HVS’s European Hotel Transaction Review analyses the single asset and portfolio hotel transactions that shaped 2006, highlighting the significant increase in the volume of hotels sold: an increase driven yet again by large portfolio transactions.
Industry Insights
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
European Transaction Article 2006
HVS’s European Hotel Transaction Review analyses the single asset and portfolio hotel transactions that shaped 2006, highlighting the significant increase in the volume of hotels sold: an increase driven yet again by large portfolio transactions.
Get Involved in the Legislative Process
Mid-term elections prompted me to reflect back on how my interest in being active in the political process evolved. Some define "active in the political process" as voting in elections while others define it as being a politician or a lobbyist.
Canadian Lodging Outlook December 2006
The Lowdown on Canada's Hotel Construction High
Golf and Country Clubs: Setting Higher Goals for Profitability in Food & Beverage
There are many opportunities for golf clubs to operate the food and beverage facilities in a more efficient way that will save resources, deliver better product & services, keep customers happy and ultimately deliver more to the bottom.
How to Develop & Execute a Public-Sector Process to Select a Private-Sector Hotel Development Partne
Most successful public/private-sector hotel development projects are the end result of an evaluation and selection process. This article details the steps and criteria used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of various proposals.
Does Your Underwriting Adequately Compensate for the Timing of Future Cash Flow?
Investors are pursuing property turnarounds and repositionings to generate higher yields. Are investors and lenders adequately considering the increased risk of earning future cash flows?
Hotel Capitalization Rates Bottom Out
Hotel capitalization rates have bottomed out, as rates of return remain at record low levels and NOI upside has begun to subside. This article updates data that were presented in a previous article on hotel capitalization rates.
New York Racinos: Casinos of Convenience
This paper considers the performance and relative competitive positioning of the eight current New York racinos, the initial impact the addition of VLT gaming has had upon host racetracks, and implications for further study.
Fiji in 2007 - Where to from here?
2006 was a difficult year for Fiji’s tourism industry as a result of re-emerging political unrest. Yet with several new large-scale resorts under construction, the future success of Fiji is dependent on continuous growth in tourism visitation.
Canadian Lodging Outlook November 2006
2006 Canadian Hotel Transaction Survey
Industry Insights
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
Mid-term elections prompted me to reflect back on how my interest in being active in the political process evolved. Some define "active in the political process" as voting in elections while others define it as being a politician or a lobbyist.
The Lowdown on Canada's Hotel Construction High
There are many opportunities for golf clubs to operate the food and beverage facilities in a more efficient way that will save resources, deliver better product & services, keep customers happy and ultimately deliver more to the bottom.
Most successful public/private-sector hotel development projects are the end result of an evaluation and selection process. This article details the steps and criteria used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of various proposals.
Investors are pursuing property turnarounds and repositionings to generate higher yields. Are investors and lenders adequately considering the increased risk of earning future cash flows?
Hotel capitalization rates have bottomed out, as rates of return remain at record low levels and NOI upside has begun to subside. This article updates data that were presented in a previous article on hotel capitalization rates.
This paper considers the performance and relative competitive positioning of the eight current New York racinos, the initial impact the addition of VLT gaming has had upon host racetracks, and implications for further study.
2006 was a difficult year for Fiji’s tourism industry as a result of re-emerging political unrest. Yet with several new large-scale resorts under construction, the future success of Fiji is dependent on continuous growth in tourism visitation.
Robust demand in urban centers continues to drive Canadian hotel values despite high interest rate environment.