The on-trip experience: what guests remember – and how AI is helping hotels deliver it
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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Drawing on a survey of 6,000 travelers and 500 hoteliers, the article argues that AI and connected data systems are the key to closing the gap between guest personalization expectations and on-trip delivery.
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