The Growing Cost of Technology Friction in Hotel Operation
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 September 2026: $5B across 15 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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The article argues that the true cost of hotel technology lies not in licensing fees but in fragmented workflows, manual processes, and disconnected data that drain staff time and limit guest service quality.
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