Lighthouse Launches Ernest Crews to Get Hotel Commercial Teams Running on AI in as Little as 30 Days
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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Lighthouse's Ernest Crews embed AI and tech specialists within hotel commercial teams for 30-60 days to deploy its Ernest AI teammate, addressing low adoption rates cited in its 2026 survey.
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