ARLINGTON, Virginia—Hilton Arlington National Landing has completed a multi-million dollar renovation to its 393-room hotel and meeting space. The nine-month project includes updates to the lobby, guestrooms, meeting rooms, ballrooms, restaurant, and bar, as well as the fitness center. “Hilton Arlington National Landing takes pride in delivering to our guests a memorable travel experience backed by the latest innovations and amenities in hospitality. We are incredibly excited with the new décor and connectivity that comes
2023 in Review: A Look Back at AHLA’s Advocacy Achievements
Category: AHLA, Industry News, Washington Dispatch
At the American Hotel & Lodging Association, advocacy on behalf of our 30,000-plus members is at the heart of everything we do. Thanks to the support of members like you and the hard work of our incredible team, AHLA racked up a host of impressive advocacy victories in 2023. Here are the highlights: Advocacy Wins Across All Branches of the Federal Government After months of AHLA lobbying, the General Services Administration in August announced its
AAA Predicts Second-Highest Domestic Holiday Travel Forecast Since 2000
Category: Featured, Industry News, Trends & Research
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AAA projects 115.2 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period. This year’s total number of domestic travelers is a 2.2 percent increase over last year and the second highest year-end travel forecast since 2000 when AAA began tracking holiday travel. 2019 remains the busiest Christmas and New Year’s travel period on record with 119 million travelers. “This year-end holiday forecast, with an additional 2.5
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—The Indigo Road Hospitality Group and Larry Spelts, president of the company’s Lodging & Lifestyle Adventures division, will mutually part ways after expanding the hospitality company into the hotel industry officially nearly four years ago at the America’s Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles in 2020. “In 2019, upon ten years of success with restaurants and our next adventure of lodging on the horizon, Larry was the first person that I thought
CoStar: U.S. Hotel Performance Lowers But Shows Positive Comparisons
Category: Finance, Finance & Development, Market Reports
WASHINGTON—U.S. hotel performance was expectedly lower from the previous week, but year-over-year comparisons were positive, according to CoStar’s latest data through Dec. 16, 2024. U.S. Hotel Performance December 10-16, 2023 Percentage change from comparable week in 2022Occupancy: 54.7 percent (up 1.1 percent)ADR: $142.62 (up 4.7 percent)RevPAR: $77.99 (up 5.8 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, San Francisco saw the largest year-over-year increases in each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (up 32.0 percent to