Revenue
Vrbo Reserve Now, Pay Later: What Hotel Owners Should Watch
Vrbo launches Reserve Now, Pay Later with $0 due at booking. How it differs from Airbnb, and what it means for hotel cash flow and competitive rates.
October 29, 2026
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Nathan Snyder, Editor
Editor, The Hotelier Times
Nathan Snyder is Editor of The Hotelier Times, an independent U.S. hotel industry news publication for owners, general managers, brokers and investors. He covers hotel transactions, development, financing and operations, and has more than 15 years of hospitality experience.
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Revenue
Haunted Hotels: How Halloween 2026 Becomes a Revenue Play
Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026. Here's how hotel owners are turning haunted history, themed packages and events into weekend revenue and RevPAR.
October 29, 2026
Brokerage
Fed Holds Rates Steady: What Hotel Owners Should Do Now
The Fed held rates on Oct. 28. Here's what it means for hotel loans, refinancing, transaction volume and values heading into 2027.
October 28, 2026
Texas
Dallas Leads Again: 184 Hotel Projects, a Shrinking National Pipeline, and a 5% 10-Year
Dallas leads U.S. hotel pipelines by project count (184 / 23,646 rooms) in LE’s Q3 tally. National pipeline down 4.9%. What that means when the 10-year is near 5%.
October 28, 2026
Brokerage
$64,300 a Key: Endeavor Buys RLJ’s Midway Portfolio for $68 Million, Half the 2006 Price
Endeavor Hotels bought RLJ's seven Midway Airport hotels for $68M, or about $64,300 a key — half the 2006 price — with a $90M Access Point loan. What the deal…
October 28, 2026
Brokerage
TKO’s Renovation Pledge: $50K–$60K a Room, and Sonesta Stays on the Table
TKO's CEO tells Skift it would spend $50K–$60K a room on SVC hotels in 24 months. Oct. 15 release drops the Sonesta termination ask. Financing still undisclosed ahead of Nov.…
October 28, 2026
Brokerage
Fed Decision Oct. 28: What Hotel Owners Should Watch
The Fed announces its rate decision Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT. What hotel owners should watch: loan rates, CMBS, cap rates and the deal pipeline.
October 27, 2026
Brokerage
Your Brand Is for Sale: What Sonesta’s Layoffs and Kempinski’s C-Suite Exodus Mean for the Owners Under Their Flags
Kempinski's CEO and five senior executives have left or resigned, Skift reported, while its owners have been seeking a buyer. Sonesta's chief brand officer left as a $2B bid targets…
October 27, 2026
Revenue
The Flag Fight: IHG and Wyndham Post 6%+ U.S. RevPAR, and the Brands Are Coming for Each Other’s Hotels
IHG and Wyndham posted 6%+ U.S. RevPAR in Q3. Hilton followed with system-wide RevPAR up 5.8% and U.S. up 7.0%. The bigger story for owners: the brands are growing by…
October 27, 2026
Revenue
Houston Hotel RevPAR Rises 7% in September as Downtown Slips and $18M in Renovations Lines Up for Two West Houston Hotels
Houston hotel RevPAR rose 7% to $70 in September, but downtown RevPAR slipped nearly 4% on new supply, and $18M is headed to two West Houston hotels.
October 25, 2026