June 2, 2025

Profit Starts at the Property: Greg Kennealy of Peregrine on Getting Back to Basics

Recorded this morning live at IHIF NYU hospitality conference, #NoVacancyNews Glenn Haussman sits down with Greg Kennealey, CEO of Peregrine Hospitality, to unpack the realities of operating, investing, and thriving in today’s uncertain hotel landscape.

📌 Highlights from this episode:

How Peregrine focuses on what they can control — guests and employees — to drive long-term profitability

Why “no cash registers at the corporate office” is more than a saying—it’s a strategy

The truth about today’s slow transaction market (and why that might be an advantage)

What disciplined #HotelInvestment and acquisitions look like in a market with low new development

Strategies for identifying underperforming hotels and transforming them into high-performing assets

The surprising reason Greg isn’t sleeping better heading into 2025

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