Aloft Hotels

Marriott’s Aloft Hotels brand announced the opening of Aloft Shanghai Hongqiao. Plus, more hotel deal news.

Loews Hotels will build a $410 million luxury hotel in Arlington, Texas, replacing the existing Sheraton Arlington Hotel by September 2026. Plus, more hotel development news.

The land under the iconic Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki has been sold for $510 million. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Service Properties Trust sold ten hotels with a total of 1,525 keys located for $71 million. Plus, other deal news.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort's new 36-floor Ala Moana Boulevard Tower will add 515 rooms with construction starting next year. Plus more hotel deal and development news items.

Recent openings in Hong Kong, Qingdao, and Osaka have seen Hilton surpass 160 trading hotels across its luxury and lifestyle categories in Asia Pacific. (Minus one that got torched in Kathmandu and needs repairs.) Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Tribe Hotels from Accor has opened its first property in Phuket, Thailand, with the launch of Tribe Phuket Patong. And more hospitality development news.

Hotel REIT executives at Nareit showed caution due to transaction market weakness and uncertainty, with Truist citing stock frustration.

J Street plans to convert Tower 180 in Downtown San Diego into a 560-key dual-branded Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotel.

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.