IHIF EMEA 2026 - Leisure leads as hospitality shifts toward scale and scarcity
Analysis from IHIF EMEA reveals leisure properties driving investment while urban markets face uncertainty, with Southern Europe emerging as the core geographic focus.
Analysis from IHIF EMEA reveals leisure properties driving investment while urban markets face uncertainty, with Southern Europe emerging as the core geographic focus.
The UK led with 25% of total volume while Germany doubled its 2024 performance to €2.5 billion, driven by rate cuts and strong hotel operations.
The newsletter covers five major hotel transactions across Asia Pacific, including One REIT's JPY25.2 billion acquisition of five Japanese hotels and BAM's NZD250 million New Zealand purchase.
UK hotel investment fell 23% to £4.9bn in 2025, with single-asset deals rising 37% while portfolio activity dropped due to financing constraints.