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Weak Business Travel is Driving Drag in Hotel Fundamentals

Senior analyst Lukas Hartwich shares that weak business travel is negatively impacting hotel fundamentals in this interview in summer 2016. The headwind is particularly relevant for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), where business travel accounts for about 75% of demand. He further provides an overview of Green Street’s new Lodging Demand Indicator, which helps predict the ups and downs of lodging demand.