2025 was a year of steady progress for India’s hotel sector, marked by strong domestic demand and the ability to absorb disruption without losing momentum. Here’s a closer look at what shaped the year.
For hotel and resort developers, owners, and operators, the mandate is clear: sustainability is no longer a differentiator but, instead, a central pillar of long-term competitiveness and asset protection. This article examines the strategic, operational, and design considerations that define successful sustainable development in the Caribbean.
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
In this article, we provide the market opinions of key HVS global leaders in many different regions of the world. HVS operates across the world, and regional leaders are keenly aware of the dynamics and trends that are influencing performance, profitability, and value.
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The tailor-made HVS MarketCast Report assists hotel owners, property managers, and asset managers in forecasting future property performance by having a well-developed HVS market forecast for comparison. Enhancing the forecasting process is essential to setting the right plans in place to optimize a lodging facility’s profitability, and the HVS MarketCast Report can help.
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Recent HVS data show gross operating profit margins declining broadly, driven by increases in labor, operating standards, and shared-service allocations. With ADR growth anticipated to flatten, revenue can no longer absorb rising costs. As hotels convert less revenue into profit, owners must rely on active asset management, benchmarking, and operational realignment to protect NOI in 2026.
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The HVS U.S. Franchise Fee Guide is a study authored by industry experts and based on extensive research and analysis of the hotel franchising industry. Selecting an appropriate franchise affiliation for a property should include extensive research and investigation by an investor.
Our findings encompass a total of 93 hotel brands, as franchisors for 20 economy,13 midscale, 19 upper-midscale, 21 upscale, and 20 first-class brands participated in this annual analysis. The study highlights the importance of partnering with the right franchise company and is an essential resource for anyone interested in investing in the hotel industry or looking to expand their existing portfolio.
Hotels are complicated investments. The information presented in this guide was developed to provide insight into franchise-fee structures and should not be relied upon by an investor for any purpose other than as a preliminary resource. The study results are not necessarily indicative of the impact a brand may have on an individual hotel’s overall profitability because the benefits of the franchise affiliations have not been analyzed, only the costs. Furthermore, the study does not reflect or address the operating results of any one brand or any particular brand affiliation upon any single hotel property.
Our U.S. Franchise Fee Guide is meant to illustrate a basic comparison among franchise fees charged by participants. HVS has extensive experience with assisting clients in selecting the appropriate franchise affiliation for their proposed or existing hotels. Our services also include assisting with or managing the negotiations in coordination with experienced attorneys and other industry professionals. For more information on this publication or brand selection in general, please contact Kannan Sankaran at [email protected] or +1 (703) 508-1749.
Greater Houston’s lodging market is stabilizing, with distinct performance differences across submarkets. While 2024 posted strong results lifted by major events and weather-related displacement, inflation-adjusted levels show that real-dollar gains over 2019 are more modest. As 2025 has unfolded, differences between the city and outlying submarkets have become clearer as the market returns to more typical operating patterns.
Named the number-one “City on the Rise” in 2025 by LinkedIn, Grand Rapids is supported by major healthcare, grocery, and manufacturing employers. Several major developments are set to reshape the city’s landscape and strengthen hotel demand in the years ahead, including a new riverfront amphitheater, a professional soccer stadium, and an airport expansion.
This article examines Israel's tourism and hospitality industry, hotel investment and transactions market and the likely speed of recovery following the end of the war. It also discusses to what extent Israel's operational resilience, strategic flexibility and the untapped potential of the Abraham Accords will allow its tourism industry to recover.
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including hotel valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
The resumption of regular international flights in India is the first step towards a gradual return to normalcy for the travel and hospitality sectors. Read on to know more.
This report highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry in 2021 along with the sector performance metrics, brand signings, and brand openings during the year. It also provides our outlook for the sector for 2022.
Unlike in mature hotel markets where transaction activity has been regaining ground, hotel transactions in India have not witnessed the surge which was expected on account of the stress caused by COVID.
This article discusses the key trends in hotel brand signings witnessed in the Indian hotel sector in 2021.
Caravan tourism, a well-established niche segment of experiential tourism globally, is still at a nascent stage in India. Collaborative efforts by government agencies and industry stakeholders can help this segment become a success.
Green hotel construction has been gaining traction globally in recent years as hotel companies strive to achieve their sustainability objectives. A similar trend is visible in India as well, but the acceptance is still slow compared to other nations.
The Indian hospitality industry has long struggled with a shortage of trained workforce. Several factors and perceptions have contributed to this, and the situation is expected to worsen post the pandemic.
Jammu & Kashmir has seen a significant increase in tourist traffic since the region's lockdown was lifted, however, the region is still largely unexplored with the potential to become a year-round tourist destination.
Omicron has resulted in increased travel restrictions and subdued travel demand around the world. Nonetheless, this time travel demand is likely to rebound at a much faster pace than in prior COVID waves. Continue reading to learn more.
This article highlights some of the key announcements in the Union Budget 2022 that will impact the Indian hospitality sector.
Robust demand in urban centers continues to drive Canadian hotel values despite high interest rate environment.
