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FHS World 2025: Celebrating 20 years of shaping global hospitality investment
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FHS World 2025: Celebrating 20 years of shaping global hospitality investment

This year marks a milestone for us at The Bench as we celebrate 20 years in the UAE. Over the past two decades, Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) has evolved into the region’s most influential hospitality and tourism investment event, serving as a vit...

Jonathan Worsley
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman & CEO The Bench
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Jonathan Worsley
by Jonathan Worsley
13 August 2025The BenchReal Estate & Investment
FHS World 2025: Celebrating 20 years of shaping global hospitality investment
Top 10 Risks Hotel Owners Face When Hiring a Hotel Management Company
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Top 10 Risks Hotel Owners Face When Hiring a Hotel Management Company

Engaging a professional hotel management company can be a wise strategy to leverage operational expertise, benefit from brand recognition, and enhance market competitiveness. However, many owners are unaware of the significant risks these agreements...

Stephen Rushmore
Stephen Rushmore
Creator of the Hotel Valuation Methodology and Founder of HVS
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Stephen Rushmore
by Stephen Rushmore
8 August 2025Hotel Valuation SoftwareReal Estate & Investment
Top 10 Risks Hotel Owners Face When Hiring a Hotel Management Company
Opinion

Hotel Sales Decline Amid Economic Headwinds and Uncertainty in H1

The first half of 2025 witnessed a complex interplay of geopolitical shifts, natural disasters, and continuing global challenges that led to significant whiplash in the U.S. stock market and unusual swings in the bond market. The return of Donald J....

Daniel H. Lesser
Daniel H. Lesser
President & CEO of LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA)
LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA)
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Daniel H. Lesser
by Daniel H. Lesser
6 August 2025LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA)Real Estate & Investment
LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA)
IHIF NYU as the Beacon of Hope for Hotels with Three Key Takeaways
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IHIF NYU as the Beacon of Hope for Hotels with Three Key Takeaways

The pall in the air surrounding the near-term future of the hotel industry for the first half of 2025 has unsurprisingly centered around the disruption caused by one word: tariffs. It’s led to erratic travel behavior making forecasts less predictabl...

Adam Mogelonsky
Adam Mogelonsky
Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.
Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited
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Adam Mogelonsky
by Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
4 August 2025Hotel Mogel Consulting LimitedReal Estate & Investment
IHIF NYU as the Beacon of Hope for Hotels with Three Key Takeaways
The GINTO Model: Boutique Hotel Substance Meets Scalable Growth
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The GINTO Model: Boutique Hotel Substance Meets Scalable Growth

In a hospitality industry where boutique often means niche and scale often means compromise, GINTO Hotels is quietly proving that the two can coexist. On a recent trip to Paris, I had the opportunity to meet with Brice de Puymorin, Julien Kiefer, an...

Henri Roelings
Henri Roelings
Founder, Hospitality Net
Hospitality Net
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Henri Roelings
by Henri Roelings
10 July 2025Hospitality NetReal Estate & Investment
The GINTO Model: Boutique Hotel Substance Meets Scalable Growth
Owner’s Priority- The Most Important Provision in a Hotel Management Contract Fee Structure
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Owner’s Priority- The Most Important Provision in a Hotel Management Contract Fee Structure

In hotel management agreements, the alignment of interests between hotel owners and operators is often more theoretical than practical. Operators typically earn a base management fee tied to a percentage of gross revenue and an incentive management ...

Stephen Rushmore
Stephen Rushmore
Creator of the Hotel Valuation Methodology and Founder of HVS
Hotel Valuation Software
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Stephen Rushmore
by Stephen Rushmore
9 July 2025Hotel Valuation SoftwareReal Estate & Investment
Owner’s Priority- The Most Important Provision in a Hotel Management Contract Fee Structure
How Japan’s Vacant Akiya Houses Are Becoming Hospitality Businesses
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How Japan’s Vacant Akiya Houses Are Becoming Hospitality Businesses

In Japan, “akiya” (空き家) refers to vacant homes that have been abandoned due to a growing phenomenon driven by demographic shifts and economic changes. Decades of low birth rates, rapid urbanization and an ageing population have gutted rural areas, w...

Masaki Mori
Masaki Mori
PhD, Associate Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School
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Masaki Mori
by Masaki Mori
7 July 2025EHLReal Estate & Investment
How Japan’s Vacant Akiya Houses Are Becoming Hospitality Businesses
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Next-Gen Owner Representation: How to Create More Value?

The hotel industry is going through a thorough transformation, which requires a new approach from owner representatives. In this article we look at what these industry changes mean for next-generation representation, how owner attitudes and requirem...

Roger A. Allen
Roger A. Allen
Group Chief Executive Officer of RLA Global
RLA Global
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Roger A. Allen
by Roger A. Allen
4 July 2025RLA GlobalReal Estate & Investment
RLA Global
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Caribbean Investment Opportunities: USVI’s Hotel Development Act Offers Attractive Incentives

The Hotel Development and Finance Program Act (HDA) is a program created by the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) government through its Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA). The USVI is a territory of the United States located in the Ca...

Kannan Sankaran
Kannan Sankaran
Managing Director of the HVS Consulting & Valuation practice in Washington, D.C.
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Kannan Sankaran
by Kannan Sankaran
1 July 2025HVSReal Estate & Investment
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Understanding Market Value vs. Other Definitions of Value in Real Estate Valuation
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Understanding Market Value vs. Other Definitions of Value in Real Estate Valuation

Valuation is a crucial process within the real estate industry and understanding the distinctions between different definitions of “value” is key to accurate and effective assessments. While "market value" is one of the most referenced terms, other ...

Giuliano Gasparini
Giuliano Gasparini
Board member of HAMA Middle East
Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) MEA
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Giuliano Gasparini
by Giuliano Gasparini
30 June 2025Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) MEAReal Estate & Investment
Understanding Market Value vs. Other Definitions of Value in Real Estate Valuation