IH&RA 41st Annual Congress | The Hospitality Industry: Staying on Top – Developing New Markets

Point-Counterpoint: Venturing into far-flung markets vs. staying close to home. What is the best way for hotels and restaurants to access new markets? How is the booming Chinese economy affecting domestic accommodation and tourism patterns? Who is really making money in China? What are the keys to doing business in the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe? What’s new in the Middle East? Is Latin America ready for a rebound?

Introduction:

• Bernard Deloménie, ISHC

Moderator:

• Jim Burba, Hospitality Investment Advisors LLC

Panelists:

• James Lu, Hong Kong Hotel Association
• Bernard Deloménie, ISHC
• Yannick Rouvrais, Orbis
• Mehmet Önkal, TRI Hospitality Consulting, Istanbul
• Andrew Turton, SunSystems Hospitality

Jim Burba is President of Horwath Hospitality Investment Advisors, a leading hotel brokerage and advisory firm with U.S. offices located in New York, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Miami, Birmingham, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Combined with its international network, Horwath is one of the world’s largest hospitality practices with over 40 offices and 150 professionals dedicated to the hospitality industry.

IH&RA, the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (www.ih-ra.com), is the only global business organization representing the hospitality industry worldwide. Its members are national hotel and restaurant associations throughout the world, and international and national hotel and restaurant chains representing some 50 brands. Officially recognized by the United Nations, IH&RA monitors and lobbies all international agencies on behalf of this industry, estimated to comprise 300,000 hotels and 8 million restaurants, employ 60 million people and contribute 950 billion USD annually to the global economy. Visit www.ih-ra.com for further information.