Unlock Futures Alliance Launches Practical Guide to Protect Children Across Travel, Leisure and Entertainment
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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The Unlock Futures alliance, convened by The Bicester Collection with WTTC, ECPAT and the UN, has launched an Action Paper giving hotels, airlines and tour operators a practical CARE-ACT-SCALE framework to embed child…
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