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Hilton's Q4 beat expectations with $757M in buybacks as the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel unveiled its $180M+ renovation in Hawaii Island. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Grand Metropolitan Hotels acquired Signature Hotels to strengthen its position in the UK, India, and elsewhere. Plus other hotel deal and development news.

Activist investor Tarsadia Capital sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Sunstone Hotel Investors calling on them to maximize value for shareholders. Plus, more deal and development news.

PwC predicts hotel performance for the year. Plus lots of news in Nashville, Kansas, and other hotel development markets.

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

Marriott opened its first StudioRes hotel in Fort Myers, marking the company's entry into midscale extended stay lodging.

Marriott plans a dual-branded AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel in Dallas, while other hotel companies announce global openings and renovations.

Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting forecasts moderate growth in U.S. hotel performance, with rising RevPAR and hotel values through 2025, despite slight margin erosion.

A new  American Express Global Business Travel report  suggests  hotel rates worldwide will increase again in 2023 thanks to pent up demand for in person meetings. Choice Hotels  International announced the opening of the first  Everhome Suites hotel, debuting in  Corona, California . HN Capital Partners  announced the acquisition of the historic  Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek , an iconic century old former private estate in Dallas.