MCR to Turn London's BT Tower Into a Hotel
The BT Tower will be transformed into a hotel after the telecom giant inked a £275m deal to sell the London landmark to MCR Hotels.
Alan Woinski
Alan is the founder of the Daily Lodging Report, now owned by Skift, and remains editor. He also founded the Gaming Industry Daily Report and Gaming Industry Weekly Report which remains under the ownership of Gaming USA Corporation, owned by Alan and his wife Kim. Alan and Kim recently moved from Bergen County, NJ to Southwest, Florida and are loving the SWFL lifestyle. Both Alan and Kim recently became grandparents for the first time to a beautiful baby girl.
India's Hotel Sector to Hit Decade-High for Revenue
The Indian hotel industry is expecting to report a 7-9 percent revenue growth in FY2025 with occupancy likely to be at decade highs.
IHG Gives a Strategy Update
IHG posted slightly better than expected results with the most publicized part of the release being their intention to give more $1 billion back to shareholders in 2024.
Data on the Return of Chinese Outbound Travelers
Chinese travelers flocked to tourist hotspots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels.
Barclays Forecasts Optimistic Outlook for 2024
Barclays updated their U.S. lodging REIT estimates ahead of the onslaught of expected conservative earnings that are coming.
Wyndham and Hyatt Earnings Tripped Up in New Ways
Wyndham had their typical quarter, but WH did say fighting off CHH is going to cost them about $75 million, while Hyatt gave a late-night press release that stated their 4Q results would be delayed because they have not finalized accounting relating to ALG’s Unlimited Vacation Club.
China's Hotel Construction Pipeline Hits Record High
According to the latest China Construction pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics, China’s hotel construction pipeline ended 2023 with record-breaking project and room counts
Las Vegas Hotels’ Super Bowl Bump
STR reported US lodging data for the week ended 2/10. US hotel RevPAR was up 3.9% with ADR up 7%. RevPAR in Las Vegas was up 140% year over year thanks to the Super Bowl.
Radisson Expanding in Cambodia and India
Radisson signed a deal to expand in Cambodia and announced even larger growth on its own across India.
Marriott’s Earnings Were Good but the Reactions Were Bad
The stock market being as ugly as NJ and NY weather this morning probably had a lot more to do with Marriott’s outsized decline than the actual earnings report.