One of the coolest joints for an overnight stay in Boston is the $150 million, 298-room Liberty Hotel, a converted jail that has attracted a slew of celebrities from Paris Hilton and Bruce Willis to British billionaire Richard Branson, who founded...

People like Simon Turner. And he likes them back. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's new president of global development, British native Simon Turner, has built the reputation of an executive who stays calm under pressure; a 30-year veteran...

Greg Dillon, long-time Hilton executive, close confidant of Barron Hilton and legend in the hotel real estate industry, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at age 86...

Staff report from Lodging Hospitality

A dismal performance for the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter of 2008 led to a weak showing for the nation’s top 25 hotel markets, according to Smith Travel Research, providing further evidence that the recession is taking a toll on the...

With erratic interest-rate spreads and flatlining issuance volume, the CMBS market is fading fast. Is investor confidence the antidote?

In the dead of January under gray skies and gloomy headlines, savvy hotel investors see a glimmer of light off in the not-too-distant future. The growing consensus among hotel experts is that in the third or fourth quarter, the wrappings will come...

In a fresh sign of weakness in the hotel sector, the number of guest rooms abandoned in the construction pipeline rose 75% in November, compared with the same period a year ago, according to Smith Travel Research. A hotel project is deemed...

The capital markets meltdown and plunging economy have conspired to kill the most prolific casino hotel expansion ever. Struggling with liquidity concerns and plummeting earnings, gaming and lodging companies are halting projects midway through...

The capital markets meltdown and plunging economy have conspired to kill the most prolific casino hotel expansion ever. Struggling with liquidity concerns and plummeting earnings, gaming and lodging companies are halting projects midway through...