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Africa at a Crossroads: Preventing Overtourism Through Sustainable Practices

Africa’s tourism is surging past pre-pandemic levels, with strong growth and rising investor interest. Yet risks of overtourism, seen in Europe, are emerging in hotspots like Serengeti, Cape Town, and Botswana. A sustainable path requires balancing people, planet, and profit to safeguard heritage, communities, and long-term economic gains.

Why Wellness Resorts Offer Healthy Investment Opportunities

Today’s travelers are prioritizing their health and wellbeing more than ever before, triggering the rapid development worldwide of dedicated resorts and driving mainstream hotels to expand their facilities. Hala Matar Choufany, president of HVS Middle East Africa, drills down into the numbers and explains why health-related resorts offer significant potential for regional developers.

HVS ANAROCK Insights - Scaling Up Smart: Hotel Operators Fast-Track Their Expansion Strategy Through Strategic Partnerships

With new deals reshaping the landscape, strategic partnerships and acquisitions are back in focus across India’s hospitality sector. Read on to know more.

The Serviced Apartment Sector in Europe 2025

Our Serviced Apartment Sentiment Survey invited lenders, investors and operators to share their views on the challenges and strategic focus points in 2025 and beyond.

From Pipeline to Progress: What Africa’s Hotel Development Data Isn’t Telling Us

Africa’s hotel pipeline is expanding, but delivery challenges persist. The Future Hospitality Summit Africa highlighted issues like misaligned financing, FX volatility, and policy fragmentation. While investor interest is strong, success now hinges on execution, local expertise, and viable delivery models.

Caribbean Investment Opportunities: USVI's Hotel Development Act Offers Attractive Incentives

The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) government, through its Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, established the Hotel Development and Finance Program Act in 2011 to aid in the investment in and further development of the Islands’ hospitality offerings and collective tourism infrastructure. To date, three projects have received tax rebates from this program. Do you want to step into the Islands’ sandbox, too?

A Bright Future for Downtown Kissimmee’s Hotel Market

Located just south of Orlando, Kissimmee’s strategic position in Central Florida offers convenient access to surrounding commercial, leisure, and convention attractions. Traditionally a supporting player in the region’s tourism and business sectors, the city is emerging as a commercial and leisure destination in its own right, with planned developments anticipated to elevate its profile in hospitality and beyond.

Uncertainty Abounds: HVS Takeaways from NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum 2025

The start of June always brings the industry together in New York City, and we HVS attendees enjoyed our time at the NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum this year. It was great to see many of you there and share our recent experiences in the industry. This article summarizes our main takeaways from the event.

Hotel Market & Feasibility Studies: Connecting Vision with Viability in Untapped Markets

Post-COVID macroeconomic shifts have revived hotel demand in smaller cities, but these markets can be overlooked by hotel developers, especially amid rising costs. Market and feasibility studies are essential tools for aligning local development goals with investor interests.

Managing Hotel Labor Costs Today

Managing labor costs in a hotel operation is crucial to maintaining a profitable business while delivering the service level that is commensurate with the scale of hotel. Finding this balance has been especially difficult in a post-COVID-19 environment given inflationary challenges and labor supply shortages. This article describes some of the challenges surrounding labor management and explores innovative ways to manage these costs effectively.
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