The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is proud to announce the launch of its newest chapter, HSMAI Florida Gulf Coast, officially chartered on October 2, 2025. This new chapter underscores HSMAI’s ongoing commitment to expanding its reach, cultivating local engagement, and delivering enhanced value to hospitality professionals through regionally tailored education and networking opportunities.
It has been one week since the government shutdown began, and Congress has yet to reach an agreement to restore funding—costing America’s travel economy an estimated $1 billion each week in lost spending.
To propel its next phase of growth, Outbound Hotels has named CoralTree Hospitality as its exclusive operating partner, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to intentional expansion through expert collaboration.
Leading global hospitality management company, Valor Hospitality Partners, is expanding its Americas portfolio into the Ohio market with the addition of The Summit Hotel, an existing premier independent hotel in Cincinnati. Valor will bring its global independent luxury experience to the property and will join Marriott International’s family of brands with the property's conversion to a Le Méridien, bringing the timeless sophistication and European flair of the brand to ‘The Queen City’ for the very first time.
Waterford Hotel Group, a national leader in hospitality management, today announced the addition of two distinguished properties to its growing portfolio: the Sheraton Flowood The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center in Flowood, Mississippi, and the Maison Dupuy Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the debut of Americas Best Value Studios by Sonesta, an extended stay extension of Sonesta’s most franchised brand, Americas Best Value Inn (ABVI). This new brand type within the ABVI portfolio is designed to meet the growing demand for value-driven, longer-term accommodations.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the launch of Outset Collection by Hilton, the company’s 25th brand and eighth in its growing Lifestyle portfolio. The new brand underscores Hilton’s dramatic growth trajectory and focus on offerings for customers in the fastest-growing segments, particularly the collection and lifestyle spaces. With an increase in guests looking for boutique hotels with an independent identity and experience, Outset Collection provides more unique ways to stay.
First Hospitality, a national hotel operating, management, and development company, has assumed management and operations of the Hyatt House and Hyatt Place Chicago – Medical/University District. This dual-branded property marks First Hospitality’s fifth multi-brand hotel and expands the company’s Chicagoland presence to 16 properties.
AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of AHLA dedicated to supporting a strong hotel industry workforce, today announced the distribution of more than $710,000 in academic scholarships to 246 students at 64 schools across the country for the 2025–2026 academic year.
White Lodging, one of the hospitality industry’s leading hotel development, ownership, and management companies, has begun managing The Shepherd Hotel in Clemson, South Carolina. This partnership reflects an alignment of values between White Lodging and The Shepherd Hotel brand, both of which are committed to a culture of caring and cultivating the next generation of industry leaders.
Impacted by the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 27 September. CoStar is a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.
Rebel Hotel Company, a leading hotel operator, is proud to announce the addition of the Sheraton Orlando North Hotel to its growing portfolio of managed properties. Located in the heart of Maitland Center Office Park, the property features newly renovated guest rooms, over 20,000 square feet of meeting space, and a resort-style outdoor pool, making it a premier choice for business and leisure travelers alike.
HSMAI Washington DC Chapter today announced that its Hotel General Managers Panel this month will address key topics of interest to Washington area hoteliers, including evolving guest expectations, strategies for building resilient and motivated teams and innovations in operations, revenue optimization and guest experience.
Visionary hotelier and hospitality pioneer Jon Blanchard announces the launch of JB Hotel Group, a Los Angeles based, real estate development, investment, and asset management firm dedicated to creating exceptional destinations that blend luxury, comfort, and timeless design. Formerly known as BLVD Hospitality, JB Hotel Group builds on Blanchard’s acclaimed legacy of transforming culturally rich, often overlooked markets into globally recognized hospitality landmarks.
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the leading voice of the global business travel industry, today called on the United States Congress to take immediate action to reach an agreement on a federal budget and quickly end the government shutdown.
Half of U.S. adults plan to travel overnight for leisure before the end of the year, and nearly one-third (31%) of employed adults expect to travel overnight for business, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and conducted by Morning Consult.
The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 20 September. CoStar is a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.
Today, the U.S. Travel Association sent a letter to Congressional leadership underscoring the detrimental impact a government shutdown would have on the travel economy and traveling public.
Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection today released the Time Rich Report, a national consumer survey designed to examine how people perceive and manage one of their most valuable resources – time. Conducted in collaboration with Wakefield Research, the study explores the connection between current definitions of “quality time” and perceptions about travel and the powerful role it plays in helping people reconnect with loved ones, with self, and with what’s important.
Last week, the Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), a non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting the travel technology industry, hosted a networking event for 40 travel tech innovators and start-up founders in New York City.
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