About
Seventeen years of candid conversation.
INSPIRE began as a small, invitation-only dinner for hospitality owners who were tired of trade-show noise. In 2026 it gathers 1,000 of the industry's most decisive leaders under one roof.
INSPIRE is produced by the International Luxury Hotel Association, a trade body founded to raise the bar of the craft, not the volume of the marketing.
Every year we assemble the operators, owners, capital partners, and category leaders who actually move the industry, and we give them real time to talk. No sponsor-scripted panels. No 400-badge cattle calls. A curated guest list, two deliberate days, and programming built around the questions operators are actually asking.
The conversations that start here travel. They shape the playbooks that end up in ownership meetings, asset-management reports, and executive offsites through the following year. Which is why, seventeen years in, the same names keep coming back.
Where the Industry Stops Working in Silos
The industry has spent decades in silos. Real estate conferences for developers. Operations shows for management teams. Travel trade events for commercial leaders. INSPIRE breaks the pattern, it's the room where all three sides of the luxury hotel business talk to each other, and where the deals that need all three get made.
What alumni actually say.
“INSPIRE Conference offers the ideal forum for strategic dialogue around luxury asset performance, capital strategy, and long-term value creation.”
Romy Bhojwani
Senior VP & Head of Asset Management
HHM Hotels
“INSPIRE Conference strikes a thoughtful balance between innovation and the human side of hospitality, which makes the conversations especially relevant.”
Jessica Shea
VP Wellness, Retail & Leisure Operations
Hilton
“It’s a strong forum for exchanging practical insights on how data and technology are applied to improve performance and growth in luxury hospitality.”
George Jordan
President
Oxford Hotels and Resorts
The guest list is curated. Your seat isn’t guaranteed.
INSPIRE caps attendance at 1,000.