Eye on Saudi Arabia - Watch Hala Matar Choufany in a live interview at HORECA 2021

HVS was joined by 60 delegates in person and at least another 300 online for the latest in our series of webinars on the preparation for the industry as it emerges into the post-pandemic world.

For many travelers, a holiday represents a dreamlike escape. Rishabh Thapar, Director of HVS’s Middle East and Africa team, tells us why Morocco is hitting all the high notes with explorers looking for something a little different.

In Focus: Maldives 2021 provides an overview of Maldives' tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure development, workation, long-stay tourism, guest house culture, hotel transactions and investment in 2020, COVID-19 situation, outlook and crisis management.

Last week more than 300 industry executives logged in to join a webinar organised by HVS in partnership with legal expert Bird & Bird, publishing group EP Business in Hospitality and restructuring advisory firm AlixPartners on the subject of Hotel Franchising.

The Market Snapshot: Asia Pacific 2021 highlights an overview of transaction activity in the region and presents 26 cities’ current hospitality landscape; each covering demand and supply dynamics, hotel performances, and key transactions.

The Pandemic’s negative effect on the hospitality industry, especially its ability to hire new associates, will be long felt even as we see signs of recovery. Many have left the industry for other opportunities considered more stable. The more leadership can recognize, motivate, and reward team members, the stronger the chances are of rebuilding and retaining staff for the long term.

In Focus: Singapore 2021 provides an overview of Singapore’s tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure developments, hotel transactions and investment in 2020, covid-19 situation, outlook and crisis management.

On April 7th 2021 HVS, in partnership with the Israel Ministry of Tourism, the UAE-Israel Business Council and Copeland Hospitality, hosted a world-first, a webinar on the opportunities for hotel investment created by the Abraham Accords.

HVS discusses the main hotel transactions that took place in 2020 and looks at the trends in single-asset and portfolio transactions over the years.