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H1 2025 European Hotel Transactions

Transaction activity remained high in the first half of 2025, marginally shy of the 2024 levels over the same period but, at €10.4 billion, above the average for the last decade. Single-asset deals were at the forefront of the investment landscape i...

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Consulting and Valuation Analyst, HVS London
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by Maxime Gauthier and Sophie Perret
30 September 2025HVSFinance
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Minor Hotels Europe & Americas to Delist from the Stock Exchange by the First Half of 2025
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Minor Hotels Europe & Americas to Delist from the Stock Exchange by the First Half of 2025

The Spanish market authorities have authorised the delisting of ex-NH Group, now a subsidiary of Minor Hotels International. This marks the end of a process that began six months ago, coinciding with the publication of excellent results for the firs...

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Minor Hotels Europe & Americas to Delist from the Stock Exchange by the First Half of 202525 July 2025MinorFinance
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London Hotel Market Spotlight YE May 2025

The sample of branded full-service hotels in London recorded a healthy increase in profit during the 12-month period ending in May 2025, relative to the same time last year. GOP per available room (GOP PAR) rose by 4.7%, driven by a 2.4% decrease in...

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Head of Hospitality, UK&I
Cushman & Wakefield
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by Ed Fitch and Carl Ridgley
24 July 2025Cushman & WakefieldFinance
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UK Hotels Face a New Challenge: Rising Wages, Squeezed Margins

The UK government’s April 2025 increase in the National Living Wage—from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour—isn’t just a regulatory update. It’s a fundamental shift in the economics of hospitality. Labour costs are rising sharply, and profitability is under ...

Matthew Redfern
Matthew Redfern
Senior Data Analyst at HotStats
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by Matthew Redfern
3 July 2025HotStats LimitedFinance
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Irish Hotel Market – Calm Before the Storm?

It’s been a buoyant cycle for hotels in Ireland: long, sustained periods of rising demand, and either constrained supply, or new supply that has been easily absorbed. Transactions have also been strong on the back of these favorable dynamics.

Zachary Schwartz
Zachary Schwartz
Founder of Catamount Holdings
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by Zachary Schwartz
13 June 2025Cayuga Hospitality ConsultantsFinance
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Starhotels Looks to the Future: 350 Million Financing Agreement Signed for Expansion and Consolidation of Italy’s Leading Hotel Group
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Starhotels Looks to the Future: 350 Million Financing Agreement Signed for Expansion and Consolidation of Italy’s Leading Hotel Group

Starhotels S.p.A. announces that on March 11th 2025 it has signed a €350,000,000 ten-year loan financing agreement with a pool of banks made of: BNL BNP (acting as agent bank), BPER, BPM, Crédit Agricole, MPS, and Unicredit.

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Starhotels Looks to the Future: 350 Million Financing Agreement Signed for Expansion and Consolidation of Italy’s Leading Hotel Group12 May 2025Starhotels GroupFinance
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Measuring CSAT: Why it matters and how to manage and improve it

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 f...

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CPO & Managing Director
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by Björn Östberg
9 April 2025Customer AllianceFinance
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