Jon Bortz, chairman, president and CEO of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Bortz described the operating fundamentals for hotels in U.S. gateway markets as “terrific.” The recovery in the economy has been positive for the hotel sector, and business and leisure travel rates have held steady, according to Bortz.