Alisa Kremer on Social Media as a Commercial Discipline, Baoase on Family Hospitality and the Art of Saying Yes, Outdated AI Data Can Erase a Hotel from Shortlists
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 October 2026: $1.2B across 10 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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Wednesday brought Henri Roelings in conversation with KORDIE founder Alisa Kremer on social media as a commercial discipline, Niels and Thijs van der Valk of Baoase with Adam Mogelonsky on family hospitality and the a…
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