Brian Tress of Ernst & Young's Hospitality Advisory Services Group said, "Even with the dramatic shift in the debt markets over the last few months, hotel industry sector fundamentals continue to be strong."

Respondents forecasted that on the whole, hotel investment policy will be dominated by those making new facilities for upper-upscale and luxury segment, which is supported all over the world by leisure, convention and corporate users. Hotels, that do not provide beverage and food amenities, but have good margins and low construction costs will continue to gather investor dollars.

As per the study, Asia exceeded other regions having the largest potential for the hospitality investment. India and China opened their markets to the foreign investment, and Asia will turn out to be a key center of investment in the coming years. It is also quite interesting that Europe is edged out by Latin America in investor popularity poll. Some respondents believe that the greatest disadvantage for investment worldwide is the potential for political unsteadiness in growing markets.