Driven by debt restructuring deals, hotel investment activity is expected to remain stable across EMEA during 2012 with $11 billion worth of deals forecast for the year, reflecting transaction volumes similar to 2011 levels of $10.9 billion according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' latest Hotel Investment Outlook report. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' anticipates that single asset transactions will con...

After two strong rebound years, the volume of hotel transactions in New York reached an all-time record high in 2011. Eighteen transactions, comprising nearly $3.5 billion in assets traded, representing a 150 percent increase over 2010 volume, according to preliminary numbers from Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' Hotel Intelligence New York report. Approximately 50 percent of the city's acquisition vol...

The pace of hotel real estate investment in the Americas reached a four-year high in 2011, as transaction volume swelled to $15.2 billion, a 24 percent increase over 2010 volume, according to Hotel Investment Outlook, a new research report from Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.

Global hotel investment volumes surged impressively in the first half of 2011, with REITs leading the way and signs of debt market revival encouraging activity. Economic uncertainty returned in the second half of the year causing momentum to falter, although deals continued, especially in the United States, reaching our forecasted $30 billion worldwide, an increase of 13 percent over 2010 volume...

The bar climbs higher Thirty-five hotels totaling 9,600 rooms in New York City feature a rooftop bar, representing 12 percent of New York City's total hotel room supply. Lifestyle boutique hotels are still the most prevalent properties offering rooftop bars; however, international hotel chains have entered the rooftop bar arena, representing nearly a third of the total number of rooms.

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels today released its bi-annual Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, which reveals that an increased 38.6 percent of investors across the globe indicated a 'buy' strategy for the next six months, representing the dominant investor strategy for their short-term outlook. The largest uptick in 'buy' sentiment was recorded in Asia Pacific, followed by the Europe, Middle East and Af...

The EMEA hotel market slowed in Q2 and Q3 this year, but the majority of cities can still expect to see some trading performance growth in the next six months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels latest Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey.

Over the past eight weeks, the Standard & Poor's downgrade of United States long-term debt rating and disappointing economic data have led to stock market volatility and uncertainty among hotel investors. In its research report, FocusOn: Market Volatility Impact on Hotel Transactions, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels provides an analysis of the hotel investment market that highlights the outlook for med...

"Booming domestic and international travel demand in the country continues to drive up occupancy and average daily rates, or ADR, in markets across Brazil," said Ricardo Mader, Executive Vice President for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in Sao Paulo. "The rise in ADR has outpaced the country's GDP growth, highlighting the significant recovery in the sector."

Annual public house survey by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels reveals on-going decline in the sector with 25 UK public houses closing each weekTraditional, non-food serving public houses continue to suffer – 66 percent report fall in sale.Smoking ban, tax increases and the UK Government's drive for healthier lifestyles compound financial struggles facing the sectorPublic houses in the South of England ...