Sean McCracken

I write for @Hotel_News_Now for a living. I worked at a couple newspapers before that.

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

On this episode of the @Hotel_News_Now podcast, @HNN_Sean talks to @STR_Data's Jesper Palmqvist about demand and rates in the Asia-Pacific region. https://t.co/xb4xYAmp9L

[Stephanie Ricca @HNN_Steph]

Must check out the photos!

[Parimal M. Rohit @parimalrohit]

Interesting story in the #hospitality sector. @ChoiceHotels offers to acquire @WyndhamHotels for $9.8 billion, but the offer was rejected because #Wyndham found it to be “underwhelming.” Story here: https://t.co/jT4IbQacaC

[Sean McCracken @HNN_Sean]

This story has been updated to note Wyndham considers Choice's offer both "underwhelming" and risky.

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

.@ChoiceHotels International executives are publicly offering $90 a share in combined cash and stock to purchase Wyndham Hotels & Resorts after saying @WyndhamHotels executives walked away from earlier negotiations. https://t.co/uMgRoxCyHC

[Sean McCracken @HNN_Sean]

Wyndham stock is up about 10% since markets opened this morning. I'm guessing this is related.

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

.@ChoiceHotels International executives are publicly offering $90 a share in combined cash and stock to purchase Wyndham Hotels & Resorts after saying @WyndhamHotels executives walked away from earlier negotiations. https://t.co/uMgRoxCyHC

[Stephanie Ricca @HNN_Steph]

Background on past acquisitions, comparisons to the other big one of the last decade ... @HNN_Sean puts today's breaking news into valuable context.

[Jan D. Freitag @jan_freitag]

Investor Interest in San Francisco Hotel Market Requires Long-Term View https://t.co/Q2IYHY2zk2

[CoStar News @CoStarNews]

Here's CoStar's deep dive into what's going on in the city of #SanFrancisco as it recovers and real estate investment opportunities emerge.

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[Sean McCracken @HNN_Sean]

In the latest episode of the Tell Me More podcast, Jan Freitag and Isaac Collazo talk about how a recession could impact the hotel industry. Listen and subscribe.

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[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

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Improving diversity within the hotel industry — and more specifically within technology positions — requires both intentionality and constant measurement of success. Check out HNN_Sean's coverage of #HITECTOR23's DEI in hospitality tech session: https://t.co/2os2W7kdDE

[HFTP/HITEC @HFTP]

💡 Start your Monday off right: check out some takeaways from #HITECTOR23's International Perspectives Headliner panel, courtesy of @HNN_Sean: https://t.co/WlGQInlfyS

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

#BreakingNews: Officials with Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust said making required paydowns on maturing loans for 19 hotels would represent negative equity, thus forcing the REIT to return the properties to lenders.
https://t.co/VZ5kGDxyaL

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

Speakers at the 2023 HITEC Conference said hotel companies' legacy technology systems complicate their ability to quickly roll out new technologies.
https://t.co/vHzScQK97X

[Trevor Simpson @HNN_Trevor]

Day one recap from Toronto with @HNN_Sean https://t.co/84S2yJisb1

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

First Hospitality President and CEO David Duncan said there's a lot of reason for optimism with strong hotel operating metrics, but the transactions and development environment are significantly more difficult. Click the link for the full audio interview:
https://t.co/Wst37shS2O

[Mike Cahill @MikeCahillHREC]

Superb insight into current hotel investment market from LIIC - Lodging Industry Investment Council @HNN_Sean @HNN_Bryan @Hotel_News_Now
Would-Be Hotel Buyers Look for Strategic Sellers https://t.co/n5Cklyzt4M

[CoStar News Hotels (Hotel News Now) @CostarHotels]

Although Pandox is a Sweden-based hotel ownership platform, the company has focused more on acquisitions in other countries in recent years. Chief Commercial Officer Jonas Törner said that will soon change. https://t.co/4aNwWAOO0L

[Sean McCracken @HNN_Sean]

Mission Hill picked an interesting time to launch a hotel acquisition platform. So how does a new company get deals done when the transactions market isn't flowing? CEO Greg Kennealey said it's all about relationships.

https://t.co/dK0CMbQn1H