TODAY: Hotel investment dominated by Australia and Hong Kong.
Hotel investment dominated by Australia and Hong Kong during first half of 2017.
Hotel investors remain focused on gateway cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, as they offer positive tourism and trading fundamentals while the long-term demand and supply is in balance.
However investors also continue to seek opportunistic investments in key emerging tourism markets such as Vietnam.
AC Hotels welcomes its first property in Germany.
As the first boutique-style hotel in Mainz, the property adds to the brand’s growing global portfolio of more than 100 design-led hotels located in Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Annual HVS Asia-Pacific Hotel Operator Guide 2017.
The publication continues to serve owners as a reference for which operator has a strong presence in their home market and in potential future markets further ashore as well as key feeder markets across the region.
We have prepared our analysis by number of properties and number of rooms for operators, brands, countries and cities. The following discussion highlights the largest players in each category.
News from around the EAME region
Hotel industry and travel news from around the Europe, Middle East & African region: CDL buys majority share in the Pullman Munich, Fairmont’s first appearance in Turkey, Curio debuts in France and more...
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Undercutting Increases as Stays Get Longer.
The undercutting trend you don't know about yet.
Hotels know they need to be watching their parity, rate undercutting is so widespread that it's taken as a given, and, in this industry, a successful ecommerce business depends on the alert hotelier keeping their eye out for stray disparities.
Of Course, Your Hotel Needs Refinancing!
Much has been said and written about the negativity around stressed hotel assets and delinquent term loans for the hospitality sector in India.
But what about existing hotel investors who have already weathered the turmoil of construction and now have operating hotels with delinquency?
Key Drivers for Hotel and Resort Spa Profitability.
Relaxation and a sense of wellbeing are at the heart of the spa and wellness market.
Hence, it’s no wonder that hotels, resorts, and spas have begun to reorganize their operations around wellness, the benefits, in the form of a stronger bottom line and appeal to demand segments, extend not only to guests but to hoteliers and hospitality companies, as well.
Investors Give Tips to Startups: Think Big But Keep it Real as Well.
What a dream it would be, to unravel the complex, multi-layered decision processes that shape how and where investors devote their attention and, more importantly, funds.
At WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 Bootcamp, five investors shared their observations on the state of startups in Asia, key lessons from their own careers and common mistakes startups make when building a company.
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