The ALIS Conference reflected cautious optimism about the hotel industry's future, with hopes for policy changes, modest RevPAR growth, transaction market challenges, and a suggestion that Taylor Swift could boost travel demand.
Colliers' latest report highlights 10 key trends shaping the 2025 U.S. travel and hospitality markets, including record travel volumes, inflation-driven challenges, rising operating costs, and shifting brand and capital dynamics.
Service Properties Trust is reducing its dividend, selling 114 hotels to repay debt and save on capital expenditures, and will continue owning 34% of Sonesta while selling other properties.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is expanding its luxury and lifestyle hotel portfolio with over 20 recent and planned openings across the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean through 2025.
The DJIA rose 99 points while Nasdaq surged 452, the S&P 500 rose 86 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 4.11%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher, did much better due to the…
Travel + Leisure Co. has closed the acquisition of the vacation ownership business of Accor. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Travel + Leisure Co. earnings.