Articles tagged “extended stay”

Business Travel

Wyndham Residence: The Latest Entry in U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels

The real test will be whether Wyndham can scale this extended-stay hotel concept beyond a handful of trophy locations while maintaining the upscale positioning needed to justify premium rates.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Wyndham Residence: The Latest Entry in U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels

Hotels

Choice Opens 500th Extended Stay Hotel as It Expands Portfolio

Choice Hotels is betting big on extended-stay hotels but is doing so methodically.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Choice Opens 500th Extended Stay Hotel as It Expands Portfolio

Hotels

Wyndham CEO on Growth Drivers and M&A Criteria: Full Video

Geoff Ballotti's comments suggested Wyndham is doubling down on its core economy positioning while selectively moving upscale through targeted acquisitions.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Wyndham CEO on Growth Drivers and M&A Criteria: Full Video

Daily Lodging Report

Wyndham’s New Extended Stay Brand Has First Grand Opening

ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham opened its first location in Spartanburg, South Carolina, marking a milestone for the brand with a development pipeline of nearly 270 hotels.

4 months ago

Hotels

Extended-Stay Hotel Boom Gets a Reality Check

While the extended-stay hotel boom may be more of a slow burn than a supernova, hotel brands with patience and deep pockets may find the long-term rewards to be substantial.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Extended-Stay Hotel Boom Gets a Reality Check

Hotels

Wyndham Adds 25th Brand, Hybrid of Hotels and Short-Term Rentals

Unfinished hotel rooms are something new for a major hotel group. That's what Wyndham is offering in roughly 40% of the rooms of its newest brand.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

Wyndham Adds 25th Brand, Hybrid of Hotels and Short-Term Rentals

Hotels

Hilton Unveils Its 19th Hotel Brand: LivSmart Studios

We predicted the new brand would be named Livsmart based on trademark filings. Our next prediction is that there will be rapid uptake of this brand given trends in the extended-stay market.

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Hilton Unveils Its 19th Hotel Brand: LivSmart Studios

Hotels

Hilton’s New Hotel Brands: What Trademark Filings Reveal

Hilton has struggled to get the H3 brand trademarked for its new extended-stay hotels. Some alternative names it's considering include Livsmart, filings showed.

Sean O'Neill | 11 months ago

Hilton’s New Hotel Brands: What Trademark Filings Reveal

Short-Term Rentals

Choice Hotels on Extended Stay Versus Short-Term Rentals: Interview

Choice Hotels doesn't consider private equity entrants as competition, but as potential collaborators.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 12 months ago

Choice Hotels on Extended Stay Versus Short-Term Rentals: Interview

News Blog

Hyatt to Debut Its Extended-Stay Brand in Markets It Hasn’t Tapped Yet

Hyatt gave details on Wednesday about the first locations for Hyatt Studios, a brand it unveiled in April. The hotel operator will open the first Hyatt Studios just outside of Mobile, Alabama, and Marysville, California — targeting spots where its other brands aren't present. "We’ve learned that when Hyatt guests stay with a competing brand, they…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago