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When the same ownership group repeatedly parts ways with major international operators, it starts looking like a pattern.
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Sometimes, it’s the most obvious thing that is overlooked. For all the talk in the hotel industry around asset-light this and asset-light that, there is the other side: somebody has to hold the asset to make it all work. And it took an asset-light…
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The budget hotel segment might be the next star in Spain’s hospitality industry, with current offerings well below other European countries. A new report from Alvarez & Marsal analyzes the high expectations for the low-cost category of hotels from…
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Gencom, a Miami-based real estate developer and operator, has snapped up two New York City luxury hotels in the past four months, funded in large part by family offices.
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Transactions have picked up in Germany after years of modest performance compared to other European markets, but as operational costs impact profitability and stakeholder relations are shaken by the recent Revo insolvency, what are the prospects for…
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World Liberty Financial ("WLFI") today announced plans to tokenize loan revenue interests in Trump International Hotel & Resort, Maldives, in partnership with Securitize, Inc., a platform for tokenizing real-world assets, and DarGlobal PLC (LSE…
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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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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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Wealthy buyers and tourism entrepreneurs are acquiring abandoned European villages — school, church and bar included.
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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’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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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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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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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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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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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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Lawsuit against David Johnson alleges a violation of contractual restrictive covenant obligations; asks court for expedited discovery.
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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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