Waterton, a Chicago-based national real estate investor and operator, launched its new Outbound Hotels brand, a collection of locally-minded hotels offering differentiated lodging options for lifestyle travelers seeking outdoor-inspired experiences near town centers and cultural hubs.

“Outbound Hotels expands the traditional hospitality model,” said David Schwartz, CEO and chairman of Waterton. “Our portfolio of hotel properties creates lifestyle-oriented lodging options in destinations that provide year-round opportunities to connect adventure-minded visitors and locals to the outdoors.

Waterton partnered with Argosy Real Estate Partners to bring its repositioning acumen to a 17-acre Qualified Opportunity Zone site in Oakhurst, California, just south of Yosemite National Park. The property will be developed as Outbound Yosemite Resort, a 135-key outdoor-inspired lifestyle hotel. Outbound Hotels-branded property is a place for travelers to disconnect so they can reconnect with nature and offers an alternative lodging option that embraces its surroundings.

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