Jan 30, 2026
Ben Rafter Sits Down with Hotel Investment Today to Discuss Outperformance in 2026
Despite mostly flat RevPAR growth predictions and escalating costs, Hotel Equities CEO sits in the ‘bull’ camp expecting 2026 to beat forecasts.
The data analysts and several pundits at ALIS painted a not so optimistic performance picture for 2026, pointing to political and economic uncertainty as well as escalating costs. Some are forecast negative RevPAR gains for 2026.
There is another camp, Hotel Equities CEO Ben Rafter among them, suggesting 2026 will show more top line growth than expected…
Watch the full Hotel Investment Today interview here.
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