Global travel just posted its best year ever at $11.6 trillion in economic contribution, and the industry is taking a well-earned victory lap. Meanwhile, U.S. hotel operators are staring down 4-6% labor cost increases, flat RevPAR growth, and 150,000 new rooms about to come online... which makes "resilience" feel a lot different from the lobby than it does from the podium.
Valor Hospitality Partners manages 100+ properties across 22 countries and just added $1 billion in signings last year alone. The question isn't whether they're growing... it's who's actually holding the risk on the other side of all those management contracts.
American Hotel Income Properties sold 18 hotels for $161 million last year and still posted a $74 million net loss. The portfolio is shrinking, the leverage ratio is climbing, and the convertible debentures come due in nine months.
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