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Opinion Article

March 14, 2023

National Travel and Tourism Office Projects Inbound Travel Will Fully Recover by 2025

The National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) recently released an international visitation forecast, its first since the onset of the pandemic. The forecast, which extends until 2027, projects that inbound travel will fully recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025. This is consistent with U.S. Travel’s fall 2022 forecast. By 2027, NTTO projects that there will be 91 million international visitations, which is in line with the government’s recently-announced National Travel and Tourism Strategy.

By Aaron Szyf, Economist, U.S. Travel Association

March 14, 2023

Staggering Number of Job Openings Threaten Travel Industry Growth

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics February employment report, in which leisure and hospitality jobs grew by 105,000 and the total economy added 311,000 jobs.

U.S. Travel Association

March 3, 2023

NewcrestImage & Hospitality Capital Partners Acquire Eleven Hotels Across Seven States

A joint venture of NewcrestImage and Hospitality Capital Partners (HCP) has completed acquisition of 11 hotels in seven states with a total of 1,551 rooms in a transaction handled by Al Calhoun and Mark Fair at CBRE in Atlanta.

NewcrestImage, LLC

March 3, 2023

Choice Privileges Named One of ‘America’s Best Loyalty Programs’ by Newsweek

Choice Privileges has once again been named one of America’s Best Loyalty Programs. The prestigious rankings are presented by Newsweek and the global data research firm Statista and based on an independent survey of more than 4,000 loyalty program members. Customers evaluated programs based on six criteria: Likelihood of Recommendation, Ease & Enjoyment, Benefit, Overall Satisfaction, Customer Support, and Trust. This is the third straight year that Choice Privileges, the award-winning loyalty program of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), has received the honor.

March 3, 2023

BWH Hotel Group’s® Vīb® Tempe Partners with Midas Hospitality

BWH Hotel Group is partnering with industry-leading hotel management company, Midas Hospitality, for the management of its urban, upscale boutique Vīb hotel in Tempe, Arizona. The Tempe hotel joined BWH Hotel Group’s global Vīb portfolio in 2022 as a shining example of the brand with thoughtfully designed spaces that invite collaboration and socialization while still offering flexible function with a stylish flair.

Midas Hospitality, LLC

Tempe, Arizona, United States

March 2, 2023

Aimbridge Hospitality Grows Select Service Division, Assumes Management of Nine Hotels

Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, continues to expand its managed portfolio with the addition of nine properties to its specialized Select Service operating division. Nine hotels, owned by Neema Hospitality, are located across Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and aggregate to 774 guestrooms.

Aimbridge Hospitality

Opinion Article

March 2, 2023

New Quarterly Insights Identify Travel Pain Points and Opportunities to Improve Experiences

In an effort to dig deeper into the traveler experience and identify barriers and points of friction that keep travelers at home or traveling less frequently, we launched a new quarterly consumer survey with Ipsos at the start of the year.

By Jamie Mageau, Director of Research Products, U.S. Travel Association

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)

February 28, 2023

Crestline Adds Two Hotels to Management Portfolio

Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC (“Crestline”) today announced the addition of two hotels to its managed portfolio—the 84 room Fairfield Inn & Suites Fairmont, West Virginia and the 105 room Hampton Inn & Suites Legacy Park-Frisco, Texas.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts

February 28, 2023

First Hospitality Kicks Off 2023 Strong; Wins Several Prestigious Awards

After ending 2022 with a 25% increase in its hotel management portfolio, First Hospitality, a national hotel operating and development company, kicks off 2023 by earning the 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA list are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an Energage issued employee engagement survey. First Hospitality honored associates across its diverse portfolio of over 50 hotels during the 37th Annual First Honors Gala, January 25-26, 2023 in Toledo, OH.

First Hospitality

February 24, 2023

Appeals court blocks California bar on mandatory arbitration for workers

On February 15, 2023, a federal appeals court blocked a California law that prohibited employers from requiring their workers to resolve legal disputes in private arbitration.

California, United States

February 17, 2023

Remington Hotels Assumes Management of La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lakeway

Remington Hotels, a dynamic hotel management company, today announces its management agreement for La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lakeway. Located in the thriving community known as the City of Lakeway, the property marks the fifth hotel in the Austin area, further strengthening Remington’s portfolio in the market. Remington will manage the hotel’s sales, marketing, operations, revenue management, and overall customer satisfaction results.

Lakeway, Texas, United States

Opinion Article

February 17, 2023

Restoring Travel’s Role in Reducing America’s Trade Deficit

Did you know: Travel spending is considered an export or an import—depending on who is spending.

By Aaron Szyf, Economist, U.S. Travel Association

February 17, 2023

New: Weak Travel Trade Balance Points to Urgent Need for Federal Action

New data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals the country’s travel trade surplus slipped to just $4 billion in 2022—down from an all-time high of $85.9 billion less than a decade ago, underscoring the urgent need to rebuild inbound travel and regain its associated economic benefits.

U.S. Travel Association

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)

February 14, 2023

U.S. Mayors Call on Biden Administration to Reduce Excessive Visitor Visa Wait Times

A bipartisan group of 44 mayors and officials representing American cities and counties came together to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken a letter urging immediate action to reduce visitor visa interview wait times, which persistently remain above 400 days for would-be travelers from key international inbound markets.

U.S. Travel Association

February 13, 2023

HEI Assumes Management of Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel

HEI Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation's leading operators of institutionally owned full-service hotels with a portfolio of more than 100 properties across the United States, recently announced that it has assumed management of the 270-room Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The Hyatt Regency, owned by Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, is located at the doorstep of Logan International Airport and is among the city’s premier full-service hotels.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

February 8, 2023

Davidson Hospitality Group Selected to Operate Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive

Davidson Resorts, the highly specialized operating vertical under Davidson Hospitality Group, has been identified by Flag Luxury Group and Unicorp National Developments to manage Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive in Orlando, Florida. Located in the heart of the ICON Park entertainment district within walking distance to The Wheel at ICON Park and more than 50 shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, the sprawling Central Florida resort features 613 guestrooms and suites; two restaurants and bars; two outdoor pools; state-of-the-art fitness facilities; 60,000 square feet of flexible event space, and a convenient shuttle to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and SeaWorld Orlando theme parks.

Orlando, Florida, United States

February 8, 2023

AHLA message following President Biden’s State of the Union Address

President Biden reassured the American people that the trajectory of the American economy is strong. The president outlined policy priorities he hopes will continue to build on the recovery of the past year.

February 6, 2023

ISHC Honors Alejandro Zozaya with the Pioneer Award at ALIS

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) presented Alejandro Zozaya, former Chairman of Apple Leisure Group, with the Pioneer Award which recognizes an individual annually who has made an outstanding contribution, achievement and/or improvement in the hospitality industry.

February 6, 2023

The Hotel Group Adds Another Washington Hotel to its Portfolio with the Purchase of a Fairfield by Marriott

Today, The Hotel Group (THG) and Hogback Development announced the purchase of the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Moses Lake, Wa. The Hotel Group is a leading national hotel management, investment and development company and is an affiliate of Hotel Equities (HE). This addition, and the recent announcement of two Hyatt additions, furthers the group’s continued growth in the Northwest.

The Hotel Group (THG)

Moses Lake, Washington, United States

February 3, 2023

Making Magic in “The 305!” MCR Acquires the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon

MCR — the country’s 4th-largest hotel owner-operator — has acquired the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon, a 14-story hotel with 508 rooms in Miami, Florida. With a prime waterfront setting within the Blue Lagoon business park, the hotel is located just south of Miami International Airport (MIA). This is the company’s second hotel in the Miami airport submarket following the acquisition of the Hyatt Place Miami Airport East in December of 2022 and its tenth hotel in Florida.

Miami, Florida, United States