ATLANTA — Hoteliers are bracing for a bumpy 2025.
Hotel brokers, lenders, owners and brand executives met March 18-20 in Atlanta for the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Uncertainty was a common theme as speakers cited recent market volatility and potential hotel demand declines as mainstays for hospitality the rest of the year.
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article3 Min ReadMarch 21, 2025 09:36 AMWhile high costs and general uncertainty are keeping private equity investors such as Blackstone and Brookfield out of outsize U.S. hotel investing for now, executives are confident that still-strong and resilient hotel operating performance will kick-start major transactions soon.
article7 Min ReadMarch 24, 2025 10:01 AMHospitality analysts that shared the stage at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference predicted a "bumpy" 2025 for the U.S. hotel industry as a number of factors could result in consumers significantly reducing their travel budgets.
article4 Min ReadMarch 25, 2025 09:21 AMHotel experts at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference discussed artificial intelligence throughout the week — pointing to brands to lead the charge.
article2 Min ReadMarch 25, 2025 08:34 AMWith so much political uncertainty and other disruptors shaking up hotel performance, podcast hosts Jan Freitag and Isaac Collazo remind listeners to pay attention to the data focused on their particular markets and not get caught up in the noise.
article4 Min ReadMarch 19, 2025 10:24 AMHotel News Now recaps the first day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference with highlights, quotables, takeaways and more.
article4 Min ReadMarch 20, 2025 10:42 AMHotel News Now recaps the second day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference with highlights, quotables, takeaways and more.