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Hyatt plans its first Regency-branded hotel in Tucson as Fairmont renovates 20% of its global portfolio. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Affiliates of Lodging Advisory Group sold a 16-hotel, 1,775-room, five-stay Extended Stay America portfolio. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Braemar plans to terminate its advisory agreement with Ashford and create its own REIT management team. Plus, hotel development news.

Jefferies described its NYU/NAREIT meetings as being among the most constructive in recent memory. Plus, other hotel deal and development news.

Hilton announced the launch of Undergraduate by Hilton, a new upper-midscale brand developed to serve a broader range of college and university markets. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Developers are building a $150 million Sports Illustrated-branded riverfront resort in Tuscaloosa, with 161 units and roughly 12,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Plus, more hotel deal news.

Marriott may bring the Edition to the former John Hancock building. Deloitte says only 45% of Americans plan a summer vacation with paid lodging, the lowest in six years. Plus, more hotel development news.

New York City hotels agreed to an eight-year contract that will pay housekeepers $100,000 a year, eventually. Plus, hotel deal and development news.

City Express by Marriott announced the brand’s debut in the Asia Pacific region by way of Japan. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

JP Morgan said optimism abounds heading into earnings season for the lodging group, with U.S. RevPAR up nearly 4% in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding expectations. Plus, hotel deal and development news.