International Luxury Hotel Association Adds Investment, Development and Brand Sessions to INSPIRE 2026 Agenda
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: $985M across 6 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts President and COO Barry Bloom joins Fort Hospitality's President Keith Space and JF Capital's Founder & CEO Jonathan Falik for a conversation on where luxury hotel capital is heading in 2027 ORL…
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