Trevor Simpson
Associate Editor at Hotel News Now
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2 weeks ago |
costar.com | Trevor Simpson
Read the latest roundup of U.S.-based hires and promotions in the hotel industry. Michael Murray (Aimbridge Hospitality)Vice president of operationsEvolution Hospitality, Aimbridge Hospitality's lifestyle operating divisionApril 8, 2025PromotionExperience: Since joining Aimbridge in 2016, Murray has been a dynamic leader, steadily advancing from general manager to campus general manager and most recently serving as general manager of Hotel PASEO, an Autograph Collection by Marriott.
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2 weeks ago |
costar.com | Trevor Simpson
Editor's Note: Some linked articles may be behind subscription paywalls. 1. Stocks dip around the world amid US tariff falloutKey stock indices around the world dropped on Monday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs unveiled this past Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The main stock index in Hong Kong fell 13%, the benchmark pan-European index was down more than 4% and the U.S.'s S&P 500 was down more than 3%.
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3 weeks ago |
costar.com | Trevor Simpson
A pair of markets familiar with hosting the NCAA college basketball Final Four will get another crack at it this year on both the men's and women's side, setting up hotel demand worthy of cutting the nets down. This weekend, San Antonio, Texas, will play host to the men's Final Four with the semifinals taking place on Saturday and the final on Monday. Tampa, Florida, will host the women's Final Four, with the semifinals taking place on Friday and the final on Sunday.
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3 weeks ago |
costar.com | Trevor Simpson
Birmingham, Alabama-based Highline Hospitality Partners, the hospitality investment platform of Highline Real Estate Partners, acquired the 510-room Hilton Atlanta Airport for an undisclosed price. According to CoStar data, Wheelock Street Capital was the previous owner of the hotel. Wheelock acquired the property from Park Hotels & Resorts in 2019 for $101 million. This is Highline Hospitality's second property in Atlanta, joining the Sheraton Suites Galleria-Atlanta.
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4 weeks ago |
costar.com | Trevor Simpson
Regional markets in Vietnam are starting to see outsize pickup in demand following a year that didn't necessarily bear the fruits of optimism from Vietnamese hoteliers. Speaking on the latest episode of the Hotel News Now podcast, Jesper Palmqvist, STR's senior director of Asia-Pacific, said while the bigger markets in the country such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are performing all right, it's the regional markets such as Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh and Nha Trang that are seeing hotel demand increases.
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Choice Hotels International will no longer pursue acquiring Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, per a Monday news release. About a year after its initial offer, Choice said there wasn't "a path towards a transaction available at this time." https://t.co/62f1LPB17w
Hotel rates this weekend in Las Vegas are forecast to average $573, which would set a Super Bowl host market record, according to data from STR, CoStar’s hospitality analytics firm. https://t.co/xhXvUzRYwx
Spoke with C. Patrick Scholes of Truist Securities about Choice Hotels International's latest move to pursue a hostile takeover of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. https://t.co/Owiq0zpcci
