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Hilton reached 1,000 luxury and lifestyle hotels globally with recent openings in Paris, Cape Town, Dallas, Osaka, and Costa Rica, planning 150-plus more in 2025.

U.S. hotel RevPAR was down by -0.1% year over year in April. The Easter shift, geopolitical/tariff impact, were blamed for the sluggish month. Group RevPAR was down -2%.

Marriott plans a dual-branded AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel in Dallas, while other hotel companies announce global openings and renovations.

What started out as a promising rebound day fizzled by the close with the DJIA up 15, Nasdaq down 20, the S&P 500 down 5 points and the 10-year treasury yield up .08 to 4.57%. Lodging…

A proposed bill in New York City aims to ban nonunion hotels from outsourcing key functions, potentially disrupting hotels that subcontract consumer-facing work to firms that pay employees lower wages for tasks like housekeeping and security.

International tourism nearly reached pre-pandemic levels in early 2024, with notable growth in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, and a full recovery projected for the year.

Marriott International has significantly strengthened its presence in Canada, experiencing a 36% increase in hotel-level leisure revenue in 2023.

Host Hotels reported solid first-quarter earnings exceeding expectations, while Summit Hotels also outperformed with significant margin expansion.

Wyndham had their typical quarter, but WH did say fighting off CHH is going to cost them about $75 million, while Hyatt gave a late-night press release that stated their 4Q results would be delayed because they have not finalized accounting relating to ALG’s Unlimited Vacation Club.

Marriott International, Inc. announced plans to further expand its new Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy brand offering with signed agreements in the United States, Italy, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.