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.

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

Giri Hotels Stayntouch PMS

Giri selects Stayntouch’s PMS

The partnership aims to simplify multi-property management across Giri’s portfolio

Peachtree Group EB-5 approval - SpringHill Suites Bryce Canyon

Peachtree secures EB-5 funding for Utah SpringHill Suites

This is the company's third hotel to receive I-956F approval

Amber Maccari, Maya Hotels’ director of commercial performance

Maccari is Maya’s director of commercial performance

She joined the company in May 2023 as director of revenue management