Articles tagged “host hotels”

Host Hotels May Consider Selling $2 Billion of Its Portfolio

Gillian Tan, Bloomberg

Anbang and HNA are likely not going to pursue buying up these properties from Host Hotels, so what other Chinese conglomerate might be interested?

Hotel CEOs Reveal Strategies for Expedia, Google and Airbnb

Deanna Ting, Skift

As we've noted before, as much as hotels and online travel agencies may not necessarily love one another, they certainly need each other. Their current love-hate relationship will certainly change, however, if and when other players like Airbnb or Google become bigger players in the hotel booking space.

The U.S. Hotel Industry Is Optimistic About the Future But What Comes Next?

Deanna Ting, Skift

More conservative folks might talk about being "cautiously optimistic," but positivity is the prevailing sentiment this year in the hospitality industry.

Hotel CEOs Are Now Less Optimistic About Business Travel Outlook This Year

Deanna Ting, Skift

So, how about that travel ban?

Host Hotels Has Confidence in Marriott-Starwood Merger, Owns Properties in Each Chain

Deanna Ting, Skift

Roots run deep between Host Hotels and Marriott, obviously. But the fact that Host also owns properties that fly under Starwood and Marriott's brands, among others, gives its perspectives on ownership and operations some serious weight when talking about the future of the big merger and the direct booking wars.

Host Hotels’ Quarterly Results Surpass Expectations

Host's portfolio includes brands from across most of the major chains, which means its earnings are an indication of the health of the U.S. domestic market as a whole.

Host Hotels & Resorts 3Q results Exceed Wall Street Expectations

Associated Press, Skift

Host Hotels is a benchmark. And as uninspiring as it sometimes may be, it can often lead the way to what will happen in the next quarter for the U.S.-centric chain.

Bill Gates-Backed Firm Buys Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta For $62 Million

Christopher Seward, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bill Gates' Cascade Investment already plays a role in managing a hotel, and now it will go full circle and own it, too. Seller Host Hotels, meanwhile, wants to reduce its ample presence in Atlanta.