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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Dees Stribling |
The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 Sara Drummond |
Investment Profile: In the Lap of Luxury It's hard to find an unhappy hotel owner, developer, or investor at any level this year. Buyers continue to book high-end hospitality assets. While REITs have been active participants in luxury hotel transactions, they are not the only buyers waiting in the reception area.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 14, 2004 Parke Chapman |
MeriStar Sells Four More Hotels for $33.9M National hotel REIT MeriStar Hospitality Corp. has sold four hotels to two separate buyers.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Valley |
Q & A An interview with Michael Depatie, president and CEO of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, which owns and runs boutique hotels. In April, Kimpton announced it had closed on a $246 million institutional real estate fund.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Extended-Stay Brands Roll Out Expansion Plans Brands Some developers are giving serious consideration to building economy extended-stay hotels. With lower operational costs than full-service and even limited-service properties, owners can often recoup costs faster and reap the rewards of higher profits.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Steve Webb |
Hotels: Still Too Much Room at the Inn No other corner of the commercial real estate industry has been victim to as many converging trends as the hotel sector: Corporations are cutting back on business trips, families are still avoiding airline travel and virtually everyone has less money to spend.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2002 Lorna Pappas |
The Upside of Upscale Host Marriott lodges potential as travel/leisure market recovers.  |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Alex Pape |
Why This Is My Favorite Stock Today For big payoffs, do your own homework. About a year ago, I developed a thesis that hotels were systemically cheap. All the evidence was there.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2015 Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Sector Update Hotel investment settles in for a long stay.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Developers Check into Boutique Hotels Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative segment -- including some of the nation's largest hotel companies.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 Sara Drummond |
Haute Hospitality Luxury hotels roll out the red carpet for guests -- and ring in the profits.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Joe Gose |
Cornering College Towns and Capital Cities John Q. Hammons has been able to maintain or increase revenues while other hotel companies have suffered from double-digit revenue decreases. How? When a recession begins he continues developing.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey |
Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note.  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2001 Lorna Pappas |
Going Their Own Way Now self-advised, LaSalle Hotel Properties is well positioned to move forward through a proven strategy for income and steady growth...  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003 Phillip Britt |
Looking for a Little Hospitality After a tough 2002, hotel REIT MeriStar is ready to win back investors.  |
InsideFlyer April 2004 |
Four Hotel Companies Form Global Alliance The new Global Hotel Alliance has united 235 upscale and luxury hotels and resorts and over 63,000 guest rooms on five continents in a shared marketing partnership.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
What's Next for Wyndham? On the heels of The Blackstone Group's announcement that it will acquire Wyndham International Inc., hotel industry insiders say the private investment group could emerge as a major player in the lodging business with brands spanning across all segments.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
IHG's Strategy Pays Off InterContinental Hotel Group is lightening its load. The London-based hotelier is aggressively disposing of assets and ramping up its franchise and management lines of business.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2005 Lawrence Meyers |
Ashford Hospitality Hands Out Money The hotel REIT raises its dividend. Again. One reason for the dividend increase: a recent deal Ashford negotiated using some clever financing strategies, something CEO Montgomery J. Bennett is famous for.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Sibley Fleming |
Q & A An interview with Robert Habeeb, president and chief operating officer of First Hospitality Group Inc. about trends in the select-service sector and doing business in America's breadbasket.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Hortense Leon |
Hospitality's #1 Pick Limited service hotels are gaining popularity because they are easier and quicker to build than full-service properties  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy |
Hotel Development Pipeline Swells Buoyed by strong occupancies and room rates, the hotel industry is poised to embark on its biggest construction binge since the go-go days of the late 1990s.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Select-Service Hotels Entice Developers Following one of the worst industry downturns ever, hotel developers are back in full swing but with a new twist: An upscale product known as select service has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches in the industry.  |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
VOILA in Middle East VOILA Hotel Rewards has launched Hadaya, a loyalty program developed for guests of Coral Hotels & Resorts, a five-star brand created in Dubai that has nine hotels in the Middle East and North, South and East Africa.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Sean P. Smith |
Host's Earnings Not So Inviting The hotel REIT delivers solid but unspectacular quarterly results.  |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Equity Inns Still Booked Solid The lodging industry is still booming, and lack of supply is helping. The third-largest hotel REIT is a company that will offer a compelling return in the long term.  |
InsideFlyer August 2007 |
Hilton Blackstone Merger Hilton's Board of Directors recently approved Blackstone Group's proposal to purchase the Hilton Hotels Corporation.  |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Carol Matlack |
It's Time for Accor to Get Some Respect The French hotel chain is scoring big with budget-priced inns in Europe and the U.S. -- and outpacing upscale rivals like Hilton and Marriott  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose |
Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, the newly formed Kimpton Hospitality Partners (KHP) plans to acquire $450 million in boutique hotel properties during the next two years.  |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
A Quiet Resurgence of the American Hotel Industry Is this the beginning of something new?  |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Billy Fisher |
DiamondRock: A Rock-Solid REIT With a current average trading volume of only around 340,000 shares, DiamondRock presents investors with an opportunity to buy into an under-publicized REIT at the ground level.  |
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010 |
Hard Choices: Ian Schrager The father of the boutique hotel reflects on deciding not to brand, working with Marriott, and stopping rivals from stealing his ideas.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Sean P. Smith |
LaSalle Hotel Properties Delivers Again The upscale and luxury hotel REIT delivers another strong quarter, and appears poised for continued growth. Investors, sometimes, premium multiples really are deserved.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Let the Good Times Roll This may be the best time to own a stabilized U.S. hotel property in five years. Fundamentals are improving fast, low interest rates continue to buoy the sales market, and the summer season --- that operational windfall --- is now here.  |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Nadja Brandt |
Luxury Hotels Reach New Heights in China A five-star spa comes to Tibet with the St. Regis Lhasa  |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
Strikeout or Home Run? Luxury resort owner Wyndham is looking like an interesting gamble.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2003 Mark A. Lunt |
Waiting for a Wake-Up Call Hospitality looks for signs of recovery as the economy remains uncertain.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 23, 2004 Morris Newman |
Despite Weakness in the Sector, Lenders Are Optimistic About Hotel Recovery The hotel industry is ripe for recovery, and many banks and lending institutions seem eager to write loans on hospitality projects that were shunned two years ago, according to a group of hotel lenders who spoke Tuesday at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles.  |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2011 Alex Pape |
Creating Value, 1 Hotel at a Time Takeaways from a chat with Pebblebrook's CFO.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2014 Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Industry Rebounds Investors check in for the next up cycle.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy |
The Inn Is Open And For Sale In the past year, with convention business returning and tourists flocking to new attractions like Millennium Park on the Lake Michigan waterfront, Chicago has suddenly emerged as the darling of the hospitality industry. As buyers have looked in Chicago, they've found willing sellers.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Steve Webb |
Upscale Hotel Brands Headed for Smaller Towns Can it be that the future of the Westin and Sheraton brands is in places like Normal, Ill.?  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel.  |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Marriott Books a Nice Quarter Marriott continues to post solid top-line growth but cash flow generation trends have been more difficult to discern. The stock is a little pricey, but worth looking into.  |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2009 Chris Jones |
Check Out of This Hotel Stock Marriott isn't filling its rooms, so you shouldn't buy its shares.  |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Alex Pape |
Rising Star Buy: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Take advantage of this company's expertise.  |