Hilton, Hyatt … why are we letting hotel owners act with impunity?
When the same ownership group repeatedly parts ways with major international operators, it starts looking like a pattern.
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Hilton, Hyatt … why are we letting hotel owners act with impunity?
When the same ownership group repeatedly parts ways with major international operators, it starts looking like a pattern.
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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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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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Who will take on Trump branded residences in India?
Trump Residences Gurgaon, launched in May, sold out all 298 units in five hours, developer Tribeca trumpeted on its website. Featuring two 51-story towers, it is the Trump Organization’s fifth branded residences project in India, a market it entered…
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Four common misconceptions about auctions
As the industry matures, auctions are proving to be a reliable, transparent and effective way to sell more hotels.
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China’s super-rich investors eye Shanghai hotels for scarcity value, tourism appeal
High-net-worth individuals and corporate investors accounted for 88 per cent of all property deals in Shanghai last quarter, according to JLL
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Italian investors seek the next resort
It might be a stretch to say that Rome has fallen out of fashion this year, but negative publicity around overcrowding – with millions of pilgrims expected in the Vatican’s Jubilee year – has definitely made some tourists hit pause on the Italian…
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Hospitality’s future lies in ‘morphing into other asset classes’
The hospitality industry is undergoing a “continuing morphing into other asset classes”, which might even see its major investment firms “follow peers into a living type strategy”, according to Mit Shah, CEO, Noble Investment Group…
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What is fuelling the hotel conversion frenzy?
The US hotel market is in the grip of a full‑blown conversion boom - and investors are here for it. Rising construction costs, tight zoning and a thirst for speed to market have pushed brand‑to‑brand and adaptive‑reuse projects to the front of deal…
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Milan-based Traveltech startup Hotiday announces a €5.5 million capital raise in order to expand its portfolio of European destinations, enhance the range of services offered, establish new partnerships with tourist accommodations, and grow the…
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Owner plans to cut up and remove five-star hotel from Beirut
UAE billionaire Khalaf Al-Habtoor is considering hiring a Chinese company to deconstruct his five-star hotel in Beirut and move it to another country, following a decision in January to end all investment in Lebanon…
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UAE to fund new luxury hotel near Egypt’s Giza pyramids
The UAE will back the development of a five-star hotel near the pyramids in Giza outside the capital Cairo to support Egypt’s tourism, state-run Wam news agency reported.
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Trinity Investments prides itself on being a clear-minded hotel investor. Its focus is paying off.
Sean Hehir, the CEO of Trinity Investments, has a Dickensian notion of the hotel industry: a tale of two segments, where strong performance in one is offset by tepid performance in the other. The data support him: STR forecasts RevPAR growth in the…
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KKR And Gaw To Sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency Amid Hotel Boom
Growing tourism and favorable economic conditions fuel significant hotel transactions across Japan's hospitality sector.
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Bizarre secret of new Hyatt hotel built at ritzy Utah ski resort
A new Hyatt hotel in Utah next to a ritzy ski resort has a strange secret: It's been built for the US military.
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Billionaire to sell infamous Las Vegas Strip hotel Circus Circus
Billionaire Phil Ruffin is looking to sell one of the Las Vegas Strip’s most infamous properties, but whether or not this spells the end of Circus Circus remains to be seen.
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Portugal’s hotel market has a strong development pipeline, as investors see consistent growth in the country’s tourism sector. A report from agent Christie & Co details the opportunities, and the development pipeline in the country…
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Mohari CEO Smith talks growth plans
Mohari Hospitality is not a big institutional investor, but CEO J. Allen Smith said as it continues to develop more partnerships, it is certainly creating institutional-like capital firepower.
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