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Hospitality Market Spotlight: New Orleans
Following major events such as the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift concerts, and Mardi Gras, New Orleans' hotel market has shown significant vitality. Companies including Nobu, Omni, and Gencom have successively invested, driving growth in demand for luxury and boutique hotels, with a strong outlook for the convention market.
Hospitality Market Spotlight: Savannah
Savannah, Georgia, attracts a diverse range of guests with its historic character and experiential consumption, while hotel supply continues to expand. However, new inventory and macroeconomic uncertainty are putting pressure on short-term performance.
Market Spotlight: Indianapolis
Indianapolis is undergoing a wave of hotel development driven by convention demand. Hilton plans to open its second newly built Signia luxury hotel here in 2026, featuring 800 rooms and 90,000 square feet of meeting space. In 2024, convention demand drove 932,000 room-night bookings, with events such as the solar eclipse and Taylor Swift's tour boosting RevPAR growth by 660%. Multiple upscale hotel projects are under construction or renovation, and the city is seeking to benchmark against Austin and Nashville in leisure travel.
LA passed a $30 minimum wage for hospitality workers. Hotels continue to fight it.
The city of Los Angeles signed the "Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance" on May 27, 2025, planning to raise the minimum hourly wage for large hotel workers to $30 by July 2028. However, hotel and tourism industry organizations have collected over 140,000 signatures to petition for a referendum, temporarily suspending the bill's implementation. Around this bill, known as the "Olympic wage," unions, hotel owners, legal experts, and policy observers are engaged in intense competition.
A guide to adaptive reuse in the hotel industry
Adaptive reuse—the transformation of existing buildings for entirely new purposes—is not unique to the hospitality industry, but an increasing number of hotel brands and developers are actively adopting it due to cost savings, sustainability, and design appeal. Through conversations with industry experts, this article outlines the typical forms of current adaptive reuse projects in hospitality, potential opportunities, and the challenges developers must navigate during the conversion process.
Market Spotlight: Orlando
Orlando has long attracted a large number of leisure visitors with theme parks such as the Walt Disney World Resort, and in recent years has also developed into a business travel hub. In 2024, the city welcomed 75.3 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%, with international visitors growing by 5.9%. Despite recent impacts of economic uncertainty on inbound tourism to the United States, Orlando's international visitor numbers through May remained on par with 2019. Hotel performance has been steady, with occupancy rising 0.5 percentage points year-on-year in May and RevPAR increasing 4% to $161. The newly opened Epic Universe theme park and multiple hotel development projects reflect sustained market optimism regarding multi-generational travel and business demand.
Après ski appeal: Utah’s revamped Deer Valley draws top hotel brands
Deer Valley Resort, located in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah near Park City, is becoming a popular destination for year-round outdoor experiences. Its East Village expansion project will add over 3,700 acres of skiable terrain and 250,000 square feet of commercial space, attracting brand hotels such as Hyatt, Hilton, and Four Seasons. The expansion is expected to partially open during the 2025-2026 ski season, aiming to create North America's first new luxury alpine village since 1981.
Tip Tax Exemption or Coming Soon: What Changes Will the Hospitality Industry See?
The legislative process to eliminate federal taxes on tips is accelerating: the Trump-backed 'One Big Beautiful Bill' has passed the House and been sent to the Senate, which previously also passed Cruz's 'Tax-Free Tips Act.' Hospitality associations and unions generally support it, but the bill's details, scope of application, and actual impact on low-income workers remain contentious.
Nashville Hotel Market Watch: Convention Engine Drives Development Boom
Since former Mayor Phil Bredesen's vision in 1992, Nashville has built large sports venues and a convention center, fueling prosperity in tourism and the hotel industry. In 2025, visitor numbers are projected to reach 17.3 million, with hotel development volume ranking second in the U.S. Conventions, corporate relocations, and diverse events are core demand drivers, attracting upscale and boutique hotels. Industry insiders generally express confidence in the market's resilience, believing there is still room for growth.
Marriott CFO and Industry Experts Interpret the CitizenM Acquisition
Marriott International announced the acquisition of Dutch lifestyle hotel brand CitizenM for $355 million, with the transaction expected to close later this year. The move is seen as a significant step in Marriott's positioning within the competitive lifestyle segment, while also reflecting broader trends in the hotel industry, including a shift toward value-driven lifestyle offerings, scaling through consolidation to expand loyalty programs, and catering to the needs of a new generation of travelers. Marriott's Chief Financial Officer Leeny Oberg and several industry experts shared their views on the deal with Hotel Dive, covering its strategic value, potential overlap risks with the Moxy brand, and the future direction of industry consolidation.