After two banner years, Ireland's hotel transactions are flattening.

The United Kingdom’s Brexit negotiations with the European Union are stumbling along, with one principal barrier being the question of the status of the Irish border, and that is having a profound effect on hoteliers on both sides of the border.

Auberge Resorts Collection has assumed management of the Madeline Hotel and Residences in Telluride, Colorado. Auberge and Flynn Properties have acquired the property, as well.

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a management agreement with SKS Hotel Residences and Resorts, a member of SKS Group, to bring the Holiday Inn brand to the capital of Johor, Malaysia, with the new 318-guestroom Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre.

Hyatt on Jan. 1 will tighten its cancellation policy for all but its most frequent guests, requiring them to give 48 hours' notice to avoid a fee.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has just published its third-ever “US Lighting Market Characterization” (LMC) report that the agency uses in part to guide its research and development (R&D) program.

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 10-16 December 2017, according to data from STR.

Fed officials have indicated plans to continue increasing rates incrementally a few times each year.

Hillcrest Real Estate, owner of the 495-room Hilton Los Angeles Universal City, is seeking approval from the city to build a second tower with 365 guestrooms.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is adding a third property to its portfolio in the Philippines. The Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Quezon City is slated to open in Q4 2021.

The Flatiron Hotel Manhattan will join Crescent Hotels & Resorts “Latitudes” collection of lifestyle hotels.

In partnership with Thai developer Singha Estate Public, Hard Rock International is planning to expand its portfolio into the Maldives. Slated to open Oct. 1, 2018, the Hard Rock Hotel Maldives and Hard Rock Cafe Maldives will be developed as part of Emboodhoo Lagoon project, the first integrated resort destination in the Maldives.

The Hyatt Centric La Rosiere has opened next to the French Alps ski mountain of La Rosiere.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach has selected a comprehensive solution suite from Rainmaker, including guestrev, grouprev, revcaster and revintel, to optimize hotel revenue and drive competitive advantage at the 1,504-room property.

Cree has announced the XLamp XD16 packaged LEDs with the XD prefix indicating that the product is part of a new Extreme Density family of LEDs.

Growth in the supply of U.S. hotel rooms, which has been on a steady upswing since the end of the recession, appears to be tapering off.

As part of its global expansion strategy, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has chosen two new senior directors to lead its Europe, Middle East and Africa regional business development team.

. The acquisition will add nearly 240 extended-stay hotels in 35 states to the Choice Hotels portfolio, creating an extended-stay portfolio of more than 350 properties

HP Hotels, a full-service third-party hotel management company, has been awarded the management contract for the 155-room Best Western Plus Fort Lauderdale Airport South in Dania Beach, Fla.

Back in August, Israeli group Elbit Imaging signed a letter of intent to sell its majority stake in the company that owns the Radisson hotel complex in Bucharest to an international investment fund.