Spring Conference Season – What is the Buzz?

Robert Rauch | June 6, 2017

by Robert A. Rauch Spring brings on many conferences including our own Lodging Industry Forecast Event (LIFE) Conference held in March. Recently we've had Meet the Money, held in early May and the NYU Hotel Conference, being held now. In this article, after Meet the Money in LA and during NYU in New York, we analyze one and predict the other. Meet the Money At Meet the Money last month, we learned that capital is still available for the right sponsor with the right location, brand and equity. The glass remains half-full, not half-empty. And we heard that consolidation will likely continue. Perhaps Mike Cahill's presentation on behalf of...