Chicago’s tourism rebound strengthened in 2025, with hotel demand rising despite global headwinds. Leisure demand grew 4.6%, offsetting softer group business, while airports posted record traffic and major capital investment. Convention activity remains robust, and limited new hotel supply favors existing assets, supporting a resilient outlook for investors and operators.
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Resilience on Display: Chicago Tourism Gains Momentum
Chicago’s tourism rebound strengthened in 2025, with hotel demand rising despite global headwinds. Leisure demand grew 4.6%, offsetting softer group business, while airports posted record traffic and major capital investment. Convention activity remains robust, and limited new hotel supply favors existing assets, supporting a resilient outlook for investors and operators.
When Hotels Become Ecosystems: The Real Impact of Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-use is no longer a design experiment - it is quietly reshaping how hospitality assets are financed, programmed, and experienced. Increasingly, the hotel serves as the connective tissue within a broader ecosystem. The winners will not be the projects that simply add uses, but those that deliberately align design, operations, and recurring revenue into a cohesive, durable platform.
Detroit Hotel Market Update: Why Investors Are Betting on Motown
Billions of dollars in new development are reshaping Downtown Detroit and transforming its hotel market. From landmark mixed-use towers to a revitalized riverfront, the investment activity underway is generating new demand, attracting first-time visitors, and positioning Motown as a legitimate destination for both leisure and business travel.
Hotel Investment Risk and Performance by Product Type in Kansas City
This article evaluates how full-service, select- and limited-service, and extended-stay hotels in the Kansas City metro market have performed across economic cycles. Our analysis highlights key differences in revenue potential, risk exposure, and recovery patterns to inform development and investment decisions.
HVS ANAROCK MONITOR, March 2026
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
HVS Insights: Journeys Through Uncertainty - The Middle East Crisis and Its Impact on India’s Hospitality Sector
Global travel is being reshaped once again, as the Middle East crisis disrupts aviation networks and reshapes how and where people choose to travel, but demand rarely disappears, it simply evolves. For India, this moment presents a strategic opportunity to capture shifting flows, strengthen domestic leisure, and position itself as a safe global destination. Read more to find out.
Sedona’s Lodging Market: Resilience and Pricing Power
Nestled among the iconic red rock formations of northern Arizona, Sedona is one of the most distinctive leisure destinations in the American Southwest. Over the past decade, Sedona’s hotel market has demonstrated remarkable resilience, supported by strong leisure demand, constrained hotel supply, and a reputation as a premium outdoor and wellness destination.
Hotel Discount Rates and Equity Yields: A Decade of Shifting Investor Expectations
Over the past decade, equity yields for hotel investments have declined steadily across all segments, reflecting growing investor confidence in the asset class. Discount rates, by contrast, have remained relatively stable, moving with broader economic conditions. With equity yields approaching a natural floor, stability is the most likely near-term outlook.
The Life of a Slipper: Spa & Wellness Form and Function
The simple choice between disposable or reusable spa slippers reveals the deeper relationship between form, function, sustainability, and brand identity in spa and wellness design. By examining this micro decision, this article highlights how small details illustrate the relationship among guest experience, operational flow, and the financial performance of a resort spa or wellness center.
Room Supply Constraints Limiting Convention Growth in Hartford
Hartford’s hotel market has demonstrated strong performance, with occupancy and ADR exceeding pre-pandemic levels. However, a significant decline in hotel room supply has hindered the convention center’s ability to attract large-scale events, underscoring the need for additional lodging to support long-term competitiveness.
Industry Insights
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
Mixed-use is no longer a design experiment - it is quietly reshaping how hospitality assets are financed, programmed, and experienced. Increasingly, the hotel serves as the connective tissue within a broader ecosystem. The winners will not be the projects that simply add uses, but those that deliberately align design, operations, and recurring revenue into a cohesive, durable platform.
Billions of dollars in new development are reshaping Downtown Detroit and transforming its hotel market. From landmark mixed-use towers to a revitalized riverfront, the investment activity underway is generating new demand, attracting first-time visitors, and positioning Motown as a legitimate destination for both leisure and business travel.
This article evaluates how full-service, select- and limited-service, and extended-stay hotels in the Kansas City metro market have performed across economic cycles. Our analysis highlights key differences in revenue potential, risk exposure, and recovery patterns to inform development and investment decisions.
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
Global travel is being reshaped once again, as the Middle East crisis disrupts aviation networks and reshapes how and where people choose to travel, but demand rarely disappears, it simply evolves. For India, this moment presents a strategic opportunity to capture shifting flows, strengthen domestic leisure, and position itself as a safe global destination. Read more to find out.
Nestled among the iconic red rock formations of northern Arizona, Sedona is one of the most distinctive leisure destinations in the American Southwest. Over the past decade, Sedona’s hotel market has demonstrated remarkable resilience, supported by strong leisure demand, constrained hotel supply, and a reputation as a premium outdoor and wellness destination.
Over the past decade, equity yields for hotel investments have declined steadily across all segments, reflecting growing investor confidence in the asset class. Discount rates, by contrast, have remained relatively stable, moving with broader economic conditions. With equity yields approaching a natural floor, stability is the most likely near-term outlook.
The simple choice between disposable or reusable spa slippers reveals the deeper relationship between form, function, sustainability, and brand identity in spa and wellness design. By examining this micro decision, this article highlights how small details illustrate the relationship among guest experience, operational flow, and the financial performance of a resort spa or wellness center.
Hartford’s hotel market has demonstrated strong performance, with occupancy and ADR exceeding pre-pandemic levels. However, a significant decline in hotel room supply has hindered the convention center’s ability to attract large-scale events, underscoring the need for additional lodging to support long-term competitiveness.
Robust demand in urban centers continues to drive Canadian hotel values despite high interest rate environment.