Well, it’s halfway through 2016, and not much has changed since the beginning of the year. Despite the terrorism acts in Orlando, FL and Turkey, and the Brexit referendum, little has happened to affect the travel industry. Overall, things might have slowed a bit, but a majority of the fundamentals are holding steady, including occupancy, ADR and RevPAR.
I’ve been asked why this cycle has lasted longer than those preceding it. As far as I am concerned, it’s due to a single phrase: Never Again. This is the third downturn I have been part of. I’ve had dealmakers during this time period tell me, “Never again” after making bad deals, only to learn that six months later, they are making even worse deals.
Thankfully, I am not hearing about as many of these transactions this go around. Perhaps the sake of doing a deal just to get a deal done is a thing of the past. Hence, the current extended industry cycle.
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