Russia - a 2013 market snapshot and the outlook for 2014 and beyond

This is the year that Russia will be showcasing the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and despite adverse international press in recent months over a number of controversial issues, Russia knows it has to produce spectacular games and show how it has developed a world-class resort from very humble beginnings.

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Michael O’Hare is Managing Director, co-founder and partner of Horwath HTL Hungary & Russia with over 25 years of UK and international hotel sector experience. Since 1989, he has specialized in CEE, Russia and CIS, and been involved in hotel projects in over 50 different cities in these markets. Michael graduated from the Shannon College of Hotel Management in Ireland in 1982.

At Horwath HTL, our focus is one hundred percent on hotel, tourism and leisure consulting. Our services cover every aspect of hotel real estate, tourism and leisure development. Our clients choose us because we have earned a reputation for impartial advice that will often mean the difference between failure and success. Each project we help is different, so we need all of the experience we have gained over our 100-year history.