56% of Guests Are Ready to Book—Why Do 98% Abandon Your Hotel Website?
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 August 2026: $10.4B across 9 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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GuestCentric's AI assistant Melissa shows 56% of engaged hotel website visitors have high booking intent, yet a 2% average conversion rate persists due to unanswered questions and checkout friction.
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