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Seven Steps to Food Cost Control

Former FSU hotel school Professor Dukas' Seven Steps to Food Cost Control from his book, "How to Operate a Restaurant" provides a concise list of things to think about to effectively manage food cost.

AM PM Hotels: Hotel Data and Intelligence

HVS London is pleased to present Hotel Bulletin: Q2 2013

HVS European Hotel Valuation Index In-Depth Insights 2013

This year's European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) covers 32 hotel markets across Europe. The article provides values per room as well as year-on-year percentage changes. Additionally, the HVI provides a five-year forecast and a volatility index.

German Bank Survey: There is money for hotel lending!

HVS London conducted a comprehensive survey with ten major German banks that are active in hotel lending. The survey assesses the investment activities and sentiment in German hotel lending. Presented in this article are the results and trends.

Umfrage Unter Deutschen Banken: Gute Chancen auf Hotelkredite?

HVS London führte eine umfassende und vertrauliche Umfrage bei den zehn größten deutschen Banken durch, die momentan Kredite an Hotels vergeben. Die Ergebnisse und Trends sind in diesem Artikel zusammengefasst.

HVS European Hotel Valuation Index In-Depth Insights 2012

The 2012 European Hotel Valuation Index tracks trends in upscale hotel values in 33 key European markets. 2011 started as a year of improved performance, but it deteriorated to renewed uncertainty about the future during the second half of the year.

Edinburgh Market Snapshot

Edinburgh is the second most visited city in the UK and its hotel market demonstrated strong resilience in the past 18 months. We explore hotel supply and demand, seasonality, recent transactions, the hotel pipeline and average values per room.

HVS European Hotel Valuation Index In-Depth Insights 2011

The 2011 European Hotel Valuation Index tracks trends in upscale hotel values in 33 key European markets. 2010 was a year of recovery for the hotel sector: average hotel values per room across Europe, measured in euro, increased by 1.5%.

Design or Lifestyle? A Review of London's Boutique Hotel Scene

The eighties brought the world many design disasters, so it’s perhaps ironic that one of the most enduring hotel design trends was born in 1981, in London and San Francisco simultaneously.

HVS European Hotel Valuation Index In-Depth Insights 2010

HVS London releases the latest edition of its annual review of European hotel value trends. The Hotel Valuation Index shows that on average hotel values across Europe fell 13%, the second year in succession the index has shown a drop in value.