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Raymond “Rip” Gellein, chairman and CEO of Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE), 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.
Strategic Hotels is an owner and asset manager of upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts. Gellein assessed the outlook for fundamentals in the sector heading into 2015.
W. Edward Walter, chairman and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST), 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.
Walter outlined the lodging REIT’s international strategy, noting that Host started to invest outside North America in 2006 when it acquired a portfolio of hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. under brand names that included Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis and The Luxury Collection.
Drew Sims, chairman and CEO of SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Following a quiet period for acquisitions in the period from 2008 until late 2013, the company recently closed on two transactions. Sims was asked how those deals came about and whether they are a sign of more activity to come.
Hotels and Resorts video sample from Blue Wave Multi Media