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  • The interior of the W New York – Union Square hotel.
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    Marriott’s W New York – Union Square opens after $100M renovation

    The Manhattan hotel debuted with redesigned guest rooms, public spaces and dining following W Hotels’ strategic brand evolution.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
  • Henderson, Nevada with the Strip visible in the background.
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    M Resort Las Vegas wraps hotel tower ahead of schedule

    The resort plans to open its second hotel tower — a $206 million project — in December.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
  • The exterior of Signia by Hilton La Cantera Resort & Spa.
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    Hilton’s Signia brand makes Texas debut

    The events-focused “approachable luxury” brand has been expanding nationwide, sometimes with deep impacts on local hotel markets.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
  • The exterior of an Everhome Suites hotel in Bozeman, Montana.
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    Choice Hotels continues Everhome Suites expansion with 7 openings

    The brand has expanded to new high-barrier-to-entry markets, including Southern California, as the extended stay category remains a favorite among hotel developers.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
  • A rendering of the exterior of Pendry Nashville.
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    Hot hotel markets to watch in fall 2025

    Hotel Dive’s Market Spotlights series has highlighted hospitality trends across Indianapolis; Savannah, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; and Orlando, Florida.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    7 hotel openings to watch for the rest of 2025

    Everything from revamped luxury hotels to college town upscale properties are slated to open in the U.S. between now and the end of the year.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025
  • The Savannah, Georgia, skyline.
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    Deep Dive

    Hospitality Market Spotlight: Savannah

    The Georgia city has long been a go-to vacation destination, but an uptick in business and group travel is contributing to its growing hotel scene.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
  • An exterior view of the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.
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    Hotel investment trends to watch in the second half of 2025

    Investors face hurdles from broader economic uncertainty and high interest rates, but luxury hotels and urban markets pose opportunities, per a JLL report.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
  • A rendering of a terrace at Rosewood Calistoga.
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    Rosewood Hotels to open California wine country resort

    The 129-key Rosewood Calistoga hotel and residences will open in 2027 as the Hong Kong-based luxury resort brand expands internationally.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
  • Construction site with cone yard sign, high-rise hotels, office building, skyscraper structure, working cranes, lower floor precast concrete wall in downtown Irving, Texas, commercial real estate
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    US led record global hotel construction pipeline in Q2

    In the quarter, Dallas had the most hotels underway of any other city globally, and higher-tier segments drove development, per Lodging Econometrics.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Top trends from the hotel industry’s Q2 2025 earnings

    Widespread U.S. RevPAR declines were reported, though some CEOs remained optimistic about luxury travel and group booking pace into next year.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Q&A

    Investor brings apartment conversion craze to former hotel properties

    Sage Investment Group is acquiring underutilized lodging properties and transforming them into workforce studios.

    By Leslie Shaver • Aug. 7, 2025
  • Choice Hotels International headquarters at the Pike & Rose development in North Bethesda, Maryland.
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    Choice Hotels regards international markets as US RevPAR softens

    On the heels of domestic RevPAR declines in Q2, CEO Patrick Pacious touts growth via an acquisition of the remaining interest of Choice Hotels Canada.

    By • Aug. 6, 2025
  • The logo of a Marriott hotel
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    Marriott’s US RevPAR flat after Q2 booking, demand declines

    CEO Anthony Capuano attributed the stagnant year-over-year performance to weaker select service demand driven by reduced government and group travel.

    By • Aug. 5, 2025
  • Nashville's skyline seen from the river.
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    Nashville to open its second Tempo by Hilton lifestyle hotel

    The dual-branded Tempo and Homewood Suites will open near Oracle’s future $1.4 billion Tennessee campus.

    By • Aug. 5, 2025
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    Higher-tier, extended stay hotels dominate Q2 construction pipeline

    The total U.S. hotel construction pipeline was up 3% year on year in the second quarter, and openings growth is expected for full-year 2025, per Lodging Econometrics.

    By • Aug. 1, 2025
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    MGM Resorts to ‘restore growth trajectory’ in Vegas after Q2 declines

    The operator’s Vegas revenue was down in the quarter, but sports tourism and solid convention demand show promise for 2026, per CEO Bill Hornbuckle.

    By • July 31, 2025
  • Indianapolis city skyline at sunset
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    Deep Dive

    Market Spotlight: Indianapolis

    The Midwestern city’s hotel offerings are getting bigger, better and more luxurious, local tourism officials and developers tell Hotel Dive.

    By • July 30, 2025
  • The exterior of Treasure Island.
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    Accor makes Las Vegas debut with Treasure Island

    The iconic resort is joining the French hotel company’s Handwritten Collection, for which CDO Camil Yazbeck has ambitious plans.

    By • July 25, 2025
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    Marriott opens largest AC Hotel in North America

    AC Hotel Arlington National Landing opened after a multimillion-dollar transformation of the former Crystal City Marriott.

    By • July 25, 2025
  • The glass exterior of the Anaheim Convention Center features blue signage denoting Wyndham's 2023 Global Conference.
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    Wyndham touts rooms growth amid ‘softer’ US RevPAR environment

    While Wyndham’s economy and midscale travelers are “especially sensitive” to economic volatility, CEO Geoff Ballotti argued robust development points to a brighter future.

    By • July 24, 2025
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    Courtesy of LK Architecture
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    Opinion

    How extended stay hotels can design for higher-end travelers

    Boutique and luxury hospitality is the new frontier for extended stay hotels, which are adapting to meet guest demand.

    By Lisa A. Haude • July 21, 2025
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    US hotel room construction hits 20-quarter low: CoStar

    Rooms under construction decreased year over year in June for the sixth consecutive month amid economic uncertainty.

    By • July 21, 2025
  • A image of a hotel corridor at Watermark Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
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    Deep Dive

    A guide to adaptive reuse in the hotel industry

    Hospitality experts share what’s driving today’s reuse projects, the development opportunities hotel players should seize and the challenges that arise with conversion.

    By • July 18, 2025
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    M2G Ventures adds hospitality vertical

    The Texas-based real estate investment and development firm has tapped Crescent Real Estate’s Chris Hanrattie to lead the effort.

    By • July 17, 2025