Hotel REIT Fundamentals Driving Earnings Growth, Says Hersha Executive

Neil Shah, president and COO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Shah said fundamentals within the hotel REIT’s core markets are especially solid.

“We have very strong demand fundamentals and very little supply. We feel that it’s one of the best times to be a hotel owner,” he said.

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Hersha Executive Says Sustainability Program Integrated Throughout REIT

Bennett Thomas, vice president of finance and sustainability at Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

Hersha is a lodging REIT that owns and operates upscale hotels in urban gateway markets.

Thomas provided an overview of Hersha’s Earthview sustainability platform, which the company initiated in 2010. He noted that the platform has both a strategic and entrepreneurial aspect.

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Hersha CEO: Lodging Demand Fed by Millennials, Growing Global Middle Class, Urbanization

Jay Shah, CEO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Hersha owns select-service hotels operated under brands that include Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental and Hyatt, as well as a small but growing number of independent hotels. Shah addressed the different demand drivers at play in the lodging sector.

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