Vishnu Rageev R.

Vishnu Rageev R is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience in business journalism. Before joining Asian Media Group in 2022, he worked with BW Businessworld, IMAGES Group, exchange4media Group, DC Books, and Dhanam Publications in India. His coverage includes industry analysis, market trends and corporate developments, focusing on retail, real estate and hospitality. As a senior journalist with Asian Hospitality, he covers the U.S. hospitality industry. He is from Kerala, a state in South India.

Choice kicks off 69th Annual Convention in Vegas

Hotel Fees Transparency Act 2025- Industry Leaders AAHOA and AHLA Applaud Bill

Trends & Issues

U.S. house passes Hotel Fees Transparency Act

AAHOA and AHLA applauded the bill’s passage

Table displaying U.S. extended-stay hotel metrics for March 2025, including average daily rate, occupancy, and RevPAR by segment, sourced from The Highland Group.

Report: Extended-stay led in March despite occupancy dip

A decelerating trend in extended-stay hotel performance is emerging

Protesters light candles at a vigil in Srinagar, holding banners reading 'Kahchow Binagar' and 'Stop Innocent Killing,' mourning the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack

Pahalgam reopens to tourists after terror attack

AAHOA expressed solidarity with the victims and their families

AHLA’s 2025 lithium battery safety toolkit

Trends & Issues

AHLA, HTNG address battery-related fires

Lithium battery incidents from devices are a growing concern for hotels

LE: U.S. hotel pipeline grew in Q1

Approximately 1,152 projects were under construction in the U.S.

U.S. hotel performance metrics for April 2025, with occupancy at 61.4%, ADR at $158, and RevPAR at $97.06, compared to prior week and year, sourced from CoStar.

CoStar: Easter rattled hotel metrics for week of April 19

Orlando's occupancy rose 6.2 percent to 76.6 percent year-over-year

G6 Hospitality corporate clients 2025

G6 Hospitality adds 150+ corporate clients in 2025

It’s also targeting SMBs with annual bookings from $15,000 to more than $1 million