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JLL reports record Q1 2025 RevPAR with $4.6B in U.S. hotel transactions, as Middle Eastern, European and Asian investors target urban assets.

IHG and Choice were optimistic about the rest of the year, though Choice moderated its outlook. The lodging sector expanded with Kessler Collection and others breaking ground.

Hotel industry news highlights Dolly Parton's Songteller Hotel opening in Nashville, plus property deals and executive changes at White Lodging.

Amid mixed hotel sector performance, Hilton beat earnings while trimming 2025 guidance as hospitality firms expand with new properties across the US and globally.

Marriott International acquires lifestyle brand citizenM for $355 million, adding 36 hotels with 8,544 rooms to its portfolio.

Marriott Vacations, Hilton Grand Vacations, and Travel + Leisure saw their target prices cut by Goldman Sachs. Plus other industry news.

The Baird Hotel Stock Index was down -13.7% in March. But they were up modestly today. Goldman Sach re-rated a few hotel groups. And more news.

Richie Karaburun, clinical associate professor at NYU, is worried. But the hospitality industry continues growth with new hotels, acquisitions, and expansions across the US and Europe despite tariff concerns.

Various analysts and media sources are taking a stab at what this whole tariff situation will mean to the lodging space.

The Al-Bahar Group, the majority shareholder of Yotel, has taken an extra 30% stake, raising its total stake in Yotel to more than 95%.