The quarter saw 9 percent project growth and 11 percent room growth YOY
Dallas leads the top five U.S. markets with the largest hotel construction pipeline at the end of the first quarter, totaling 203 projects, a new all-time high, according to Lodging Econometrics.
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DALLAS LED THE top five U.S. markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines at the end of the first quarter, totaling 203 projects and 24,496 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics. This marks a new all-time high, representing 9 percent project growth and 11 percent room growth year-over-year.
LE’s U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report found that Atlanta, with 166 projects and 19,149 rooms; Nashville, with 127 projects and 16,589 rooms; Phoenix, with 126 projects and 16,490 rooms; and Austin, with 124 projects and 14,514 rooms, all achieved new all-time highs, showing 11 percent project growth and 9 percent room growth year-over-year.
At the close of the first quarter, U.S. markets with the most projects under construction include New York with 39 projects and 7,064 rooms, Phoenix with 34 projects and 5,023 rooms, and Dallas with 31 projects and 3,706 rooms. Atlanta follows with 26 projects and 3,182 rooms, and the Inland Empire has 22 projects and 2,399 rooms under construction.
Dallas also leads with the most projects scheduled to start within the next 12 months, with 80 projects and 8,890 rooms. Following Dallas are Atlanta with 61 projects and 7,452 rooms, Nashville with 50 projects and 7,058 rooms, Austin with 47 projects and 5,347 rooms, and the Inland Empire with 46 projects and 4,652 rooms.
Dallas leads U.S. markets with the most projects in early planning, totaling 92 projects and 11,900 rooms. Atlanta follows with 79 projects and 8,515 rooms, Austin with 61 projects and 6,988 rooms, Nashville with 57 projects and 6,892 rooms, and the Inland Empire with 55 projects and 5,384 rooms.
Other notable markets include Raleigh-Durham, which reached new all-time highs with 68 projects and 8,774 rooms, and Saint Louis, with a new all-time high of 47 projects and 5,271 rooms.
In the first quarter of 2025, 138 new projects totaling 19,800 rooms were announced across the top 50 U.S. markets. The leading markets for new announcements include Dallas with 9 projects and 2,011 rooms, Austin with 9 projects and 988 rooms, and New York with 8 projects and 1,595 rooms. Following them are Nashville, Atlanta, and Denver, each with 7 projects, accounting for 996 rooms, 757 rooms, and 688 rooms, respectively.
Renovation and brand conversion activity remains strong across the U.S. at the end of the first quarter. The Washington, DC, market leads with 35 projects and 5,025 rooms. Following are Charlotte with 34 projects and 3,729 rooms, Atlanta with 33 projects and 3,709 rooms, Houston with 30 projects and 4,060 rooms, and Chicago with 28 projects and 5,742 rooms.
The U.S. saw the opening of around 161 new hotels and 18,767 rooms in the first quarter. The Atlanta market led with seven new hotels and 733 rooms, followed by Dallas with six hotels and 534 rooms, and New York with five hotels and 498 rooms.
LE analysts forecast 579 new hotels and 64,781 rooms to open across the U.S. from Q2 to Q4 2025, bringing the total to 740 new hotels and 83,548 rooms by year-end.
For the 2026 forecast, LE analysts expect 848 new hotels and 92,892 rooms to open in the U.S. by year-end. Dallas is expected to lead with 26 hotels and 2,611 rooms, followed by Atlanta with 24 hotels and 2,539 rooms. Phoenix and the Inland Empire each have 23 new hotels forecast, accounting for 3,587 and 2,207 rooms, respectively.
LE recently reported that the U.S. hotel pipeline at the end of the first quarter of 2025 totaled 6,376 projects and 749,561 rooms, reflecting a 5 percent year-over-year increase in projects and a 6 percent increase in rooms.
Spark acquired the 120-key Home2 Suites by Hilton Wayne in Wayne, New Jersey.
Hunter Hotel Advisors facilitated the transaction with DC Hospitality Group affiliates.
The 2020-built hotel is near William Paterson University and less than 20 miles from Manhattan.
SPARK GHC RECENTLY acquired the 120-key Home2 Suites by Hilton Wayne in Wayne, New Jersey, from affiliates of DC Hospitality Group. Hunter Hotel Advisors facilitated the deal for an undisclosed amount.
The 2020-built hotel is less than 20 miles from Manhattan in a commercial corridor with major employers including Driscoll Foods, FedEx Group, Advanced Biotech, St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, and the Passaic County Administration, Hunter said in a statement. William Paterson University, Willowbrook Mall, and MetLife Stadium are also nearby.
It features an on-site fitness center, business center and indoor pool.
“The Home2 Suites by Hilton Wayne represents the type of asset we target,” said Patel. “Its proximity to major corporate demand generators, higher education institutions, and retail and entertainment venues supports strong performance.”
Hunter’s senior vice presidents, David Perrin and Spencer Davidson, brokered the transaction.
Patel said this is their second transaction with Hunter and praised the process and partnership.
“We look forward to building on the hotel’s recent performance and continuing to deliver guest experiences in the Greater New York City community,” he said.
Northstar Hotels Management recently acquired a 78-key Residence Inn and an 81-key Courtyard near the Jacksonville, Florida, airport.
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Global pipeline hit a record 15,871 projects with 2.4 million rooms in Q2.
The U.S. leads with 6,280 projects; Dallas tops cities with 199.
Nearly 2,900 hotels are expected to open worldwide by the end of 2025.
THE GLOBAL HOTEL pipeline reached 15,871 projects, up 3 percent year-over-year, and 2,436,225 rooms, up 2 percent, according to Lodging Econometrics. Most were upper midscale and upscale, LE reported.
The U.S. leads with 6,280 projects and 737,036 rooms, 40 percent of the global total. Dallas leads cities with 199 projects and 24,497 rooms, the highest on record.
LE’s Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report showed 6,257 projects with 1,086,245 rooms under construction worldwide, unchanged in project count and down 3 percent in rooms from last year. Projects scheduled to start in the next 12 months totaled 3,870 with 551,188 rooms, down 3 percent in projects but up 1 percent in rooms. Early planning reached 5,744 projects and 798,792 rooms, up 10 percent in projects and 9 percent in rooms year-over-year.
Upper midscale and upscale hotels accounted for 52 percent of the global pipeline, LE said. Upper midscale stood at 4,463 projects and 567,396 rooms, while upscale reached 3,852 projects and 655,674 rooms. Upper upscale totaled 1,807 projects and 385,396 rooms, and luxury totaled 1,267 projects and 245,665 rooms, up 11 percent year-over-year.
In the first half of 2025, 970 hotels with 138,168 rooms opened worldwide. Another 1,884 hotels with 280,079 rooms are scheduled to open before year-end, for a 2025 total of 2,854 hotels and 418,247 rooms. LE projects 2,531 hotels with 382,942 rooms to open in 2026 and 2,554 hotels with 382,282 rooms to open globally in 2027, the first time a forecast has been issued for that year.
HAMA is accepting submissions for its 20th annual student case competition.
The cases reflect a scenario HAMA members faced as owner representatives.
Teams must submit a financial analysis, solution and executive summary.
THE HOSPITALITY ASSET Managers Association is accepting submissions for the 20th Annual HAMA Student Case Competition, in which more than 60 students analyze a management company change scenario and provide recommendations. HAMA, HotStats and Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting are providing the case, based on a scenario HAMA members faced as owner representatives.
Student teams must prepare a financial analysis, a recommended solution and an executive summary for board review, HAMA said in a statement.
“Each year, the education committee looks forward to the solutions that the next generation of hotel asset managers bring, applying their own experiences to issues in ways that reveal new directions,” said Adam Tegge, HAMA Education Committee chair. “This competition demonstrates that the future of hotel asset management is in good hands.”
The two winning teams will each receive a $5,000 prize and an invitation to the spring 2026 HAMA conference in Washington, D.C. HAMA will cover travel and lodging.
Twenty industry executives on the HAMA education committee will evaluate submissions based on presentation quality, the statement said. HAMA mentors volunteer from September through November to assist teams seeking feedback and additional information. Schools will select finalists by Jan. 15, with graduate and undergraduate teams reviewed separately.
The competition has addressed topics in operating and owning hospitality assets and HAMA consulted university professors to update the format for situations students may encounter after graduation, the statement said.
This year’s participants include University of Denver, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Boston University, Florida International University, Michigan State University, Columbia University, Morgan State University, Howard University, New York University and Penn State University.
Stonebridge Cos. added the Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton, to its managed portfolio.
The hotel, opened in 1956 and relaunched in 2017, is owned by Centurion American Development Group.
The property is near Main Street Garden Park, the Arts District and the Dallas World Aquarium.
STONEBRIDGE COS. HAS contracted to manage the Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton in Dallas to its managed portfolio. The hotel, opened in 1956 and relaunched in 2017, is owned by Centurion American Development Group, led by Mehrdad Moayedi.
It has an outdoor pool and more than 26,000 square feet of meeting space, Stonebridge said in a statement. The downtown Dallas property is near Main Street Garden Park, the Arts District, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Deep Ellum, Klyde Warren Park, and the Dallas World Aquarium.
“The Statler is an extraordinary asset with a storied history in Dallas, and we are thrilled to welcome it to our managed portfolio,” said Rob Smith, Stonebridge’s president and CEO. “Its blend of modern hospitality with timeless character makes it a natural fit within our lifestyle collection. We look forward to honoring the property’s legacy while enhancing performance and delivering an elevated guest experience.”
Stonebridge, based in Denver, is a privately held hotel management company founded by Chairman Navin Dimond and led by Smith. The company recently added the 244-room Marriott Saddle Brook in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, to its full-service portfolio.
G6 Hospitality and the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association will support Texas hotel advocacy.
G6 adds an economy-brand perspective to policy and support discussions.
The two will co-host workshops for market education and talent development.
G6 HOSPITALITY, PARENT of Motel 6 and Studio 6, recently joined the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association to expand a statewide coalition on advocacy, public safety and market growth for its Texas franchisees. The company brings an economy-brand perspective to discussions that influence policy, operations and guest experience across the state.
The two will co-host workshops, forums and tech showcases to support market education, best-practice sharing and talent development statewide, the duo said in a statement.
“As we join THLA, our goal is to contribute to a stronger Texas lodging ecosystem—advocating smart policy, elevating safety and guest experience and providing collaborative learning opportunities for our franchisees and employees statewide,” said Sonal Sinha, G6 Hospitality's CEO. “We’re proud to add our voice and scale to THLA’s efforts while equipping our franchisees with Texas-specific resources to operate confidently and grow.”
The company will support discussions on competition, consumer protection, tourism promotion and workforce initiatives for independent and branded hotels, the statement said. OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal is chair of G6 Hospitality.
“G6 Hospitality’s membership strengthens our initiatives that help advance Texas hotels," said Scott Joslove, THLA's president and CEO. "Their reach in the economy segment brings valuable insights to policy development, workforce initiatives and community safety programs that benefit properties in every market and price point."
THLA works with state and local leaders to promote business growth, protect consumers, and support hotels with legal guidance, policy insights and education, the statement said. The association will provide Texas-specific compliance and operations training for G6 owners and teams alongside G6’s standards.