Market Trends

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article ARLINGTON, Virginia—The volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction decreased year over year for a sixth…

The volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction decreased year over year for a sixth consecutive month, according to CoStar’s June 2025 data. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

This article was written by HospitalityOn. Click here to read the original article “It’s exceptional. The Tour hasn’t set off from France since 2022, and the Nord has been chosen,”…

Accessible tourism is emerging as one of the fastest-growing sectors within the travel industry. For a start, the segment size is huge. In 2023, World Health Organization indicated that across the world, there are 1.3 billion people who have some form of significant disability.

Soft brand hotels, or independent properties affiliated with major hospitality groups, have become almost as ubiquitous as their hard brand siblings. With soft brands, hotels maintain their individual character and…

Travel remains a top priority for Europeans, with 77% planning to take at least one trip between June and November 2025. Despite ongoing economic pressures, most intend to maintain or even increase their holiday budgets in the coming months, according to the latest “Monitoring Sentiment for Intra-European Travel” Wave 22 report from the European Travel Commission (ETC).

The phrase Alternative Lodging surfaced in the early 2000s as a way to describe options other than hotels. Between 2004 and 2011 industry professionals began to think that Airbnb could be a “potential disruptor to the hotel industry,” according to Hospitality Net. But vacation rentals have been around since the 1960’s.