Iran War's 'Storm Clouds' Threaten To Derail Hotels' Strong Start To 2026

The largest hotel companies have benefited from healthy U.S. demand so far this year, but the impact of the conflict in the Middle East looms large over their future expectations. 

Hotel owners and operators broadly raised full-year outlooks on better-than-expected first-quarter performance, but the Iran conflict is carving a deepening hole in Middle East revenues and threatening to ground international travelers coming to the U.S.

Some operators are watching cautiously as a new set of risks enter the fold: disrupted air routes, surging jet fuel costs and diminished global travel momentum...

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RSK: It may be a tough road now but would you rather have Iran have nuclear bombs and long range missiles? Possibly wiping out the population and your actual Hotel/Motel in a strike? I don't think so but you may and have the right to disagree...