Hospitality - need to get up to speed. Any recommendations?

Hi all, 

I have a meeting with senior person at a hospitality focused fund. My background is in "traditional" asset classes (office, industrial, multifam, etc.) I have very little knowledge of the hospitality space. 

How can I quickly get up to speed on what's happening in the hospitality space these days? Any good resources or recommendations?

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There have been some good items shared regarding basic pro forma development but there a few important factors when underwriting a hotel asset.

1) Comp Set Selection:  This will not only allow you to get top line performance data (ie: STR report) but also cost benchmarks (ie:CBRE).  Some other great sources used in underwriting are the TAP report (CVB), to determine group mix, as well as Agency360 (BT reporting.

2) Brand Selection:  Equally as important as each brand has different strengths' and weaknesses. Most brand's will give you a top line pro forma for a franchise so well worth your time.

When it comes time to underwrite a hotel asset, it is more of a asset management exercise than acquisitions due to the operations heavy nature of the hotel business.

 
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