HVS Canadian Lodging Outlook – 2nd Quarter 2025 – Image Credit Unsplash    HVS and STR are pleased to provide you with the quarterly report of the Canadian Lodging Outlook. Each report includes occupancy (occ), average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for six major markets.   Source: STR Source: STR If you […]

Guestroom at the Hotel Indigo Auckland – Image Credit IHG Hotels & Resorts    Weekly Hotel Industry Asia Pacific News Roundup from HVS YTL Hotels Acquires Hotel Indigo Auckland for NZD160 Million, New Zealand YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd (“YTL Hotels”), the hospitality arm of Malaysia-based YTL Corporation Berhad (“YTL Group”), has acquired the 225-key […]

Radisson Blu Hotel, Marseille Vieux Port – Image Credit Radisson Hotel Group    A summary of European hotel transactions provided by HVS Invesco acquires Radisson Blu Hotel in Marseille from Union Investment Invesco Real Estate has acquired the four-star, 189-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Marseille Vieux Port in France from German real estate investment manager Union Investment […]

Hyatt Expands Presence in India with New Hyatt Place Bhuj Hotel Opening in 2029    Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to open Hyatt Place Bhuj in Gujarat, India, by 2029, marking the brand’s entry into the city. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed an agreement to develop Hyatt Place Bhuj in Gujarat, India. The project, in […]

Asia Pacific recorded 295.7 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in the first half of 2025. Japan and Macao, China, showed significant growth in tourism numbers. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today released its Annual Tourism Monitor 2025, highlighting the remarkable recovery of international visitor arrivals (IVAs) across the Asia Pacific region. According […]

U.S. Travel Warns of Thanksgiving Travel Chaos if Government Shutdown Continues – Image Credit Unsplash+    The U.S. Travel Association, joined by nearly 500 organizations and companies representing every sector of the travel industry, today sent a letter to congressional leadership urging immediate action to reopen the government ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush. Thousands of […]

View from The RO’s retail village looking towards The Birdsall; Rendering courtesy of The Boundary    Transwestern has begun construction on the next phase of The RO, a mixed-use development situated at the intersection of West Alabama and Buffalo Speedway in Houston. This phase includes The Birdsall, a hotel and residential tower, a retail village, and […]

Royal Caribbean Announces 2027-28 Caribbean Itineraries – Image Credit Royal Caribbean Cruises    Royal Caribbean has unveiled its 2027-28 schedule for Caribbean cruises, featuring a range of itineraries from Florida ports. Royal Caribbean has released its schedule for Caribbean cruises for the 2027-28 season, offering a variety of itineraries from Florida. The cruises will commence in […]

Image Credit CP Partners    Whitbread has received planning consent to convert Verity House in Leeds into a 131-room Premier Inn hotel, with construction set to begin in early 2026. Whitbread has obtained planning approval to transform Verity House, a vacant office building in the South Bank area of Leeds city centre, into a 131-room Premier […]

Radisson Hotel Group Opens First Park Inn by Radisson in Australia with Melbourne Hotel – Image Credit Radisson Hotel Group    Radisson Hotel Group has launched its first Park Inn by Radisson in Australia with the opening of Park Inn by Radisson Melbourne Carlton, located near Melbourne’s central business district. Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its […]