What’s it like to build a portfolio in a high-barrier market like San Diego? In this episode of The Turndown, Adam Dailey, real estate investor and accommodation operator, shares how he finds value in overlooked properties and why uncertainty is both a challenge and an opportunity for independent hoteliers.
With just under a month to go before the Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia gets under way, investors, developers, government decision makers and regional hospitality leaders are gearing up for three days of networking, learning, debate and deal making in Riyadh.
If there’s one word that defines the current U.S. hotel landscape, it’s uncertainty. As we move into 2025, hoteliers across the country are facing a slew of critical questions: How resilient is demand? Are rising costs here to stay? And most importantly—how can we maintain profitability in a market that feels, well, unpredictable?
[Amsterdam, 16th April 2025] - Mews, the operating system for hospitality, is launching Multicurrency. This new feature, which is now available for customers in Europe, helps Mews achieve its vision of creating new revenue streams for hotels – all while enabling a world-class payment experience for guests.
What hotel brands don’t know is that they can create great financial bench strength in their hotels and their owners will pay 100% of the cost. Brands also don’t know that they can create this bench strength with resources that are readily available. Lastly, brands don’t know that their non-financial managers are literally dying to get these financial skills and abilities now and they want to apply them.
Airbnb hosts play a vital role in local economies around the world, welcoming billions of guests, helping big cities and small communities benefit from big events, and dispersing travel outside of traditional tourism hubs. Critically, hosts and the guests they welcome support communities by generating an influx of tourism taxes for local governments at a time when jurisdictions are facing budget shortfalls.
In the hospitality industry, KPIs and metrics play a crucial role in evaluating and improving business performance. Metrics like occupancy rates, Online review scores, ADR (Average Daily Rate), and RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) are essential for assessing financial health, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
As April marks the time when many hotel businesses are closing the books and set new budgets for 2025-26, it is crucial for leadership to adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of innovative technology and trends that continue to (re)shape the future of hotels hospitality. With shifting customer expectations and increasing demand for personalized experiences, leaders should remain optimistic and strategically focus on key channels that drive hotel occupancy and direct revenue.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has recently announced a bold strategic overhaul of its four upper-midscale brands in Greater China — Atwell Suites, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Express. Focused on optimizing investment structures and ongoing brand refreshments, the upgraded strategy is designed to deliver high-efficiency, high-return solutions for hotel owners in this fast-evolving market.
The two key differentiating factors between economy and midscale extended-stay hotels are the quality of the finishes and the price point. Economy extended-stay hotels typically offer a more budget-friendly option for guests, focusing on basic, functional accommodations with limited extra features.
Lindner Hotels has provided an update on its restructuring progress following its filing for insolvency in December 2024. The company remains committed to completing the process with a proposed insolvency plan by mid-2025, as it continues to operate smoothly across all locations.
One REIT Inc. Acquires Comfort Inn Nagoya Sakae Ekimae in Japan for JPY7.7 Billion, MK Stay at 11 Changsha Street in Hong Kong Sold for HKD188 Million, G’ Day Group Acquires Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village in Cradle Valley, Tasmania, Australia, New Zealand Government Invests NZD30 Million in Conservation Tourism Initiatives, New Premium Carrier, Indonesia Airlines Set to Launch in 2025.
Mews, the leading hospitality technology platform, today announced it has raised $75 million, led by Tiger Global, a leading global investment firm, alongside existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
Amora Acquired Hilton Adelaide in Australia for AUD110 Million, Exsim Raises MYR250 Million for A New Hotel Acquisition in Empire City, Malaysia, Paradise Develops a KRW575 Billion New Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, High-end Ecological Tourism Resort Planned at Binh Duong, Vietnam, Selina Rebrands to Socialtel.
Welcome to the 5th edition of Hospitality’s Leading Voices – your gateway to the bold ideas and visionary minds reshaping the future of hospitality!
We’re excited to share highlights from our recent HVS Hotel Development & Valuation Masterclass. The event took place at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City where Adel, Sonia, Angel and their teams delivered exceptional service, warm hospitality and a world-class networking lunch at the famous Anise Restaurant.
Profit Matters 2024 captures the pulse of the global hospitality industry through a meticulous analysis of the year’s key financial and operational metrics. With a focus on trends, benchmarks, and performance data, the report offers a window into how the sector navigated a challenging landscape shaped by economic shifts and evolving market dynamics. It’s an essential read for anyone looking to understand the forces driving profitability in today’s hospitality world.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a leading global hospitality company, announced that it is commencing, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, HI Holdings Playa B.V., a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. for $13.50 per share in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The offer is being made pursuant to the previously announced purchase agreement, dated February 9, 2025, among Hyatt, Buyer and Playa.
The 2025 edition of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia, which is set to take place at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh from 11-13 May 2025, has confirmed the first speakers for the region’s leading hospitality investment platform.
The hotel business is perhaps the second oldest business in the world. I read that somewhere long ago, and it stuck. The kind of live-in arrangements described in this article are not about that but, rather, what our industry provided in the past to its senior leaders and managers. Some of what you're about to read I experienced first hand and some of it was passed on down to me through stories and folklore. After all we only have our yarns and parables to share and once they’re gone, they're no longer part of our culture. Here is my shot at preserving some of that. I also want to mention that I am in no way complaining or pointing out supposed abuse of power or privilege, it’s just the opposite – I’m celebrating our past.