2025 Asia Pacific Hotel Investor Intentions Survey
CBRE’s 2025 Asia Pacific Hotel Investor Intentions Survey was conducted in November and December 2024…
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2025 Asia Pacific Hotel Investor Intentions Survey
CBRE’s 2025 Asia Pacific Hotel Investor Intentions Survey was conducted in November and December 2024…
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Gulf’s first casino likely to spur hotel demand in RAK
The Gulf’s first casino, being developed by Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts in the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), is likely to spur investment in the emirate’s hotel sector through to 2030 to plug an expected shortfall in supply, say developers…
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European hotel pipeline hits 1,661 projects and a 26% surge in conversions
Europe’s construction hotel pipeline at Q4 2024 includes 1,661 projects with 244,464 rooms, showcasing growth in upscale to luxury segments and significant conversions.
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Why the asset-light model has prevailed in hotels
The asset-light model is all about the give and get. Major hotel brands give owner-investors the power to fly their flag, while collecting a fee. These owner-investors, in turn, give their time, energy and money to support the asset’s day-to-day…
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Is Simone Puorto the John Titor of Hospitality? 10 Predictions That Might Prove It
The hospitality and tech industries are navigating a liminal space where the boundaries between human and artificial are increasingly blurred. Generative AI, hyper-personalization, and digital workers are not merely disrupting established norms but…
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Operators flex serviced apartment models as competition increases
The fragmented and increasingly competitive serviced apartment sector in the UK and Europe is attracting growing interest from investors and influencing the configuration of new and existing hotel products…
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Luxury hotels fuel Latin America’s growing pipeline
The hotel construction pipeline in Latin America saw impressive growth in Q4 2024, reaching a total of 685 projects and 110,033 rooms.
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Luxury hotels take centre stage in Europe
The Mediterranean region is becoming a prime destination for hotel investment, with leisure-focused luxury assets leading the charge as appetite waxes stronger than ever and discerning investors shift their focus toward high-end leisure assets with…
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The evolving nature of the relationship between hotels and their tech partners
Family-owned Icelandic hospitality company Íslandshótel launched in 1992 when it opened Hotel Reykjavík in the capital with just 30 rooms. Today, with 18 properties and 2,000 rooms, the company is Iceland’s largest hotel chain…
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Study reveals hidden cost of rate disparity for hotels
Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research by hotel technology specialist SHR has revealed.
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Hotel technology predictions for 2025
In the face of low or flat rate growth, hotels will turn to ecommerce, actionable data insights, and generative AI to maintain profitability.
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Outlook 2025: Long-term view to trump geopolitical noise
Despite the complex geopolitical outlook affecting markets at the dawn of 2025, savvy hospitality investors would do well to keep their eye on the long-term prize, experts suggest.
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4 Trends to Watch in 2025: The Future of Technology and AI
With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what tech trends are coming in the months ahead, 2025 will be interesting.
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Change is blowing through the professional services sector
Today a global revolution is taking place, heralding a new information age, comparable to the introduction of the printing press, electricity, cars, trains and the internet. Its potential to revolutionize our world in ways previously unimaginable is…
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The period between or 'betwixt' Christmas and New Year – now dubbed Twixmas – is fast becoming a time when 50- and 60-somethings, caught between caring for children, grandchildren and their own ageing parents, can escape for a relaxed mini-break…
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Should you try a ‘mattress run’? What to know about the hotel-points hack
As the year races to a close, some avid travelers are approaching the finish line of a very niche marathon.
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AI - From Buzz to Practical Implementations in Hospitality
There has been a lot of buzz and heated discussions about the role and impact of AI in the hospitality industry and travel in general.
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Europe gains pricing control as hotels tackle rate parity
The European hotel market is leading in price parity by outperforming OTAs and Metasearch engines with more aggressive pricing, according to the World Parity Monitor by 123Compare.me, giving hotels real-time control of its pricing distribution…
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