Hospitality investors need to target wealthier travellers to protect against volatile market
The luxury and Middle Eastern markets are two of the key opportunities for the hospitality industry in an increasingly uncertain world.
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Proof is the new leverage in hotel transactions
The hotel transaction market is moving again, but not as it did when debt was cheap and assumptions carried weight. Today’s capital is more selective, more structure-driven and far less interested in forward narratives…
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The Latest Way to Create an Isolated Retreat: Buy a Whole Village
Wealthy buyers and tourism entrepreneurs are acquiring abandoned European villages — school, church and bar included.
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How the UK Building Safety Act is reshaping hotel development
The UK Building Safety Act was introduced in 2022 to enhance building safety regulation in response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. Although widely supported, it has resulted in higher costs and longer timescales…
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Private equity circles resilient extended stay and hybrid sector
Private equity’s next big bet in hospitality real estate looks increasingly to be taking shape around extended stay, co-living, and hybrid lodging, a set of subsectors that until recently were peripheral to the core hotel and hospitality business…
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Atari’s planned gaming-themed Las Vegas hotel has been canceled
It’s Game Over for Atari’s plans to build a hotel in Las Vegas. Only one of its eight prospective U.S. hotels is still in any stage of development.
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When will humanoid robots start cleaning my hotel room?
As we enter 2026, humanoid robots are no longer a futuristic concept. They are being tested in factories, warehouses, and even domestic environments. With labour shortages still pressuring hospitality operations, the question is no longer if robots…
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Acquisition of Hotel in Makkah Considered Not in Line with Mandate and Intermediary
The decision of Danantara to acquire land and the Novotel Makkah Thakher City Hotel in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia, is considered not in line with the main mandate of the institution…
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Singapore’s Luxury Hotel Boom: How the Lion City is Winning the High-End Tourism Bet
For decades, Singapore has been known as a global financial hub and a model of urban efficiency. However, as we move into 2026, the Lion City is undergoing a glittering transformation.
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Why Blackstone is bullish on real estate for 2026
It’s that time of year again when everyone starts making predictions for what they think will happen over the next 12 months. A lot of this involves saying that the thing you like/have a vested financial interest in will do better. Sometimes that…
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Aimbridge sues former CEO, co-founder
Lawsuit against David Johnson alleges a violation of contractual restrictive covenant obligations; asks court for expedited discovery.
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Irony of Asia’s outdoor lodging market
It’s low-cost, high returns, fast payback. Yet, few takers. Players in Asia’s outdoor lodging want that changed and here’s why and how.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Cheng Seeks Sale of Some Rosewood Hotels
Cheng’s representatives have approached some companies for a possible sale of assets in the Rosewood portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter…
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Why capsule hotels are taking global cities by storm
What started out as minimalist sleeping pods for Japanese salarymen has morphed into an urban hospitality trend, with London leading the charge.
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How infrastructure investment boosted tourism in these two countries
Hotels don’t exist in a vacuum. You’d need to be an investor with very deep pockets to not only build the property but also the required travel infrastructure to bring people to and from the destination…
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Mexico, D.R. still LATAM’s hottest markets
Lodging Econometrics recently reported the Latin America construction pipeline stood at 751 projects and 116,480 rooms at the end of 3Q25, representing year-over-year (YOY) increases of 17% in projects and 11% in rooms. However, Hotel Equities Juan…
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Investors return to German hotels, but risks remain
Germany is seeing renewed interest from hotel investors in 2025, with transaction volumes climbing and confidence returning in core city markets.
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Luxury hotel oversupply looms over London
London’s high-end hotel market is heading into its heaviest period of new openings in more than a decade, raising fears that a wave of luxury room supply could outstrip demand and put pressure on prices in one of the world’s most expensive cities…
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