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Picking the lock: The cruciality of key money in hotel deals

You’ve got to spend money to make money. It’s an old adage, but one gaining…

Aimbridge Hospitality’s deal with lenders likely staves off prolonged Chapter 11 process

Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest third-party management company in the world, has entered into a Restructuring…

Hoteliers anticipate, wait for China to ride high again in 2025 amid ongoing slowdown

In Chinese culture, the red dragon is a symbol of good luck and happiness. Lately,…

Forward ho: Hotel industry leaders size up 2025

Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, a company that by turns is admired…

How lodging companies are taking a page from Amazon

Type in relentless.com into your web browser. Go ahead—try it. What you find is not…

U.K. hotel investment touches six-year high

If last year was any indication, U.K. dealmaking is back in business. U.K. hotel investment…

Playa Hotels & Resorts manages multiple brands. What a Hyatt acquisition of it could mean.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation on Monday disclosed it has executed an exclusivity agreement with Playa Hotels &…

Waldorf Astoria New York is back, staffed and ready to go—and it’s thanks to this man. 

Luigi Romaniello knows a thing or two about marathons. The Italian-born hotelier recently completed the…