The financial side of hotels: rate and RevPAR movement, quarterly earnings, asset sales, refinancing, franchise growth and development pipelines by market. Figures arrive with the comparison period attached. For owners, investors and operators who need the numbers before the narrative built around them.
Quarterly results, RevPAR and rate movement, portfolio transactions, refinancing and development pipelines.
California's SB 478 and SB 1350, Maryland's lodging transparency law, and the federal FTC rule now require all-in mandatory pricing for hotels in overlapping layers — with a federal bill, S.314, pending on top.
The EU's travel authorization for visa-exempt visitors is not in operation, per the official EU portal, which has stopped publishing even a target date — leaving travelers with one rule: nobody can process an ETIAS application yet.
After a wave of "reservation hijacking" cases, Booking.com has warned customers and updated fraud reporting, per the BBC — while its policies also quietly give guests on non-refundable rates a one-time free date change.
Venice's day-tripper access fee runs April 3 to July 26, 2026 — 60 dates, €10 per day, mostly Fridays through Sundays — while overnight guests register for a free exemption, per the city's official portal.
Marriott Bonvoy members enter 2026 with the core points-earning structure unchanged, a soft-landing status policy still in force, and newly absorbed brands — but quiet award-chart increases are raising redemption costs.
The FTC's Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, in force since May 2025, requires hotels and vacation rentals to show the total price — mandatory resort fees included — before a guest starts booking.