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Rethinking Digital Strategy — LODGING
ByEasy Travels Booking December 3, 2025

Hotels continue to pour money into “guest-facing” apps, often with the hope that they will streamline communication and improve the guest experience. However, most of them go unused after download, or they never get downloaded at all. Rather than removing barriers, these apps create them. Asking a guest to download an app so they can…

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2025 | 2026 Hotel Technology Outlook Report | Hotel Industry News | IDeaS | IDeaS Revenue Solutions | Industry News | November | November 2025 | NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality | research | StayNTouch | Trends & Research | trends and research

NYU, Stayntouch, and IDeaS Release Hotel Technology Outlook Study
ByEasy Travels Booking November 8, 2025

NEW YORK—The NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, in collaboration with Stayntouch and IDeaS Revenue Solutions, released a new industry report, 2026 Hotel Technology Outlook: Best-in-Class vs. All-in-One Systems. Led by NYU SPS Tisch Center graduate students, the study explores how hotel operators evaluate and invest in technology, comparing Best-in-Class…

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2025 | Autograph Collection by Marriott | Design | design news | hotel design | hotel design news | hotel renovation news | hotel renovations | October | October 2025 | Renovation | renovation news | Renovations | The Stoneleigh

The Stoneleigh Hotel Announces Renovation — LODGING
ByEasy Travels Booking October 14, 2025

Photo Credit: The Stoneleigh Brookfield Properties announced that the transformation of The Stoneleigh will debut in spring 2026, and the hotel will join Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection, a portfolio of more than 330 properties worldwide. The renovation includes reimagined interiors by design studio Fettle and a new culinary program. Chef Michael White will lead The…

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Jason Druso Rejoins White Lodging
ByEasy Travels Booking September 8, 2025

Photo Credit: White Lodging MERRILLVILLE, Indiana—White Lodging announced that Jason Druso has rejoined the company as its newest regional vice president. Druso joins the company’s operations leadership team and will oversee a portfolio of White Lodging hotels and restaurants across the country. Druso worked for White Lodging from 2015 until early 2025. His most recent…

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2025 | Featured | Finance | Finance & Development | finance and development | hotel construction | hotel construction data | hotel construction pipeline | hotel construction report | Hotel Development | July | July 2025 | Lodging Econometrics | Market Reports | U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report | U.S. hotel industry | U.S. hotels

U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Grows
ByEasy Travels Booking July 25, 2025

As seen in the Q2 2025 U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the second quarter, there were 6,280 projects with 737,036 rooms in the pipeline. This represented a 3 percent year-over-year (YOY) increase in both projects and rooms compared to Q2 2024 totals. At the close of…

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2025 | Alaska | Alaska hotels | Development | Finance & Development | hotel opening | Hotel Openings | Hyatt | JdV by Hyatt | June | June 2025 | opening | Openings | U.S. hotel openings

The Wildbirch Hotel Officially Opens in Downtown Anchorage
ByEasy Travels Booking June 15, 2025

Photo Credit: The Wildbirch Hotel ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The Wildbirch Hotel, Anchorage’s first lifestyle boutique property and newest hotel lodging option in 20 years, is now open in the heart of the Mushing District. With 252 rooms, this locally owned lifestyle hotel marks the first JdV by Hyatt property in Alaska, and it is designed to serve…

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Cendyn Launches Enhancements to RMS Products — LODGING
ByEasy Travels Booking May 6, 2025

Photo Credit: Cendyn AUSTIN, Texas—Cendyn announced several enhancements and innovations in its revenue management products, Guestrev and Grouprev. Additional integrations and partnerships with companies such as Amadeus and Agilisys demonstrate the company’s commitment to driving revenue and growing profitability. Cendyn’s commitment to its revenue management products has resulted in updates to help revenue managers solve…

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2025 | brand milestone | Clarion Pointe | Development | Featured | Finance & Development | Hotel Development | Hotel Openings | March | March 2025 | Openings

Choice Hotels’ Clarion Pointe Brand Opens 70th Property
ByEasy Travels Booking March 27, 2025

Clarion Pointe Milwaukee, Wisconsin NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. opened its 70th Clarion Pointe hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the company continues to invest in its midscale portfolio. With 43 additional hotels in the pipeline and 27 expected to open this year in cities such as Galveston, Texas, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Clarion Pointe’s flexible…

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This Week’s Comings & Goings
ByEasy Travels Booking February 15, 2025

Makeready announced the appointments of Edita Matic as vice president of revenue and digital strategy and Dan Paradiso as vice president of commercial strategy. The appointments follow the addition of Eric Gavin as president. Edwardian Hotels London announced the appointment of Declan Lott as vice president of sales of North America. Lott previously worked at…

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Rethinking Digital Strategy — LODGING

NYU, Stayntouch, and IDeaS Release Hotel Technology Outlook Study

The Stoneleigh Hotel Announces Renovation — LODGING

Jason Druso Rejoins White Lodging

U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Grows

The Wildbirch Hotel Officially Opens in Downtown Anchorage

Cendyn Launches Enhancements to RMS Products — LODGING

Choice Hotels’ Clarion Pointe Brand Opens 70th Property

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