Ashford Hospitality Trust’s move (NYSE: AHT) to sell its select service hotel portfolio in order to focus on upper upscale properties has helped simplify the REIT’s strategy, according to chairman and CEO Monty Bennett.
“Our shareholders wanted clarity,” Bennett said in an interview with REIT.com. He said the decision marks a step toward creating well-defined, distinct strategies for the investment platforms operated by Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AINC), Ashford Trust’s advisor.