With new deals reshaping the landscape, strategic partnerships and acquisitions are back in focus across India’s hospitality sector. Read on to know more.
Snapshot of the Edinburgh hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
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.
Snapshot of the Algarve hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
The hospitality industry has faced numerous challenges over the past few years, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and the recent immigration policies and tariffs. Despite these headwinds, recent data indicate an upward trend in SBA loans for hotels in 2025. This increase reflects renewed investor confidence, resilience in the limited-service hotel market, and the need to transact.
The 2025 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference by BLLA brought together hotel owners, investors, developers, advisors, and brands with a focus on independent, boutique, and lifestyle hospitality. This year’s panels and conversation centered around operational efficiency driving owner’s profitability and the renewed appetite for thoughtful, experience-driven hotel and F&B concepts. This article discusses our key takeaways from the conference.
The Sarasota market is no longer just a snowbird destination in the winter months. Instead, the area is now thriving as a year-round destination, as evidenced by the area’s rising tourist tax collections, expanding demand centers including athletic facilities, and numerous development projects in the market’s pipeline.
Choosing the right hotel operating model (franchise, management agreement, or third-party operator) depends on owner goals, market conditions, and property characteristics. Franchises offer brand support but require strict standards. Management agreements, common in the Middle East, balance risk and reward. Third-party operators provide flexibility and cost efficiency. Owners must evaluate options to maximize returns as market dynamics shift.
The Newark Airport hotel market has faced significant adjustments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes to the submarket’s hotel supply, coupled with the rebound in passenger levels through Newark Airport, have resulted in a slow but steady recovery of the hotel market. Recent and upcoming expansion projects at Newark Airport support a positive outlook.
Albuquerque is experiencing dynamic growth, as its rich cultural history is blended with modern developments, such as airport upgrades and hotel openings or renovations. These factors are helping to reshape the local hospitality market.