Climate Week Puts New York Building Rules Into the Room Rate
Local Law 97 prices a New York hotel's 2030 emissions gap at $268 a metric ton, and the same week that prints demand also puts the building file in front of buyers and lenders.
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Brooklyn's Festival Peak and the Room Supply Behind It
A free festival fills Borough Hall Plaza on 27 September inside a year running at 84.1 percent citywide occupancy, and Brooklyn's room supply is up 27.8 percent since 2019.
Silverstein Starts the Final Tower at 2 World Trade Center
Silverstein Properties broke ground July 9, 2026 at 200 Greenwich Street on the last commercial tower of the World Trade Center campus. American Express is the sole tenant on a 2031 completion target.
Demolition Starts on the $4.5 Billion Tower at 350 Park Avenue
Demolition is under way between East 51st and 52nd Streets. Vornado, Rudin and Ken Griffin target a 1.8-million-square-foot tower at 350 Park Avenue, anchored by Citadel, on a $4.5 billion budget and a 2032 delivery date.
Regent Bora Bora Conversion and the Lagoon Rate Reference
IHG Hotels & Resorts will convert the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa into Regent Bora Bora, reopening in late 2027 with 84 overwater villas. Revenue managers pricing the 2027 to 2028 season should treat the converted resort as a new rate reference in the Bora Bora lagoon.
Yashshree adds a 45-room Itanagar resort under its own brand
Sumi Yashshree signed the Itanagar management agreement with GD Gardens LLP on 13 May 2026, one of three signings that day. The group sells its rooms on its own site across three brands.
Goodwood Appoints Ben Porter as Hospitality Sales Director
Goodwood created the Hospitality Sales Director post and hired Ben Porter, most recently Head of Premium Seating at Marylebone Cricket Club, to run hospitality sales across its events portfolio.
HVS Guide Reviews 260 Asia Pacific Management Contracts
HVS published its Asia Pacific newsletter for the week ending 11 September 2026, led by a management contract guide covering 260 agreements and 40,000 rooms, with four transactions and the weekly share tape.
Bay County's Bed-Tax Record and Julie Hilton's Hotel Portfolio
Julie Hilton died on 13 September 2026. The two Panama City Beach properties her company still lists, the franchisee seats she held, and the Bay County bed-tax record for the year to July 2026.
What a Repeat September Market Is Worth to an Indianapolis Asset
The Do it Best Fall Market returns to the Indiana Convention Center in 2027 and 2028. A fixed date, a fixed venue and a gated housing channel give an owner a block to model.
What a 650-Attendee Group Booking Costs to Sell
The MAPP conference brings 650 plastics executives to Indianapolis, and the published data prices the cost of selling that group booking against the revenue its space carries.
Indianapolis Opens 800 City Rooms and a Group Booking Window in December 2026
The Signia by Hilton Indianapolis and the Indiana Convention Center's sixth expansion open in December 2026, adding 800 city-owned rooms and 143,500 square feet of event space to downtown group inventory.
Indianapolis Ritz-Carlton: Two Phases and Two Opening Dates
Boxcar Development and the Simon family broke ground on 7 January 2026 on a $400 million Ritz-Carlton and Live Nation venue. The venue returns in 2027 and the hotel in 2028, and the Signia arrives ahead of both.
Río Negro's 4 Percent Lodging Exemption Leaves the Rate Question Open
The exemption lands on the operator's tax account, and the reporting names no mechanism for moving it into the rate. Bariloche's foreign share of demand runs near a quarter.
Repeat Training Bookings and the Indianapolis Weekday Base
ATD Core4 books the Indiana Convention Center from September 29 to October 1, 2026 at a $195 block rate. What repeat midweek training demand does to a booking base.
The Connected Rooms Indianapolis Sells and What Traction Yards Changes
Visit Indy counts 12 hotels and 5,200 rooms connected to the Indiana Convention Center. Traction Yards removes one skywalk link, adds the 803-room Signia and publishes no rate or booking term.
Indianapolis Sequences Street Work Against Its Convention Pipeline
The Georgia Street west block park started in February 2025 and the Signia by Hilton and convention center expansion follow in late 2026 on one published sequence.
What Recurring Corporate Training Demand Means for Hotel Owners
ATD's OrgDev conference returns to Indianapolis on September 29 to October 1, 2026 after a Houston edition in 2025. The contracted block, the September 3 cut-off, the airline windows and the group economics an Indianapolis owner can underwrite.
FRLA Names Its First Northwest Florida Award Winners in Destin
The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association held its first Northwest Florida Chapter ROSE Awards at the Henderson Beach Resort in Destin on 16 September 2026, with two sales and marketing lines among the honours.
What the Gas Machinery Conference Block Requires of Indianapolis Owners
The Gas Machinery Conference returns to Indianapolis on 4 to 7 October 2026 with a written accommodation requirement for exhibitors, a closed headquarters block and a host-city cycle running to 2027.
Aleph Hospitality Announces South Africa Office
Aleph Hospitality opened a Cape Town office under Rob Kucera to run five Onomo hotels in South Africa and to build a development pipeline the company puts at more than 4,000 rooms.
ISBA/IAPSS 2026: What a Two-Night Public-Sector Contract Is Worth in Indianapolis
Pricing a two-night public-sector room contract against downtown Indianapolis supply: ISBA/IAPSS at the Indiana Convention Center, 5-6 October 2026.
IHG Reflags Bora Bora Thalasso to Regent and Retires Its Ambassador Benefits
IHG signed with Pacific Beachcomber on 16 September 2026 to convert the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa into Regent Bora Bora, which retires the InterContinental Ambassador and Royal Ambassador benefit set at the address.
Emerging Leader Award Anchors a One-Day Indiana Forum
The Jackson Lewis Emerging Leader of the Year Award is announced at the 12:00 p.m. luncheon on 7 October. The organiser routes rooms to one property under a corporate account ID with no published rate.
Canada's Productivity Mega Deduction Leaves Hotel Buildings Out of Immediate Expensing
Canada's Productivity Mega Deduction makes immediate expensing permanent and raises the share of depreciable assets that qualify from about 15 per cent to more than 65 per cent. Buildings stay on the excluded list, which decides what a hotel project can claim and shapes the room pipeline behind it.
Fever Training Complex Tracks to 2027 as Downtown Supply Grows
Indianapolis builds a $78 million, 108,000-square-foot Fever training complex on the former Marion County Jail I site for a 2027 opening, against a downtown pipeline that lifts skywalk-connected inventory to 5,500 rooms.
The IU Health Campus Build and the Weekday Demand Behind It
The IU Health downtown campus runs to $4.3 billion across 44 acres, topped out in May 2025 and due to open in December 2027 with 864 inpatient rooms.
FullScale Symposium: How One Hotel Sells a 1,000-Delegate Block
The FullScale Symposium brings 1,000 delegates to Indianapolis on October 8-10. Two nights sell through one hotel at $229, with the arrival night priced at rack.
FRLA Names Its First Volusia County Award Winners in Daytona Beach
The FRLA Volusia Chapter held its first ROSE Awards on 17 September 2026 at Daytona State College, naming 13 hospitality winners and six scholarship recipients.
Three Nights and Two September Deadlines for 4,000 ADA Delegates
The ADA 2026 Scientific Session runs 8 to 10 October at the Indiana Convention Center. Two September dates and a Saturday half day shape the three-night booking.