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International expansion is gaining ground at Choice, with full control in Canada and rising overseas openings. Plus more hotel deals and development news.

The top hotel pipeline cities in Canada at the close of the second quarter are led by Toronto, Vancouver, and Niagara Falls. Plus, more hotel deals and development news.

At the close of the quarter, the markets with the largest U.S. hotel construction pipelines are led by Dallas, followed by Atlanta and Nashville.

Hilton and Travel + Leisure kicked off the industry’s earnings season.

Bloomberg reported that Japan’s Seibu Holdings is close to signing a deal to acquire the eight-property Ace hotel brand. Will it sell for about $85 million? Read about that and other hotel development deals and news.

Hilton has retained its position as the world’s most valuable hotel brand for the 10th consecutive year, according to the latest report by Brand Finance.

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.

U.S. hotel RevPAR was down by -0.1% year over year in April. The Easter shift, geopolitical/tariff impact, were blamed for the sluggish month. Group RevPAR was down -2%.

WTTC research shows sharp drops in U.S. international visitors, with arrivals from Germany plunging 28% in concerning tourism trend.