Kim Woinski

Lots of enthusiasm for hotel development at the NYU IHIF conference. Plus, other hotel development news.

Some takeaways from Truist include that the hotel transaction market is finally showing actual signs of thawing, instead of being talked about. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Hilton announced the launch of Undergraduate by Hilton, a new upper-midscale brand developed to serve a broader range of college and university markets. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust completed the sale of the 115-room Chamberlain West Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Developers are building a $150 million Sports Illustrated-branded riverfront resort in Tuscaloosa, with 161 units and roughly 12,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Plus, more hotel deal news.

Truist raised its already industry-high forecasts for mid and upper-end U.S. hotel RevPAR growth. A voco opened in California. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Portman acquired the Westin Peachtree Plaza from Marriott and plans a renovation before the 2028 Super Bowl in Atlanta. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

JLL brokers a hotel sale. Analysts debate whether Choice Hotels CEO Patrick Pacious was pushed out, as Airbnb adds boutique hotels to its platform. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Marriott may bring the Edition to the former John Hancock building. Deloitte says only 45% of Americans plan a summer vacation with paid lodging, the lowest in six years. Plus, more hotel development news.