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The world's first AI-powered hotel, Otonomus Hotel, featuring 303 suites and cutting-edge amenities, is set to open in Las Vegas in summer 2025 as Growth Holdings’ debut resort.

Mint House’s acquisition of Locale brings its short-term rental portfolio to 13 markets across the U.S.

CoStar forecasts modest U.S. RevPAR and ADR growth through 2027—with luxury and upper upscale segments leading—despite real RevPAR remaining below 2019 levels.

U.S. hotel construction surged in Q4 2024, reaching 6,378 projects and 746,986 rooms, with strong year-over-year growth and continued expansion projected through 2026.

Truist downgraded Playa Hotels & Resorts to Hold, seeing an increased likelihood of a Hyatt acquisition that could boost Hyatt’s share price as PLYA nears its $13 target.

Many U.S. hotel companies reported earnings, with RLJ Lodging Trust beating estimates but giving a softer forecast, Xenia Hotels missing across the board, and Host Hotels posting a modest beat despite hurricane impacts.

Choice Hotels expanded its upscale Cambria brand by introducing a conversion model that helped overcome financing challenges and spurred growth, with 74 properties now open and 62 more in development.

Marriott International is expanding its City Express by Marriott brand into the U.S. and Canada, entering the affordable midscale segment.

Hotel construction in Los Angeles has significantly declined, with many projects facing foreclosure or bankruptcy, and financing difficulties limiting new developments.

A proposed bill in New York City aims to ban nonunion hotels from outsourcing key functions, potentially disrupting hotels that subcontract consumer-facing work to firms that pay employees lower wages for tasks like housekeeping and security.