AI Is Killing Software Outsourcing. It May Also Save It
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: $10.5B across 11 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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As AI commoditizes coding capacity, the competitive edge in software outsourcing shifts to domain expertise and legacy system knowledge, with travel tech cited as a prime example.
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