The Connected Hotel: Building a Technology Stack That Can Evolve
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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An explainer on building adaptable hotel technology architectures, arguing that connectivity governance, API depth, and data ownership matter more than the number of integrated systems.
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