The first Avid hotels will have sound-baffling headboards, breakfast areas with seven food "zones" and bathrooms with quartz counters.

STR released 2017 performance results for hotels in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Mexico.

The overall outlook of the U.S. hotel industry shows demand will continue to rise in 2018 and outpace supply, according to industry forecasters speaking at the recent Americas Lodging Investment Summit, reports HNN’s Stephanie Ricca.

NH Hotel Group assembled a new expansion team to boost company growth across its brands NH Hotels, NH Collection and Nhow.

Hoteliers are leveraging technology to connect with guests before they even arrive on-property, leading to an enhanced guest experience and, in some cases, a boost to the bottom line.

The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index closed January at 5,200, up 6.4% from the end of 2017.

AccorHotels Group reached the final stages of a €6.6-billion deal to sell half of its real estate subsidiary AccorInvest.

Delta Hotels & Resorts will reflag the Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration near Walt Disney World this fall after the 718-room hotel undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation.

The Four Seasons Resort Nevis will launch a seven-month renovation in April.

For hotel brands that want to be on the cusp of new design elements and incorporate buzz-worthy details, incorporating trending colors can be one way to achieve that, design experts said.

Mama Shelter will enter the UK market in 2019 with Mama Shelter Shoreditch.

Kimpton will open a hotel near Disneyland that will feature a rooftop bar as well as a number of suites with unobstructed views of the theme park's fireworks show.

Wyndham Hotel Group has added benefits to its loyalty program, one permanent and one temporary.

AccorHotels has chosen UAE-based construction group ASGC as the main contractor for the 25hours One Central hotel in Dubai.

Dublin-based hotel management company Choice Hotel Group, a master franschisor for Choice Hotels International, has signed a deal to manage two Galway hotels—the G Hotel & Spa and the Hotel Meyrick.

United Arab Emirates—Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ principal hotel destination, should expect some short-term performance struggles, sources said, but in the long term, the market should rebound as long as owners stay firmly in the minds of operators and developers.

Hotel owners and their attorneys need to be on top of an unending number of legal issues on a day-to-day basis.

Dalian Wanda Group has placed its final two overseas developments—Chicago's Vista Tower and the Beverly Hills hotel and residential project—on the market. The two projects total approximately $2.1 billion.

The 351-room Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Hotel & Residences on Seven Mile Beach is slated to open in 2020.

AccorHotels Group has rebranded a hotel in Jordan to Le Grand Amman in partnership with Iskan Co. for Touristic & Hotel Investments.