'Everything is Finance’ and 5 More Takeaways From Otelier Optimize 2026
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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Senior hotel operators at Otelier's customer summit flagged slowing group pace, declining real GOPPAR, and rising costs as reasons to overhaul operating models, embrace AI with guardrails, and shift from dashboards to…
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