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Braemar Hotels Nominates Eight New Directors

Braemar Hotels & Resorts (BHR) announced that its Board of Directors intends to nominate eight leaders for election at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The slate of eight director candidates includes seven new independent director nominees: Craig Barbarosh was Senior Managing Director of CommonWealth Partners; Kevin Covey is the founder and Managing Partner of GrayStreet Partners; Stephen Haggerty spent more than two decades in senior real estate, development and capital strategy roles at Marriott (MAR); Daniel Hirsch co-led the real estate group at Farallon Capital; Kevin Luebbers served as CFO of RFS Hotel Investors; Gail Steinel has been a trustee of Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) since 2006; Richard Stockton has been CEO of Braemar since 2016; Stephen Theriot was CFO of Vornado Realty Trust (VNO)

Marriott International Partners with LG Electronics for Strategic Collaboration

Marriott International and LG Electronics announced a long-term strategic collaboration focused on enhancing the guest experience, beginning with a cloud platform for guest room entertainment and technology. Marriott plans to adopt the jointly developed platform across its participating hotel portfolio.

Ryman Hospitality Acquires Grande Lakes Orlando Resort for $1.38B

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) announced a definitive agreement under which the company will purchase the fee simple interest in Grande Lakes Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, for $1.38B from Trinity Investments. The 409-acre complex includes two hotels, a 1,010-room JW Marriott and a 582-room Ritz-Carlton, and a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole championship golf course. The company plans for the Property to continue to be operated by Marriott International (MAR) under the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brands. The purchase price represents a 12.5x Adjusted EBITDA multiple on the Property's trailing-twelve-month results through June 30, 2026. The company expects the acquisition of Grande Lakes to be accretive to adjusted funds from operations per diluted share for 2027. The company expects to close the Grande Lakes transaction in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.