Hotel News Now

In this episode, labor attorney Andria Ryan outlines the likely changes to U.S. labor laws and rules under the incoming Trump administraiton.

Truist Securities' C. Patrick Scholes joined the HNN podcast to recap third-quarter earnings calls from hotel brands and publicly traded real estate investment trusts.

Prism Hotels & Resorts founder Steve Van discusses the ins and outs of his former company's acquisition by Aimbridge Hospitality in 2021 and how that decision was more emotionally charged than he expected.

Former Chesapeake Hospitality and Remington Hospitality executive W. Chris Green joins the podcast to talk about the recent wave of mergers and acquisitions involving hotel management company and how he navigated a deal himself.

News editor Sean McCracken recaps some of Hotel News Now and CoStar News' top stories and podcasts from October.

Stories featured in this podcast include:

1. Six months in, Aimbridge's CEO focuses on hotel owners and building relationships
2. Tell Me More: Data fuels '25 travel trends around hotel restaurants, off-the-beaten-path destinations and set-jetting
3. Dallas developer opens two new luxury hotels in Texas, California
4. The Upgrade: Serviced apartments attract hotel developer, brand attention
5. Joint venture will buy former Hôtel Saint-James & Albany in Paris

STR's Jesper Palmqvist and Matthew Burke join the podcast to discuss the latest across the Asia Pacific region, including whether recent stimulus efforts -- and the Golden Week holiday -- will help spur a travel rebound in China.

CoStar's Emmy Hise and Randyl Drummer join the HNN podcast to discuss why Seattle is in a better position than many other West Coast markets.

HNN's Bryan Wroten and Trevor Simpson share their thoughts and what they heard from second full day of the Lodging Conference 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.

HNN's Bryan Wroten and Trevor Simpson share their takeaways from the first day of the Lodging Conference 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. 

In this episode, Hilton's Jess Petitt speaks about the company's 2025 Trends Report, which calls 2025 the "year of the travel maximizer" as travelers want to get the most out of their trips.