5 challenges facing the hotel industry and what you can do about them
Why this matters
Hospitality has separated by chain scale and demand segment, with luxury and resort outperforming and select-service holding pricing power on a leaner cost base. New construction starts remain at multi-decade lows, which has supported in-place RevPAR and made conversions of soft-branded flags an increasingly active part of transaction velocity. For sponsors with operational expertise, the sector continues to offer one of the more compelling income-plus-appreciation profiles available across CRE.
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- Disclosed hospitality deal value tracked in November 2026: $562M across 6 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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An Access Hospitality-authored guide covering five UK hotel industry pressures including rising costs, staff retention and cybersecurity, with practical steps and a plug for its Access Evo AI platform.
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