Sunstone Hotel Investors Declares $0.09 Common Dividend
The lodging REIT set a January 15, 2027 payment for common shares and authorized matching preferred dividends for its Series G, H and I stock.
U.S. Hospitality News
This section covers the hospitality industry in the United States — hotels, restaurant groups, food service businesses and the labor and economic conditions that shape the sector. Reporting takes in both the operational and business dimensions of hospitality.
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November 7, 2026
PAR Technology Raises Fiscal 2026 OutlookThe restaurant and hospitality software maker lifted its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance after third-quarter growth of 15%.
November 6, 2026
Sunstone Lifts Q3 RevPAR 11.4% on Urban DemandSunstone Hotel Properties reported third-quarter 2026 revenue-per-available-room growth of 11.4% year over year and raised its full-year outlook.
November 6, 2026
Braemar Posts 14.4% RevPAR Gain in Third QuarterBraemar Hotels & Resorts reported comparable revenue per available room of $284 for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, while posting an adjusted funds from operations loss.
November 5, 2026
RLJ Lodging Trust Posts Strong Q3, Raises OutlookThe hotel REIT reported business transient revenue growth of 15% and raised its full-year 2026 guidance for comparable RevPAR and adjusted EBITDA.
November 5, 2026
Park Hotels Sells Two Non-Core PropertiesThe Tysons, Virginia REIT sold two hotels in the third quarter as it continues disposing of lower-growth assets.
November 5, 2026
Wendy's Signs Deal for Up to 163 Meritage RestaurantsThe letter of intent follows Meritage Hospitality Group's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in September.
November 5, 2026
Hotel Demand Surges to Largest Since 2011U.S. hotels sold 7.5 million more room nights in the six weeks after Labor Day than in the same period last year.
November 5, 2026
Hotel RevPAR Climbs 9.7% Nationally in Late OctoberU.S. hotels posted broad gains in occupancy, daily rates and revenue per room during the week of October 25-31, 2026, led by Tampa and New Orleans.
November 4, 2026
AI Reshapes Hotel Workforce EfficiencyA new AHLA and Actabl report finds most hotel workers say AI speeds routine tasks, as staffing efficiency and turnover improve in 2026 data.
November 3, 2026
Summit Hotel Beats Estimates With $24.2M FFOThe Austin, Texas-based hotel REIT reported third-quarter funds from operations that topped analyst expectations.
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Hotel occupancy and rate data, restaurant group expansions and bankruptcies, food service labor conditions and wage disputes, tipping culture debates and the business decisions that define how hospitality companies compete are the recurring subjects here. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix are the hospitality markets where occupancy trends, restaurant openings and labor conditions most closely track the national picture and where the largest industry employers operate at scale. Labor has become the dominant structural story in hospitality coverage, as workforce shortages, wage pressures and tip and service charge debates have reshaped both the economics and the public conversation around the sector. Travel demand and its effect on hotel and restaurant revenue provides a recurring connection between hospitality industry news and broader consumer spending coverage, linking the sector to inflation, employment and leisure travel trends simultaneously.