Hotel franchisees face growing impact conflicts
Hotel groups may benefit from expanding their brand portfolios, but competing properties can put existing franchisees' occupancy, room rates and profitability under pressure.
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Why the next hospitality design opportunity is refurbishment
Keeping guests happy is the number one priority in hospitality, yet when we talk about hotel design, much of the conversation is focused on what is new…
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Hospitality has become the top real estate asset class for family office capital in Asia-Pacific, highlighting the sector's growing appeal to private investors.
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The Hotel Investment Lifecycle Is No Longer Linear, According to New Cushman & Wakefield Insight
Higher capital costs, operational complexity and shifting investor expectations are forcing hotel owners and developers to revisit decisions at every stage of ownership.
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Europe’s hotel shake-up opens doors for digital operators
Regulatory tightening, changing traveler needs, labor shortages, and hotel succession challenges are creating new opportunities for digital operators.
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In the domestic high-end hotel owner circle, it seems that there has not been a deal rumor that stirs the nerves of the whole industry for a long time except for those related to R&F Properties.
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Hotel reputation management: how to handle negative and fake reviews
An effective review-management process helps hotels investigate complaints, respond professionally, challenge fake content and turn guest feedback into operational improvements.
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Soho House founder: ‘Workaholism is as bad as any other addiction’
César Ritz, Conrad Hilton, Bill Marriott, Ian Schrager… the most famous hoteliers in the world were, for years, not British. Then, in the 1990s, we got Nick Jones…
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Hotel regulation in Paris, Berlin, London, New York and Barcelona
The rules governing hotel development and operation vary sharply across the five major cities. For investors, those differences can change a project’s cost, timing and commercial prospects.
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How Berlin’s housing shortage is reshaping hotel development
Berlin’s housing needs are intensifying competition for land, making hotel conversions, mixed-use projects and demand-led locations increasingly important.
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Developers look toward hotels for adaptive reuse
A Toronto skyscraper that was once the tallest building in the British Empire is set to take on a new life, transforming from downtown offices into a new luxury hotel.
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Most hospitality technology projects do not fail because the software is wrong. They fail because the wrong people are in the room when it is configured, and the right people are too busy to learn it once it goes live…
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Ownership change at Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group
Gravity Capital Hong Kong has become the new shareholder of Grand Metropolitan Hotels Holding B.V., marking the conclusion of the former joint venture structure with VZB.
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Hong Kong hotel sector recovery elusive for unprepared investors
An uneven rebound is favouring established operators as tight supply constraints raise the barriers to entry
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Why empty offices are Europe’s next hospitality goldmine
Olaf Gröger, director at Hyphen, explores why office-to-hotel conversions are becoming Europe’s next hospitality opportunity.
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China Hospitality Market: European hotel giant Accor speeding up expansion in China
Amid a surge in both domestic and inbound tourism, China's hospitality industry is experiencing a wave of new opportunities…
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Allam family's Hassan Allam wins contract for Montage hotel and villas at Ras El-Hekma
Hassan Allam Construction has won the contract to build a 200-key Montage hotel and 96 branded villas at Egypt's Ras El-Hekma megaproject.
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The hotel industry’s biggest success story
The world's largest hotel may grab the headlines, but the hotel industry's greatest success story lies elsewhere.
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