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Courtesy of Omni Hotel & Resorts
Omni Hotels & Resorts to invest $500M in New Orleans convention hotel
Local travel pros expect the 1,000-room property adjacent to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to set the city apart as a meetings and events destination.
By Jenna Walters • May 29, 2024 -
Retrieved from Marriott on May 24, 2024
McKibbon Hospitality expands in North Carolina with dual-branded, lifestyle hotels
Openings this summer include the first-ever dual-branded Tempo by Hilton and Homewood Suites property, as well as Moxy Asheville.
By Noelle Mateer • May 24, 2024 -
Courtesy of Lion Star Hospitality
Family-friendly Nickelodeon-branded resort coming to Orlando in 2026
The more than 400-key Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando will offer kid-focused amenities, catering to increased travel demand in the Florida market.
By Jenna Walters • May 23, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hilton
Spark by Hilton brand goes abroad less than 1 year after first hotel opening
The conversion brand already has a presence in 30 U.S. markets as the “cost-effective” property type fuels Hilton’s pipeline growth.
By Noelle Mateer • May 22, 2024 -
Courtesy of Weller Development Partners
Strategic partnership spurs $2.5B in luxury hospitality development
Mohari Hospitality and Weller Development Partners will develop resort and branded residential properties across North America, including one of the first Six Senses in the U.S.
By Jenna Walters • May 21, 2024 -
Courtesy of Marriott International
Marriott expands Moxy Hotels brand in Colorado, Florida
Moxy St. Pete and Moxy Boulder will open later this summer.
By Noelle Mateer • May 20, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hard Rock International
The Mirage to close in preparation for Hard Rock’s Vegas rebrand
The resort will shut its doors for nearly three years as Hard Rock works to “change the Las Vegas skyline.”
By Noelle Mateer • May 16, 2024 -
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Rio Hotel & Casino names Patrick Miller CEO amid $340M transformation
The former MGM Resorts exec will head the Las Vegas property as it prepares to join the Destination by Hyatt brand this fall.
By Jenna Walters • May 15, 2024 -
Courtesy of Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Fontainebleau Miami Beach to open convention center
Coastal Convention Center will cater to the growing number of meetings and events travelers visiting the metro area.
By Noelle Mateer • May 15, 2024 -
Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
Choice Hotels opens Everhome Suites, debuting brand standard prototype
The third hotel to open under the midscale extended stay brand meets developer and investor demand for the product type in markets with major medical, manufacturing and logistics facilities.
By Jenna Walters • May 14, 2024 -
Courtesy of Aimbridge Hospitality
Aimbridge taps longtime Marriott exec as chief global growth officer
Eric Jacobs will succeed Allison Reid as the hospitality management company continues leadership shakeups.
By Noelle Mateer • May 14, 2024 -
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Hotel industry trends that drove RevPAR declines, pipeline growth in Q1
Marriott, Wyndham, IHG and others saw revenues down year over year in the first quarter of 2024, but development pipelines expanded, with conversions and extended stay leading growth.
By Jenna Walters • May 14, 2024 -
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Placemakr makes ‘major’ expansion in Texas
The flexible-use hospitality and multifamily operator is launching four new properties in the Lone Star State.
By Noelle Mateer • May 13, 2024 -
Courtesy of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
The top extended stay brands and markets to watch in 2024
Hospitality pros share where they predict extended stay development and investment activity will take place this year, as well as which hotel brands are leading the segment.
By Jenna Walters • May 9, 2024 -
Courtesy of Choice Hotels
Conversions, extended stay drove Choice Hotels pipeline growth in Q1
The hotel company’s record domestic rooms pipeline grew 11% sequentially in the first quarter of 2024, including a 59% increase for conversion rooms.
By Jenna Walters • May 8, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hilton
Latest Tempo by Hilton hotel opens in Louisville
Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu is the third property to open under Hilton’s expanding lifestyle brand.
By Noelle Mateer • May 3, 2024 -
Courtesy of The Venetian Resort
The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas to undergo $1.5B renovation
The project, which the Venetian claims is “the largest and most expensive hotel renovation in history,” will touch every aspect of the resort, from its logo to its suites.
By Jenna Walters • May 3, 2024 -
Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG opens first dual-branded Avid Hotels and Candlewood Suites property
The company has 40 additional dual-branded locations in its Americas pipeline to follow the North Platte, Nebraska, opening.
By Noelle Mateer • May 1, 2024 -
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Long-vacant Las Vegas lot poised for multibillion-dollar resort project
Developer LVXP is planning an entertainment and lifestyle venue, anchored by an “ultra-luxury” hotel and sports arena, at a site where a similar project failed just months ago.
By Jenna Walters • April 30, 2024 -
Courtesy of Cordish Companies
Cordish Companies, Bruce Smith Enterprise to develop $1.4B Virginia casino resort
A 200-room Live! Casino & Hotel will anchor the Petersburg, Virginia, mixed-use development pending voter approval.
By Noelle Mateer • April 29, 2024 -
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Extended stay ‘dominates’ record US hotel construction pipeline
In the first quarter of 2024, the total hotel project pipeline increased 9% year over year, with extended stay and conversion properties contributing to the growth, according to Lodging Econometrics.
By Jenna Walters • April 26, 2024 -
Courtesy of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Failed Choice Hotels deal drives developer interest for Wyndham in Q1
Wyndham grew its development pipeline to record highs in the quarter, bolstered by an easing of developer uncertainty surrounding Choice Hotels’ takeover bid.
By Jenna Walters • April 25, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hilton
Record pipeline, group travel drive Hilton growth in Q1
The company made several moves to further bolster its pipeline in the quarter, particularly through acquisitions and partnerships in the growing lifestyle segment.
By Noelle Mateer • April 24, 2024 -
Courtesy of Bedrock Partners
Luxury lifestyle brand Edition to open first Midwest hotel in Detroit
Downtown Detroit’s first five-star hotel will occupy 45 floors of a high-rise near General Motors’ future global headquarters.
By Noelle Mateer • April 19, 2024 -
Courtesy of Caesars Entertainment
Nobu brings hotel, restaurant to Caesars New Orleans redevelopment
The hospitality players are once again joining forces — this time to revamp the former Harrah’s hotel and casino in a multimillion-dollar project.
By Jenna Walters • April 18, 2024
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