In the Q1 2023 U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report released by Lodging Econometrics (LE), LE analysts report, that as a group, year-over-year the hotel construction pipeline has grown in the Top 25 Markets in the U.S. The top five U.S. markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines at the close of the first quarter are led by Dallas with, record-high project and room counts of 184 projects/21,810 rooms. Following are Atlanta with 144 projects/18,242 rooms, Los Angeles with 118 projects/19,066 rooms, Phoenix with 117 projects/16,100 rooms, and Nashville with 115 projects/15,354 rooms.
Small Luxury Hotels sets its sights on Australia and New Zealand as priority markets
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), a collection of over 520 independently owned luxury hotels in more than 90 countries, is investing in its presence in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) markets, as integral parts for the brand’s strategic direction and expansion plans post-pandemic.
Marina Bay Sands ushers in a new era of luxury hospitality
Marina Bay Sands’ US$1 billion reinvestment programme – its most ambitious to date since opening in 2010 – reached a critical milestone this week with the completion of over 850 hotel rooms that are setting the tone for a new era of luxury hospitality.
Canada hotel occupancy reached five-month high in March
Canada’s hotel occupancy was its highest since October 2022, according to STR‘s March 2023 data.
U.S. Hotel Construction pipeline increases in all project stages year-over-year
In the latest United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that construction pipeline projects in the U.S. continue to increase, standing at 5,545 projects/658,207 rooms at the close of Q1 2023. Up 9% by both projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY); project totals at Q1 ‘23 are just 338 projects, or 5.7%, behind the all-time high of 5,883 projects recorded in Q2 2008.
Eid al-Fitr boosts hotel bookings in key Middle East markets
Key markets in the Middle East are showing a spike in hotel occupancy on the books during Eid al-Fitr, according to STR’s Forward STAR data.
Bournemouth disability training charity celebrates two wins at Hospitality industry national awards
Bournemouth-based disability training charity The CRUMBS Project (Crumbs), was recognised at the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2023, winning in both the ‘Diversity, Equality and Inclusion’, and the ‘Disability Confidence’ categories.
The Ameswell announces plan to become carbon neutral
The Ameswell Hotel, a new design and technology-oriented independent hotel located in the heart of Mountain View, California, today announces its plan to become carbon neutral by the year 2024. Following its recent recognition as the newest hotel in California to be awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the hotel’s initiative to become carbon neutral will coincide with existing efforts since the hotel’s inception for a sustainable future, with the goal to become the most sustainable hotel in the Bay Area.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 15 April
U.S. hotel performance increased from the previous week, and year-over-year comparisons reflected the positive side of the Easter calendar shift, according to STR‘s latest data through 15 April.
Hotel construction down across world regions
Each of the four world regions showed a year-over-year decline in hotel construction activity, with Asia Pacific coming closest to its 2022 comparable, according to March 2023 pipeline data from STR.
