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National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
Hilton Garden Inn is Fastest Growing Brand in the Family Long a dominant player in the full-service business and leisure hospitality sector, Hilton Hotels Corp. is relaunching an upscale brand.   |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
Q & A An interview with Ted Darnall, president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's real estate group, about initial development activity and how aloft differs from other select-service brands, including Marriott's Courtyard, Hilton's Hilton Garden Inn, and even its own Four Points. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
Extended-Stay Brands Roll Out Expansion Plans Brands Some developers are giving serious consideration to building economy extended-stay hotels. With lower operational costs than full-service and even limited-service properties, owners can often recoup costs faster and reap the rewards of higher profits. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006
H. Lee Murphy |
Hotel Development Pipeline Swells Buoyed by strong occupancies and room rates, the hotel industry is poised to embark on its biggest construction binge since the go-go days of the late 1990s. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Joe Gose |
Hilton Elevates Its Game Hotel chains couldn't have picked a better time to get aggressive. Quite simply, the debt and equity markets are hot for hotels. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
A Developer's Dream: Midscale Hotels A building boom is under way in the limited-service hotel sector, also known as midscale without food or beverage. Approximately 25,800 rooms are under construction -- and another 17,898 rooms are in the planning stages. What's the attraction? |
Entrepreneur
March 2004
Chris McGinnis |
Need for Speed Hotels say hello to high-speed Internet access---and goodbye to high usage fees. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Steve McLinden |
Inn Favor With the Hip Crowd Cambria Suites is just one of three sleek, contemporary select-service brands rolling out nationally into retail and mixed-use sites, responding to a changing guest demographic that finds younger travelers slowly supplanting baby boomers as bigger hospitality spenders. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
Sibley Fleming |
Hotel Investors Celebrate What happens when hotel investors mix great property fundamentals, double-digit returns and an abundance of capital in a cocktail shaker of limited supply? The hospitality industry becomes the life of one big investment party. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2004
Hortense Leon |
Hospitality's #1 Pick Limited service hotels are gaining popularity because they are easier and quicker to build than full-service properties |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2004
Robyn Taylor Parets |
Developers Check into Boutique Hotels Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative segment -- including some of the nation's largest hotel companies. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Matt Valley |
Hotel Growth Spurt Coming to India With a population of 1.1 billion, a GDP that's projected to grow about 8% annually until 2020, and a burgeoning middle class, India is on the radar screen of several hotel companies. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Selective Hotel Strategy RLJ Development is one of a growing number of companies that view select-service hotels as favorable yield plays. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2005
Robyn Taylor Parets |
The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2002
Steve Webb |
Upscale Hotel Brands Headed for Smaller Towns Can it be that the future of the Westin and Sheraton brands is in places like Normal, Ill.? |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, the newly formed Kimpton Hospitality Partners (KHP) plans to acquire $450 million in boutique hotel properties during the next two years. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2004
Robyn Taylor Parets |
Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
HEI Once Again Embarks on Hotel Buying Spree HEI Hospitality, which targets full-service hotels and resorts with 200 to 500 rooms, is in the beginning stages of a buying binge, powered by a $275 million private equity fund formed in June 2004. |
InsideFlyer
August 2007 |
Hilton Blackstone Merger Hilton's Board of Directors recently approved Blackstone Group's proposal to purchase the Hilton Hotels Corporation. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 8, 2002
Steve Webb |
Suburbia is the next frontier for Sheraton and Westin Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has unveiled a strategy to expand its upscale Westin and Sheraton brands into secondary and tertiary markets with newly designed prototypes. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2015
Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Sector Update Hotel investment settles in for a long stay. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hilton's Not Halting The hotel operator caps off a successful turnaround year by topping fourth quarter estimates. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2007
Sibley Fleming |
Rethinking the Brand With 59 existing hotels in China and another 55 in the pipeline, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is a head above its competition. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Christopher Palmeri |
Home Sweet Hotel For inns to rate with our readers, they need comfy rooms, high-speed Net access, and some little extras thrown in. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2006
Dees Stribling |
The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
The Light Is On At Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach made a well-timed bet on midpriced chains. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Marriott Books a Nice Quarter Marriott continues to post solid top-line growth but cash flow generation trends have been more difficult to discern. The stock is a little pricey, but worth looking into. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Hotel Chains Take Back the Web Hotel companies are hoping to take back the customer connection and improve their profits by fortifying their Web sites and offering their excess inventory directly to consumers. The question now is whether the hotel companies can beat the discounters. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2014
Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Industry Rebounds Investors check in for the next up cycle. |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
Palmeri & Balfour |
Behind Starwood's Hotel Expansion in China The chain's Sheraton brand, already popular on the mainland, is likely to grow more so as Chinese tourism expands. |
Entrepreneur
August 2003
Christopher McGinnis |
It's on Us On your next trip, let your hotel pick up the tab for extras. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Hilton Goes Worldwide The Hilton Hotel name becomes united under a single banner. The stock has room to move to the upside without becoming overpriced. With a simple-to-integrate acquisition ahead, its long-term growth prospects have been greatly enhanced. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Rating Frequent-Sleeper Plans Just like the airlines, nearly every major hotel chain now boasts a customer-loyalty program to lure repeat guests. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2012
Sara Drummond |
Hotel Reservations Lenders and investors have not checked in to smaller markets. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Travel Revives Hilton A resurgence of business travel helps second-quarter earnings rise 39% at Hilton Hotels, but investors may want to wait for a more opportune time before checking in. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
Robyn Parets |
What's Next for Wyndham? On the heels of The Blackstone Group's announcement that it will acquire Wyndham International Inc., hotel industry insiders say the private investment group could emerge as a major player in the lodging business with brands spanning across all segments. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Stan Luxenberg |
Wooing Hotel Customers Online At a time when the hotel industry is enjoying strong demand, chains are working hard to generate business through their own Web sites. An effective online system can cut costs and boost occupancy rates. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Emil Lee |
Fool on the Street: Hilton's Glamorous Plans The hotelier's strategy includes slimming down and looking abroad. Investors, take note. |
Entrepreneur
January 2010
Jason Daley |
A Room at the Top How Hampton Inn broke into the Top 10 during one of the hotel industry's toughest years |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Spiffing Up for Recovery Betting that the travel slowdown will soon pass, some brave owners and operators of branded hotels are sprucing up their properties. That means converting lobbies, redoing rooms, adding new signage and shelling out big bucks to bolster the brand. Will these projects pay off? |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Best Hotels for Your Money Some of the differences between fancy and non-fancy hotel chains are disappearing as many lower-tier chains are adding amenities found at their more costly competitors. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
IHG's Strategy Pays Off InterContinental Hotel Group is lightening its load. The London-based hotelier is aggressively disposing of assets and ramping up its franchise and management lines of business. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2005
Robyn Taylor Parets |
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel. |
InsideFlyer
April 2009 |
Atrea Opens A new Best Western hotel brand, Atrea, is expected to open this month in San Antonio. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Hotels in the News That Holiday Inn down the street from your office might have been around for 30 years, but don't assume the entire hotel industry is equally sleepy. Investors and guests alike might be intrigued by these recent developments. |
InsideFlyer
August 2010 |
Marriott Seniors Here's a reminder that if you're 62 or older, you can take advantage of Marriott's Senior Hotel Discounts. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2005
Lawrence Meyers |
Ashford Hospitality Hands Out Money The hotel REIT raises its dividend. Again. One reason for the dividend increase: a recent deal Ashford negotiated using some clever financing strategies, something CEO Montgomery J. Bennett is famous for. |
InsideFlyer
July 2011 |
Road Tripping America? Think Midscale. A look at hotel loyalty in midscale America. |
