Smith Travel Research based in Hendersonville, Tenn. Today released its revised 2008 and 2009 forecasts and its projections for the U.S. hotel industry’s performance in 2010...

Something odd happened on the way to the funeral for hotel deal making this year — at least a few investors refused to attend. Yes, many banks and other high-profile lenders have officially shut the door on the hospitality industry, and declining...

Will the proposed Employee Free Choice Act destroy the hotel industry's profitability by driving up workers' wages, as some owners argue? Or will it level the playing field between labor and management, as unions claim? Those are just two...

U.S. hotels posted the lowest sales volume of any commercial property type in the first half of 2008 as global transaction activity for the sector plummeted 68% from year-ago levels, according to researcher Real Capital Analytics. U.S. hotel sales...

History repeats itself, which means there is a light at the end of the tunnel for struggling hoteliers, according to Laurence Geller. The president and CEO of Chicago-based Strategic Hotels & Resorts remains an optimist amid a softening global...

The outlook for the timeshare industry was a decidedly cheery one during the recent Midwest Lodging Investors Summit held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. It’s no wonder given that several of the speakers at a session titled “How to...

Sometimes it’s hard to tell that franchisors and franchisees are actually business partners. Two separate general sessions at the recent Midwest Lodging Investors Summit revealed how different the two groups are in their outlooks on the hotel...

Visitors to the recent Midwest Lodging Investors Summit in Chicago came away with a cheery forecast for the timeshare industry. And no wonder: several of the speakers at a session titled “How to Develop a Successful Vacation Ownership Project”...

Florida's largest landowner, St. Joe Co., has begun to redevelop parts of the Panhandle, including Port St. Joe, a town of 3,600 people. Though a planned development of 2,000 area homes could double the town's population, the company says it wants...