Mission Hill picked an interesting time to launch a hotel acquisition platform. So how does a new company get deals done when the transactions market isn't flowing? CEO Greg Kennealey said it's all about relationships. costar.com/article/130533…

Although Pandox is a Sweden-based hotel ownership platform, the company has focused more on acquisitions in other countries in recent years. Chief Commercial Officer Jonas Törner said that will soon change. bit.ly/3JrSjz9

Superb insight into current hotel investment market from LIIC - Lodging Industry Investment Council Sean McCracken Bryan Wroten @Hotel_News_Now Would-Be Hotel Buyers Look for Strategic Sellers costar.com/article/487081…

First Hospitality President and CEO David Duncan said there's a lot of reason for optimism with strong hotel operating metrics, but the transactions and development environment are significantly more difficult. Click the link for the full audio interview: bit.ly/3PvTqBS

Day one recap from Toronto with Sean McCracken costar.com/article/133710…

Speakers at the 2023 HITEC Conference said hotel companies' legacy technology systems complicate their ability to quickly roll out new technologies. costar.com/article/248611…

#BreakingNews: Officials with Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust said making required paydowns on maturing loans for 19 hotels would represent negative equity, thus forcing the REIT to return the properties to lenders. costar.com/article/140449…

💡 Start your Monday off right: check out some takeaways from #HITECTOR23's International Perspectives Headliner panel, courtesy of Sean McCracken: bit.ly/3NG8vOA

Improving diversity within the hotel industry — and more specifically within technology positions — requires both intentionality and constant measurement of success. Check out HNN_Sean's coverage of #HITECTOR23's DEI in hospitality tech session: bit.ly/3Kbyhcu

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Subscribe to our three podcasts: "Hotel News Now," home to 1-on-1 executive interviews, Next Gen in Lodging and Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast. All are available across all major podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts. costar.com/article/267281…

In the latest episode of the Tell Me More podcast, Jan Freitag and Isaac Collazo talk about how a recession could impact the hotel industry. Listen and subscribe. costar.com/article/196015…

Here's CoStar's deep dive into what's going on in the city of #SanFrancisco as it recovers and real estate investment opportunities emerge. CoStar News and @Hotel_News_Now Coverage: bit.ly/3rkjAOc The Story Behind the Story Podcast: bit.ly/3LtnXxa Analyst

Investor Interest in San Francisco Hotel Market Requires Long-Term View costar.com/article/944294…

Background on past acquisitions, comparisons to the other big one of the last decade ... Sean McCracken puts today's breaking news into valuable context.

Wyndham stock is up about 10% since markets opened this morning. I'm guessing this is related.

Interesting story in the #hospitality sector. Choice Hotels offers to acquire Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for $9.8 billion, but the offer was rejected because #Wyndham found it to be “underwhelming.” Story here: costar.com/article/190475…

This story has been updated to note Wyndham considers Choice's offer both "underwhelming" and risky.

Must check out the photos!

On this episode of the @Hotel_News_Now podcast, Sean McCracken talks to STR's Jesper Palmqvist about demand and rates in the Asia-Pacific region. bit.ly/4b6n2x8