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Following numerous meetings and conversations with clients at IHIF, we asked our experts to share their reflections on the key themes shaping hospitality investment today.   Here are the highlights:   📌 Capital is there, conviction remains – liquidity is strong, but pricing discipline calls for creativity and tailored deal structures.  📌 Cautious optimism prevails – near‑term uncertainty persists, yet hospitality’s medium ‑ to long‑term outlook remains compelling. 📌 Europe back in focus – international capital is selectively returning, with Southern European leisure, lifestyle, and extended‑stay assets leading. 📌 Operational value leads – returns are driven by operational excellence, repositioning potential, sustainability, and technology. 📌 Luxury and branded residences lead – high‑quality assets and branded residence models continue to gain momentum. 📌 Dislocation drives opportunity – stress in Germany attracts opportunistic capital, while core investors favour mature Southern Europe. 📌 Deal structures are shifting – alternative capital, HMAs (Hotel Management Agreements) over leases, and tech‑led operations are gaining ground.   Andreas Ewald, Larissa E., Laura Hernando Hernanz, Gonzalo Gutiérrez Criado del Rey, Mark Owens, Alison Hunter.   👉 Visit our hospitality page to see how we can help develop your business, and book a meeting with one of our experts: https://lnkd.in/e-H2UKrR   #ColliersEMEA #IHIF2026 #Hotels #RealEstate #CapitalMarkets #HospitaltyInvestment