Vietnam's hotel outlook still turns on source markets and access.
This episode uses Vietnam as a practical entry point into a wider Asia-Pacific hotel discussion, with Jesper Palmquist speaking from Ho Chi Minh City.
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Hotel finance, policy and operations become legible through pointed interviews with the people making decisions inside the industry.
CoStar News Hotels follows the hotel business from the financing desk to the front desk. News editor Sean McCracken usually builds interviews from a broad opening question, then tests the answer against the operating realities beneath it.
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A tight look at hotel labor pressure, H-2B visas, and the limits of immigration reform.
The discussion keeps hotel labor pressure at the center and treats it as a policy problem as much as a staffing one. Sean McCracken presses AHLA executive vice president of public policy Chirag Shah on the industry priorities, and Shah answers plainly: labor shortages, H-2B…
A practical case for third-party hotel operators in Australia and the wider APAC market.
Tony Ryan makes a clear case for third-party hotel operators in Australia by tracing a path from law to dealmaking to hotel management. Trilogy Hotels is framed as a white-label platform in the U.S.
A clear read on where hotel capital is loosening, tightening, and still rewarding expertise.
CoStar News Hotels offers a clear look at hotel financing, with Sean McCracken and Jared Schlosser showing a market that is still open to well judged acquisition deals, steady cash flow, and strong borrowers, while weaker deals are feeling more strain.
Travel buzzwords get measured against what guests actually want.
CoStar News Hotels brings Emily Goldfisher back a year later for a conversation with Stephanie Ricca about trust in the hotel business and the travel buzzwords that may shape 2026.
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Episodes
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Why Accor is reimaginging its luxury portfolio (with Xavier Grange
An interview with Accor's Global Chief Development Officer about scaling luxury hotel brands Sofitel, M Gallery, and Emblems.
Apr 17, 2026·15m - 2
Finding investment opportunities across Europe, with Union Investment's Andreas Löcher
An interview with Andreas Loscher from Union Investment discussing the European hotel investment landscape, transaction trends, and regional market differences.
Apr 16, 2026·11m - 3
Valor's Euan McGlashan on the power of running a people-focused global hotel company
Interview with Ballard Hospitality CEO discussing company growth, capital raising, and impact of Middle East events on hotel operations.
Apr 15, 2026·19m - 4
Why Yotel is partnering with Hilton (with Yotel CEO Phil Andreopoulos)
An interview with Yoltel's CEO about their distribution agreement with Hilton and scaling strategy at a hotel investment conference.
Apr 14, 2026·15m - 5
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' strategy with Chief Development Officer David Wilner
Interview with Wyndham's Chief Development Officer about franchise growth and hotel industry trends.
Apr 13, 2026·10m - 6
The future of architecture and design in hospitality
Apr 10, 2026·11m - 7
Why Vietnam's hotels and tourism are poised for long-term success
Vietnam gets the extra look.
Apr 8, 2026·23m·1 clip - 8
How Raines Co. turned history into a mission-driven stay
Apr 7, 2026·12m - 9
Graduate Hotels set for portfolio growth two years after Hilton acquisition
Apr 6, 2026·13m - 10
IHG's new Americas-focused exec on why the brand is 'on the move'
Apr 3, 2026·15m - 11
Concord Hospitality bolsters investment in extended-stay segment
Apr 1, 2026·9m - 12
Why this hotelier is seeing success targeting the tertiary markets
Mar 31, 2026·9m - 13
Surveying the hotel demand and development landscape with Vision Hospitality's Mitch Patel
Mar 30, 2026·14m - 14
Three in NYC: Unpacking luxury hotel deal dynamics with Gencom's Karim Alibhai
Mar 26, 2026·18m - 15
Hospitality America’s 30-year playbook and next phase of growth
Mar 25, 2026·16m - 16
IHIF Day 2 recap: More optimism, less certainty
Mar 25, 2026·5m - 17
Recapping Day 1 of IHIF EMEA 2026 in Berlin
Mar 24, 2026·7m - 18
Hotel transaction market picks up with promising submarket activity
Mar 24, 2026·9m - 19
Labor, events top of mind for top US hotel lobbying group
Sean McCracken talks with AHLA executive vice president of public policy Chirag Shah about the industry’s pressure points.
Mar 20, 2026·23m·1 clip - 20
Key takeaways from day two of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference
Mar 18, 2026·5m - 21
Recapping the first day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference 2026
Mar 17, 2026·4m - 22
What it was like to take over San Francisco's biggest hotels in receivership (with HotelAVE's Michelle Russo)
An interview with Michelle Russo about the receivership and sale of two San Francisco hotels, a major hotel transaction of 2025.
Mar 11, 2026·22m - 23
Crescent seeks hotels where it can make an impact (with Lily Hu)
Mar 6, 2026·14m - 24
New era for Remington Hospitality includes cost control, targeted expansion
Mar 5, 2026·8m - 25
First Hospitality execs share views on delivering net operating income, revenue maximization and growth in troubled markets
Mar 4, 2026·21m - 26
Hotel transactions market is making its slow-but-steady comeback
Mar 3, 2026·11m - 27
Minor Hotels lines up major North American expansion
Feb 26, 2026·9m - 28
Why monthslong stays are a hidden opportunity for hotels (with Noble's Mit Shah)
CoStar News Hotels editor Sean McCracken interviews Mit Shah, founder and CEO of Noble Investment Group, at the 2026 Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles, covering Noble's deal activity in 2025, the extended stay thesis, and the outlook for hotel profit margins in 2026.
Feb 25, 2026·23m·1 clip - 29
There's room for hotel operators in Australia (with Trilogy Hotels' Tony Ryan)
The conversation follows Tony Ryan from hospitality law and cross-border hotel M&A into third-party hotel management in Australia.
Feb 24, 2026·34m·2 clips - 30
Hyatt's plan for growth in select-service hotels
Feb 23, 2026·12m - 31
Davidson CEO pins 2026 hopes on events, international growth (with Thom Geshay)
Feb 20, 2026·15m - 32
Accor looks to set itself apart in luxury, lifestyle experience (with Agnès Roquefort)
Feb 18, 2026·15m - 33
Kasa's Mint House deal a 'maturation moment,' CEO says
Feb 17, 2026·16m - 34
Hotel Equities' CEO thinks we're overestimating the World Cup, but it might not matter
Feb 11, 2026·15m - 35
Hilton's Christian Charnaux sees no end to his company's outsized growth
Feb 10, 2026·21m - 36
Marriott's Leeny Oberg looks back at her career and lessons learned
Feb 9, 2026·18m - 37
Super Bowl hotel demand preview in Bay Area (with CoStar's Colin Sherman)
Feb 4, 2026·18m - 38
Thailand's tourism push (with STR's Jesper Palmqvist)
Jan 30, 2026·20m - 39
AI's 'tectonic shift' for hoteliers
Jan 28, 2026·40m - 40
Reading the room at the second day of the ALIS conference (with Sloan Dean)
Jan 28, 2026·7m - 41
Recapping the first day of the Americas Lodging Investment Summit 2026
Jan 27, 2026·6m - 42
SCP Hotels takes a walk on the wild side for 2026 wellness trends
Jan 21, 2026·37m - 43
An update on the US labor rules that could affect hotel operators
Jan 14, 2026·21m - 44
What to expect from hotel financing in 2026 (with Peachtree's Jared Schlosser)
Sean McCracken sits down with Peachtree's Jared Schlosser for a financing check in.
Jan 7, 2026·28m·2 clips - 45
Hotel experts pick the word of 2025
Dec 30, 2025·11m - 46
How Singapore's City Development Limited is finding hotel investments across the globe
Dec 23, 2025·30m - 47
2026 hotel trend forecast with Hertelier's Emily Goldfischer
Stephanie Ricca brings Emily Goldfisher back to the CoStar News Hotels podcast for a look at the 2026 travel trend talk.
Dec 17, 2025·40m·2 clips - 48
How Bunkhouse Hotels is growing in its Hyatt era
Dec 15, 2025·25m - 49
The challenges of growing hotel commercial team talent (with HSMAI's Brian Hicks and Horwath HTL's Dorothy Dowling)
Discussion of HSMAI's State of Talent Report and the impact of AI on the hotel industry, with a focus on upskilling and reskilling.
Dec 10, 2025·30m - 50
What hotel owners are looking for in a third-party manager (with PM Hotel Group's Paul Sacco)
An interview with Paul Sacco of PM Hotel Group discussing the current hotel management agreement environment.
Dec 3, 2025·24m