

US hotel construction pipeline hits record high

In the fourth quarter of 2023, hotel projects surpassed the previous high from 2008, with conversions making up a significant portion of the pipeline.

By Jenna Walters • Jan. 23, 2024

Hilton’s Conrad brand debuts in Orlando

Hilton expands its luxury portfolio with the hotel, situated on the 1,100-acre Evermore Orlando Resort.

By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 23, 2024

Wyndham, SBE partner to launch ‘smart lifestyle’ brand

The brand, under the working title “Project HQ,” will target millennial and Gen Z travelers who are “priced out of the lifestyle hotel market.”

By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 22, 2024

US hotel openings to watch in 2024

From luxury beachside resorts to sustainable hotels, here are the projects hoteliers should keep an eye on this year.

By Noelle Mateer • Jan. 19, 2024

Marriott breaks ground on inaugural StudioRes hotel

The first-of-its-kind midscale extended stay property is underway in Fort Myers, Florida.

By Jenna Walters • Jan. 19, 2024