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Hotels

Rising Interest Rates Are Scrambling Hotel Deal Calculations

Baron Ah Moo works for PKF Hospitality and is a former hotel CEO. So he's well-connected among private equity firms and other dealmakers. Here's what they're telling him now.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Amadeus to Use Marriott and IHG Deals as Hotel Tech Springboard

Say what you will about Amadeus, it undeniably dreams big, audacious dreams. At a time when many institutions pursue small solutions for trivial problems, the travel tech titan has big hopes for reshaping how hotels operate and sell their themselves online.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

When Will Big Hotels Brands Go All In on Alternative Accommodations?

Most hotel parent companies, such as IHG, Hyatt, and Hilton, haven't created brands in alternative accommodations. But a report coming this week from real estate services company JLL will spotlight some billion-dollar reasons why that will change.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Highgate’s New CEO Goes On the Hunt for Luxury and Lifestyle Hotels

Highgate's name hasn't been associated with luxury and lifestyle until now. But the company, which is the second-largest hotel manager in the U.S., is making some distinctive moves that will likely broaden its footprint among high-end, full-service properties.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Big Hotel Brand Interest in All-Inclusive Resorts May Be Overheated

The conventional wisdom of big hotel brands is that buying all-inclusive resorts may be as relaxing as staying at one. But what if big hotel brands are in for a disappointing experience at the buffet bar?

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Investors Prod Hotel Leaders on Climate Promises

Some green-eyed investors are adopting new tactics to coax hotel owners and operators to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Scotland’s Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

It's hard to look at Ennismore's chic new Gleneagles Townhouse, which puts equal weight on its members club as its hotel, without drawing a connection to how many travel brands have been testing the subscription model.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

A Third Hospitality Model That Big Brands Have Essentially Ignored

Investment manager LaSalle is betting on Numa, a hotel startup. The deal suggests that some institutional investors are tantalized by a market segment that draws little interest from big brands.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Hotel Developers Still See Opportunities in Travel’s Crowded Hotspots

Recent moves by MCR, JL Capital, Indian Hotels Company, and Generator show how developers pry their hotels into built-up destinations.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

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IHG Turns to Greater China to Expand Global Development

The Americas still takes the (slightly) biggest piece of IHG's development pipeline pie, but Greater China is vaulting forward each year with new signings and higher room counts for the company behind brands like Holiday Inn and InterContinental.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago