hotelbusiness.com

By Walid Al-Hajj

The demo runs flawlessly. A guest-messaging chatbot answers a tricky multi-part question in two seconds, a revenue-management model lifts a sample property’s projected RevPAR and the room goes quiet. Then the contract lands, integration s...

Aimbridge Hospitality has launched S.P.A.R.K., its proprietary enterprise platform designed to deliver consistent operational performance and data-driven visibility across every property it manages worldwide. S.P.A.R.K.—which stands for Service, Profitability, Accuracy, Resp...

R.D. Olson Construction has completed Element Mission Valley in San Diego, a $43-million, 98,000-sq.-ft. hotel developed in partnership with Driftwood Capital and the first Element by Westin Marriott ...

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year comparisons for the week ending June 13, according to data from CoStar.

June 7-13 (percentage change from comparable week in 2025):

Occupancy: 69.9% (+1.9%)
ADR: $172.04 (+4.9%)
RevPAR: $120.34 (+7%)

Among the top 25 markets, Detroit saw the highest occupancy increase (+7.9% to 71%).<...

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation has opened Sonesta Select Houston IAH Greenspoint. The 126-room, interior-corridor property is owned and operated by franchisee Jorge Romo, marking the fourth Sonesta property he has opened this year.

“The addition of Sonesta Select Hou...