National Hospitality Conference
Thu May 29, 2025
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National Hospitality Conference
Lodging, Hotel, Tourism, Hospitality Design, Development, Investment & Hotel Brands
$139.00
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Speakers and Panels
Role that Tourism & Policy Plays in Impacting the New York Economy
Travel, Tourism & Other Macro Factors Impacting the Economy
Enhancing & Activating Hospitality Assets with Thoughtful Design & Innovative Brands
Designing Hotels, Restaurants & Common Spaces to Elevate Spaces and Brands
Michelle Reiss
Alex Kuhl
Brian Sparacino
David Carofano
Becca Roderick
National Investment Outlook: Underwriting, Financing & Acquiring Hotel Assets
Acquisitions, Financing & Investment Outlook
Eric Jacobs
Clark Hanrattie
Julian Buffam
Yariv Ben-Ari
Strategic Capex: How to Navigate Rising Costs & Evolving Asset Management Needs
Analyzing Costs & Assessing Portfolio Optimization
Andre Zotoff
Edouard Schwob
Scott Hochman
Opening Remarks
Isaac Weinberger
Why You Should Attend the National Hospitality Event
What You'll Learn:
- Gain insights from across the country about top-performing markets, related to group travel, business travel and personal leisure and how this is impacting development strategies nationwide.
- Better understand how brand consolidation is playing out in the hospitality sector and what this means for major flagships like Marriott, Hilton, Four Seasons, Hyatt and more.
- Hear how the lodging and hospitality sectors are defining luxury and what this means for delivering the best guest experience through amenities, restaurants, retail and other experiences.
- Locally in New York, better understand how Airbnb constraints and the fallout of the migrant crisis is impacting existing hotel assets.
- Hear what is next for hotel development across the country and what are the biggest supply and demand drivers.
- Hear how New York City development activity compares to other major markets and what it will take for there to be an increase in new hotel development.
- Get the latest regarding how travel numbers and the challenging economic climate are impacting investor appetite in the New York City hotel market.
- Asset managers will discuss how rising costs are impacting which assets are performing best and what that means for various capital expenditure decisions on existing hospitality assets.
How you'll do more business:
Hear from developers, hotel owners, operators, asset managers, investors, designers and city officials on the future of hotel development and investment activity. Furthermore, learn how the hotel industry is navigating this choppy market while insuring the supply and demand dynamics are ready for when the market normalizes.
Who attends:
Investors, hotel owners, developers, lenders, brokers, lawyers, city officials, architects, engineers, contractors and property managers.
Why should you attend:
Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.
For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our Director of New York Events, Chris Picher at chris.picher@bisnow.com.
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Venue
Marriott Marquis Times Square
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Ballroom: Marquis Ballroom / Foyer
Floor: 9th Floor
Parking Information:
Valet only onsite; Cars - $70.00, SUV: Explorers, Mini-Vans, etc. - $80.00, Oversized: F150’s,Yukons, Suburbans, etc. - $95.00
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:30 AM |
Fireside Chat: Role that Tourism & Policy Plays in Impacting the New York Economy
1. Hear from the Javits Center, New York City Tourism & Conventions & Hotel Association of New York City.
2. Better understand how policy influences tourism and how visitors to the city impacts the hospitality sector. |
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9:30 AM 10:15 AM |
Enhancing And Activating Hospitality Assets With Thoughtful Design And Innovative Brands
1. Hear from hotel and hospitality owners and designers on how to elevate these brands through thoughtful design.
2. From hotels and restaurants to other creative hospitality assets, hear how the customer experience is dictating the latest wave of design and layout concepts. |
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10:15 AM 10:30 AM |
Coffee & Networking
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10:30 AM 11:15 AM |
National Investment Outlook: Underwriting, Financing And Acquiring Hotel Assets
1. Macro capital markets discussion analyzing interest rates, cost of debt, availability of equity and value of existing hotel assets.
2. Hear which markets and assets investors are targeting across the country and how underwriting is evolving across different lodging deals. |
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11:15 AM 12:00 PM |
Strategic Capex: How to Navigate Rising Costs And Evolving Asset Management Needs
1. Panelists will discuss how to navigate the rising costs of operating hotels and how to properly manage these assets to maximize profitability.
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