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Russell Kett, FRICS, FIH, FHOSPA

Chairman, London
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  • Overview
  • Consulting Experience
  • Affiliations
  • Employment History
  • Education
  • Hotels Appraised
  • Authored Publications
  • Speaking Engagements
  • Press Coverage
  • My Articles

Overview

Russell has more than 45 years’ experience of the UK and international hotel and hospitality sector. After graduating from hotel school, he worked with Strand Hotels (4 years), followed by periods spent with the hotel consulting divisions of Stoy Hayward (10 years) and Deloitte (7½ years).

Since 1995, he has been responsible for hotel valuation, operational reviews, asset management and consulting work in HVS’s London office. He was appointed managing director in 1996 and became chairman in 2012. Russell is a Fellow and Registered Valuer of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a director of the International Hotel Investment Council. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2011 and 2017 and is a frequent speaker and moderator at hotel industry conferences.

For the past 30 years Russell has been responsible for HVS’s work in Israel and maintains a home there. He has carried out a number of hotel appraisals in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Jerusalem, Eilat, Mount Arbel (Galilee area), Netanya and other locations in both the north and south of the country, and has spoken at a number of major conferences in Israel on the country's hotel opportunities, marketing and values. He is the co-author of HVS’s annual Israel Hotel Market Overview report, last published in June 2023.

He was a member of the advisory board and a key speaker for the Israel Hotel Investment Summit, last held in November 2022 in Tel Aviv. For the past two years, he has advised the Abraham Accords Peace Institute on ways to develop tourism within the region.

Consulting Experience

Russell Kett is Chairman of the London office of HVS, having joined the firm in 1995. He was appointed managing director in 1996 and became chairman in 2012. He has 40 years’ specialist hotel consultancy, investment and real estate experience, focused on providing valuation, feasibility, shared ownership, property, brokerage, investment, asset management, strategy and related consultancy services, advising hotel, serviced apartments and hostel companies, banks, developers and investors on all aspects of their hospitality industry related interests, throughout the EMEA region. Russell is a frequent writer, moderator and speaker on the international hotel industry, especially topics relating to hotel valuation, investment, marketing and finance.  Russell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from HOSPA, the hospitality professionals’ association, in 2011.  He received the ‘Hall of Fame’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hot.E hotel investment conference in London in 2017.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a member of the International Hotel Investment Council. 
 

Affiliations

Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
Institute of Hospitality (FIH)
HOSPA – the Hospitality Professionals Association (FHOSPA)

Employment History

1995 to date: HVS - London
London, England
(Hotel valuations, appraisals, market studies, feasibility reports, strategy studies and investment counselling)
Chairman

1987-1994: TOUCHE ROSS
(GREEN BELFIELD-SMITH division, now Deloitte)
Senior Manager

1984-1987: HORWATH & HORWATH (UK)
Managing Consultant

1983-1984: ADP HOTEL SERVICES
(became  Innsite Hotel Services)
Marketing Manager

1977-1983: HORWATH & HORWATH (UK)
Consultant

1974-1977: STRAND HOTELS
Internal Auditor, 1974-1976
Assistant Financial Controller, Cumberland Hotel, 1976-1977
 

Education

BLACKPOOL COLLEGE (Courtfield Hotel School)
HND in Hotel and Catering Administration

EALING COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)

Hotels Appraised

Africa

  • Complete country by country review of hotel opportunities

Austria

  • Proposed Luxury Hotel, Dachstein
  • Proposed Spa Resort, Laa an der Thaya
  • Proposed Spa hotel, Loipersdorf
  • Proposed theme park & hotel, Mittersill
  • Two Spa Hotels, Styria
  • Holiday Inn Vienna South, Vienna
  • Proposed Hyatt Regency, Vienna
  • Proposed Student Hotel, Vienna

Albania

  • Tirana International Hotel, Tirana

Angola

  • Proposed Hotel, Futungo Belas, Luanda

Argentina

  • Proposed golf / conference hotel, Cordoba
  • Development strategy - budget hotel chain

Azerbaijan

  • Proposed Resort of Fire and Water, Baku

Belgium

  • Appraisal summary for Sofitel in Brussels, Ghent, Bruges & Antwerp
  • Hotel Mercure, Antwerp
  • City Garden Hotel, Brussels
  • Corinthia Grand Palace Astoria, Brussels
  • Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Brussels
  • Holiday Inn Express, Brussels Airport
  • Hotel Jolly Sablon, Brussels
  • Le Meridien, Brussels
  • Mövenpick, Brussels
  • Proposed Airport Hotel, Brussels Airport
  • Proposed Garden Village, Brussels
  • Proposed Sterea Hotel, Sterrebeek
  • Sheraton Hotel, Brussels Airport
  • Swissôtel, Brussels
  • Proposed hotel Chateau de Fanson
  • Review of Center Parcs (two sites)

Bulgaria

  • Green Bille Hotel, Sofia

Croatia

  • Proposed hotel, Brijuni
  • Hotel Belvedere, Dubrovnik
  • Proposed Resort Fazana

Cyprus

  • Proposed hotel, Larnaca
  • Proposed hotel and golf, Larnaca Airport
  • Proposed hotel Coral Bay, Paphos

Czech Republic

  • Proposed Upscale Resort, Konopiste
  • Corinthia Hotel, Prague
  • InterContinental, Prague
  • Marriott Prague
  • Mövenpick Hotel, Prague
  • Proposed Gate Hotel, Prague
  • Proposed Kempinski Hotel, Prague
  • Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Prague
  • Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Prague
  • Radisson SAS Alcron Hotel, Prague
  • Renaissance, Prague

Denmark

  • Proposed Hilton, Aalborg
  • Analysis of Congress Facilities in Copenhagen
  • Bella Center and Bella Sky Hotel, Copenhagen
  • Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen
  • Proposed Hotel, Copenhagen Airport
  • Proposed InterContinental Copenhagen
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel, Copenhagen
  • Proposed Meridien Hotel, Copenhagen
  • Radisson SAS Globetrotter, Copenhagen
  • Review of Copenhagen hotel market
  • Royal Hotel, Copenhagen

Egypt

  • Conrad Hotel, Cairo
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel, Cairo
  • St. Regis, Cairo
  • Swissôtel, Cairo
  • Proposed Four Seasons, Sharm el Sheikh
  • Proposed Morgans Resort, Sharm el Sheikh
  • Market Review of Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo, Red Sea and Sinai

Eritrea

  • Proposed hotel opportunities, Asmara

Ethiopia

  • Glion Hotels, Addis Ababa plus five provincial locations
  • Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa

Finland

  • Proposed Hotel, Helsinki

France

  • Proposed holiday village, Alsace
  • Proposed Radisson SAS Hotel, Bercy
  • InterContinental Carlton, Cannes
  • Tiara Miramar Beach Hotel, Cannes
  • Royal Club Hotel, Evian
  • Proposed Resort du Bouchage, Grimaud
  • Proposed Hotel, Juan les Pins
  • Hotel Mont Vallon, Meribel
  • Le Meridien, Nice
  • NH Hotel, Nice
  • Proposed airport hotel, Nice
  • Proposed Mondrian, Nice
  • Astor Hotel Paris
  • Baltimore Hotel Paris
  • Castille Hotel Paris
  • Georges V Hotel, Paris
  • Holiday Inn Paris Republic
  • Hotel Le Meurice, Paris
  • Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris
  • Hyatt Regency Charles de Gaulle, Paris
  • Le Meridien Etoile, Paris
  • Le Meridien Montparnasse, Paris
  • Marignan Hotel Paris
  • Marriott Champs Elysees, Paris
  • Paris Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees, Paris
  • Park Inn, Charles de Gaulle, Paris
  • Peninsula Hotel, Paris
  • Portfolio of Confortel hotels in Paris
  • Proposed Airtours Hotel, Disneyland Paris
  • Proposed hotel, and golf, Thoiry, Paris
  • Proposed hotel, La Defense, Paris
  • Proposed Malmaison, Paris
  • Royal Monceau, Paris
  • Westin Paris Vendome
  • Proposed holiday village, Rouen
  • Proposed hotel, St Maxime
  • Club Med Val Thorens
  • Portfolio of 8 Sofitel Hotels in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg
  • Portfolio of 43 Libertel Hotels in Paris
  • Dijon, Lyon, St Tropez, Deauville, Rodez and Bordeaux

Germany

  • Commundo Tagungshotel Bad Honnef
  • Proposed Hotel Neues Schloss, Baden-Baden
  • Excelsior Berlin
  • Express by Holiday Inn Berlin
  • Grand Hyatt Hotel, Berlin
  • Holiday Inn, Berlin
  • Indigo Alexanderplatz, Berlin
  • Indigo West, Berlin
  • InterContinental, Berlin
  • One 80° Berlin
  • Euro City & Euro Garden hotels, Cologne
  • Express by Holiday Inn Cologne Muelheim
  • Express by Holiday Inn Cologne Troisdorf Express by Holiday Inn Dortmund
  • Breidenbacher Hof, Dusseldorf
  • Express by Holiday Inn Dusseldorf
  • Lindner Hotel, Dusseldorf
  • Radisson SAS, Dusseldorf
  • Swissôtel, Neuss, Dusseldorf
  • Am Main-Tanunus-Zentrum Frankfurt
  • Express by Holiday Inn Frankfurt Airport
  • Express by Holiday Inn Frankfurt,
  • Dorint Innside, Frankfurt
  • InterContinental Hotel Frankfurt
  • Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch, Frankfurt
  • Proposed Staybridge Suites, Frankfurt
  • Sheraton Hotel, Frankfurt
  • Westend Gate Complex, Frankfurt
  • Commundo Tagungshotel Hamburg
  • Crowne Plaza, Hamburg
  • Marriott Hotel, Hamburg
  • Park Hyatt Hotel, Hamburg
  • Proposed hotel, Hamburg
  • Radisson Blu, Hamburg
  • Proposed hotel, Hannover
  • Crowne Plaza, Heidelberg
  • Commundo Tagungshotel Konigs Wusterhausen
  • Lindner Hotel, Leipzig
  • Commundo Tagungshotel Leipzig
  • Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim
  • Proposed Upscale Hotel, Mannheim
  • Holiday Inn Munich City Centre
  • Le Meridien, Munich
  • Mandarin Oriental, Munich
  • Proposed Snoozebox Munich Messe
  • Le Meridien, Nuremberg
  • Commundo Tagungshotel Neuss
  • Proposed hotel, Schwerin
  • Millennium Hotel & Resort, Stuttgart
  • Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden
  • Radisson Blu Schwarzer Bock, Wiesbaden

Gibraltar

  • Proposed hotel

Greece

  • Astir Hotel, Athens
  • Hilton Athens
  • Metropolitan Chandris Hotel, Athens
  • Proposed Hellinikon Hotel, Athens
  • Proposed hotel and casino Athens
  • Chandris Hotel Corfu
  • Astir Hotel, Crete
  • Proposed hotel and casino Crete
  • Proposed hotel and holiday village, Crete
  • Astir Hotel, Glyfada
  • Grand Resort Lagonissi
  • Astir Hotel, Rhodes
  • Proposed hotel and golf course, Rhodes
  • The Met, Thessaloniki
  • Continental Thessaloniki
  • Proposed resort, Volos
  • Astir Hotel, Vouliagmeni

Greenland

  • Proposed adventure resort, Appusuit

Hungary

  • Eight Danubius Hotels, Budapest
  • Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest
  • Forum Hotel, Budapest
  • Gellert Hotel, Budapest
  • Hilton Budapest
  • Marriott Hotel, Budapest
  • Millennium Court, Budapest
  • Proposed hotel, Budapest Airport
  • Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Budapest

India

  • Terrace Hotel, Bangalore
  • Proposed Trident Hotel, Chennai
  • Conference Centre, Bandra Kurla, Mumbai
  • Proposed hotel, Mumbai Airport
  • Proposed ITC Hotel, Parel, Mumbai
  • Proposed Meridien Hotel, Mumbai
  • Proposed Oberoi Hotels, Mumbai
  • Market Study - Development of a Budget Brand, India
  • Review of hotel franchise market, India

Ireland

  • Proposed holiday village, County Cork
  • Ashford Castle, County Mayo
  • Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin
  • Proposed holiday village, Dublin
  • Proposed hotel, Dublin Airport
  • Proposed hotel, golf courses, Fota Island

Israel

  • Proposed Hotel Ashdod
  • Proposed Hotel, Golf Resort, Eilat
  • Proposed Hotel, Herzliya
  • Sharon Beach Resort Hotel, Herzliya
  • Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Herzliya
  • American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
  • Kikar Tzion Hotel, Jerusalem
  • Proposed Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, Jerusalem
  • Proposed Golden Gate Hotel, Jerusalem
  • Proposed Hotel, King George St, Jerusalem
  • Proposed One&Only Jerusalem
  • Ramada Hotel Jerusalem
  • Regency Hotel, Jerusalem
  • Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
  • Resort Mizpe Ramon
  • Proposed Comfort Zone Hotel, Mt Arbel
  • Proposed Four Seasons, Mt Arbel
  • Proposed Waldorf Astoria, Mt Arbel
  • Blue Bay Hotel & Spa, Netanya
  • Modani Luxury Spa Resort, Netanya
  • Proposed Lagoon Hotel & Spa , Netanya
  • David Inter-Continental Hotel, Tel Aviv
  • Hilton Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Hotel 10 Rothschild St, Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Boutique Hotel, Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Four Seasons Hotel, Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel, Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Mandarin Oriental Tel Aviv
  • Proposed Meridien Hotel, Tel Aviv

Italy

  • Capri Palace Hotel & Spa, Anacapri
  • Proposed Hotel, Artena
  • Sofitel Bologna
  • Holiday Inn, Florence
  • Proposed Hotel Florence
  • Proposed Hotel Manifattura Tabacchi, Florence
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel Florence
  • Villa La Massa Resort, Florence
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel and Spa, Lake Garda Proposed holiday village, Lignano
  • Four Seasons Hotel, Milan
  • Holiday Inn, Milan
  • Hotel Principe de Savoia, Milan
  • Le Meridien, Milan
  • Meridien Gallia Hotel, Milan
  • Proposed Inter-Continental Hotel, Milan
  • Proposed Kempinski Hotel, Milan
  • Proposed Park Hyatt Hotel, Milan
  • Proposed Ritz-Carlton Bvlgari Hotel, Milan
  • The Chedi Hotel, Milan
  • Proposed golf & equestrian resort, Pisa
  • Aldrovandi Palace Hotel Rome
  • Hotel Eden, Rome
  • InterContinental De La Ville, Rome
  • JK Place Roma
  • Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria
  • Sofitel Rome
  • Forte Village, Sardinia
  • Proposed resort development, Sardinia
  • Club Med Kamarina, Sicily
  • Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, Sorrento
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel and Spa, Tuscany
  • Proposed 4* Arnari Hotel, Valmontone
  • Danielli Hotel, Venice
  • Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
  • Hotel Bauer, Venice
  • Sofitel Venice

Jordan

  • Inter-Continental Hotel, Amman
  • Le Royal Hotel, Amman
  • Proposed hotel, Aqaba
  • Development of Hotel Classification System
  • Lebanon
  • Le Royal Hotel, Beirut
  • Proposed Four Seasons, Beirut
  • Proposed Hilton Hotel, Beirut
  • Proposed Mövenpick, Beirut

Lithuania

  • Proposed Grand Duke Hotel, Vilnius

Luxembourg

  • Proposed Ban de Gasperich Development
  • Hotel Le Royal, Luxembourg
  • Hotel Place d’Armes, Luxembourg
  • Proposed WTC Hotel Luxembourg

Malaysia

  • Proposed airport hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Maldives

  • Soneva Gili Resort

Malta

  • Proposed holiday village, Gozo
  • Proposed hotels, apartments, leisure and real estate, Manoel Island & Tigne Point Corinthia Hotel, St George's Bay
  • Corinthia San Gorg Hotel, St. Julian’s
  • Forum Hotel, St Julian’s
  • Marina Hotel and Resort St Julian’s
  • Radisson Blu Resort, St. Julian's
  • Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, San Anton
  • Proposed holiday village, Marsaxlokk

Monaco

  • Fairmont Hotel, Monte Carlo
  • Columbus Hotel, Monte Carlo
  • Le Meridien, Monte Carlo
  • Valuation Hotel Port Palace, Monte Carlo

Montenegro

  • Proposed Montrose Resort, Podgorica 

Morocco

  • Hotel Murhaba, Casablanca
  • Hotel Tarik, Casablanca
  • Hotel Kasbah Agafay, Marrakesh
  • Hotel Mamounia, Marrakesh
  • Proposed Ritz-Carlton, Marrakesh
  • Proposed W Hotel & Residences, Marrakesh
  • El Minzah Hotel, Tangier
  • Villa de France, Tangier
  • Review of Management contracts for major hotel company (30+ hotels)
  • Portfolio of Hotels in Morocco
  • Valuation of Safir Hotels (9 properties)

Netherlands

  • Blakes Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Cok City Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Crowne Plaza, Schiphol Airport
  • Eden Amsterdam City Centre Hotel
  • Eden Lancaster Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Eden Rembrandt Square Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Grand Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Hilton Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
  • Hilton International Schiphol Airport
  • Holiday Inn, Amsterdam      
  • Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam
  • InterContinental Amstel, Amsterdam
  • Le Meridien Apollo, Amsterdam
  • Marriott Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Mint Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Park Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Park Plaza Hotels – Amsterdam,
  • Proposed Eden Parc Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Proposed Generator, Amsterdam
  • Proposed InterCon Amsterdam Airport
  • Proposed Meininger Hotel Amsterdam
  • Proposed Palace Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Radisson SAS Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Renaissance Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Sheraton Hotel, Amsterdam Airport
  • Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam
  • Swissôtel Ascot Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Eden Crown Hotel, Eindhoven
  • Holiday Inn, Eindhoven
  • Eden Emmen Hotel
  • Eden Broeierd Hotel, Enschede
  • Eden Dish Hotel, Enschede
  • Eden City Hotel, Groningen
  • Eden Star Hotel, Hengelo
  • Eden Oranje Hotel, Leeuwarden
  • Eden Design Hotel, Maastricht
  • Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin, Noordwijk
  • Eden Savoy Hotel, Rotterdam
  • KImpton Hotel Rotterdam
  • NH Atlantic, The Hague
  • The Hague Proposed Hilton, The Hague
  • Proposed Hotel, The Hague
  • Eden Zupthen Hotel,
  • Postilion Hotels - 12 Nationwide
  • 3 Center Parcs – Nationwide

Norway

  • Proposed Courtyard by Marriott, Oslo
  • Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo
  • Proposed Corinthia, Vadsø

Poland

  • Proposed Hotel, Gdansk
  • Proposed Woodfin Suites, Gdansk
  • Scandic, Gdansk
  • Proposed Hotel, Gdynia
  • Proposed hotel, Krakov
  • Proposed JNcQUOI Villas & Hotel Comporta
  • Proposed Woodfin Suites, Lodz
  • Amber Baltic Hotel, Miedzyzdroje
  • 4 Orbis Hotels, Poznan
  • 6 Syrena Hotels, Warsaw
  • Bristol Hotel, Warsaw
  • Hilton Warsaw Hotel, Convention Centre
  • Le Meridien Bristol, Warsaw
  • Proposed Hilton Hotel, Warsaw
  • Proposed Hyatt Hotel, Warsaw
  • Saski Hotel, Warsaw
  • Scandic, Wroclaw

Portugal

  • Le Meridien Donafilipa, Algarve
  • Le Meridien Penina, Algarve
  • Vale do Lobo Algarve
  • Vila Lara Hotel, Spa and Conference Algarve
  • Corinthia Lisboa
  • Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, Lisbon
  • Hotel da Lapa, Lisbon
  • Meridien Hotel, Lisbon
  • Proposed Hotel and Spa, Monte Rei
  • Grande Hotel de Batalha, Porto
  • Meridien Hotel, Porto

Romania

  • Continental Forum Arad
  • Grand Hotel Continental Bucharest
  • Hello Hotels Bucharest
  • Ibis Bucuresti Palatul Parlamentului
  • Proposed Le Meridien, Bucharest
  • Ibis Constanta
  • Continental Drobeta Turnu Severin
  • Ibis Niciresto Gara de Nord
  • Continental Forum Oradea
  • Proposed hotel, Oradea
  • Continental Portile De Fier
  • Continental Forum Sibiu
  • Ibis Sibiu
  • Continental Suceava
  • Continental Tirgu-Mures
  • Strategic review of budget hotel opportunities

Russia

  • Proposed hotel, Orenburg
  • Proposed Hyatt hotel, Moscow
  • Proposed RF Hotel, Nizhny Novgorod
  • Corinthia Nevskij Palace, St Petersburg
  • Azimut Hotels Growth Study, Various

Saint Barthélemy

  • Proposed Hotel, St Barths

Saudi Arabia

  • Hyatt Regency, Jeddah
  • Hyatt Regency, Riyadh
  • Al Hayat Hotel, Yanbu

Seychelles

  • Maia Hotel, Seychelles

Slovenia

  • City Hotel Ljubljana
  • Hotel Lev Inter-Continental, Ljubljana
  • Proposed hotel, Portoroz

Spain

  • Novotel, Barakaldo
  • Princesa Sofia InterContinental, Barcelona
  • Gran Hotel La Florida, Barcelona
  • Hotel Miramar Barcelona
  • Hotel Ritz, Barcelona
  • Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel, Barcelona
  • Hotel and Timeshare, Castellon
  • Le Meridien Etoile ParisClub Hotel La Mola, Formentera
  • Reina Isabel, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
  • Proposed Marriott hotel and Golf Resort Aquamarina Gran Canaria
  • Proposed Lifestyle Hotel, Ibiza
  • Standard Ibiza
  • Proposed Luxury Hotel La Galiana, Valencia
  • Proposed Luxury Resort Hotel, La Herradura
  • Hotel Ritz Madrid
  • Hotel San Antonio, Lanzarote
  • Proposed Luxury Resort , La Herradura
  • Hotel Villa Magna, Madrid
  • InterContinental Madrid
  • Proposed Generator Hostel, Madrid
  • Proposed Iberostar hotels, Madrid
  • Strategic review, High-Tech Hotels, Madrid
  • Proposed hotel and villa resort, Majorca
  • Proposed Marriott Hotel, Golf and Conference centre, Majorca
  • Proposed hotel, Malaga Airport
  • Proposed Mandarin Oriental Marbella
  • Proposed hotels, Port Aventura, Salou
  • Proposed Airtours Méditerranéen Village, Salou
  • Proposed Hotel, San Sebastien
  • Proposed Hotel, Seville

South Africa

  • Hilton Sandton
  • Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cape Town
  • Strategic Review of Sun City - 4 hotels, casino, golf and entertainment complex

Sweden

  • Proposed Renaissance Hotel, Malmo
  • Grand Hotel, Stockholm
  • Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm

Switzerland

  • Swissôtel, Hotel le Plaza, Basel
  • Palace Hotel, Bern
  • Schweizerhof Hotel, Bern
  • Hard Rock Hotel Davos
  • Hotel Europe, Engelberg
  • Crowne Plaza, Geneva
  • Grand Kempinski Hotel, Geneva
  • Holiday Inn, Geneva
  • Hotel Auteuil, Geneva
  • Hotel d’Angleterre, Geneva
  • Hotel des Bergues, Geneva
  • Hotel du Rhone, Geneva
  • Hotel Edelweiss, Geneva
  • Hotel Epsom, Geneva
  • Hotel Jade, Geneva
  • Hotel Kipling, Geneva
  • Hotel President, Geneva
  • Hotel Royal, Geneva
  • Manadarin Oriental, Geneva
  • Noga Hotel, Geneva
  • Lausanne Palace, Lausanne
  • Royal Savoy, Lausanne
  • Frutt Lodge & Spa, Melchsee-Frutt
  • Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
  • Burgenstock Hotel Obburgen
  • Palace Hotel Obbürgen
  • Taverne 1879, Obbürgen
  • Waldhotel Obburgen
  • Nevai Hotel & Farm Club, Verbier
  • Rosalp Hotel, Verbier
  • Hotel Villars Palace, Villars
  • Hotel Zurich, Zurich
  • Park Hyatt, Zurich
  • Swissôtel, Zurich

Thailand

  • Mercure Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok
  • Proposed airport hotel, Bangkok
  • Siam InterContinental Hotel, Bangkok
  • Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
  • Sofitel Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok

Turkey

  • Proposed Mid-Market Hotel, Kazan
  • Ciragan Palace Hotel, Istanbul
  • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Istanbul
  • Strategic review of budget hotel opportunities
  • Strategic review of Dedeman Hotels

UAE

  • Proposed Hardrock Hotel, Abu Dhabi
  • Proposed Medical Spa and Wellness Hotel, Abu Dhabi
  • Proposed five-star hotel, Dubai
  • Proposed serviced apartments DHC, Dubai
  • Pyramid Hotel – Dubai
  • Beach Hotel, Sharjah
  • Nova Park Hotel, Sharjah
  • Sharjah Carlton Hotel
  • Sharjah Continental Holiday Inn Resort
  • Proposed five-star hotel, Wafi

Ukraine

  • Hotel Lybid, Kiev
  • Proposed Forum Hotel, Kiev
  • Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Kiev

United Kingdom

  • 10 Trinity Square Hotel, London
  • 47 Park Street, London
  • Adria Hotel, London
  • Ambassador Hotel, London
  • Baglioni Hotel London
  • Basil Street Hotel, London
  • Berkeley Hotel, London
  • Best Western The Cromwell, London
  • Bromley Court Hotel, London
  • Bryanston Court Hotel, London
  • Cadogan Gardens, London
  • Café Royal, London
  • Chelsea Harbour London
  • Churchill Hotel, London
  • Claridge’s London
  • Club Quarters Gracechurch London
  • Club Quarters London St. Paul's
  • Connaught Hotel, London
  • Copthorne Tara Hotel Kensington, London
  • Corinthia Hotel, London
  • Courtyard by Marriott, Gatwick Airport
  • Dorset Square Hotel, London
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Docklands Riverside
  • Dukes Hotel, London
  • Eden Park Hotel, London
  • Egerton Hotel, London
  • Four Seasons London City, London
  • Four Seasons Park Lane, London
  • Franklin Hotel, London
  • London Docklands Exhibition Centre
  • Great Eastern Hotel, London
  • Great Northern Hotel, London
  • Grosvenor House a JW Marriott Hotel, London
  • Harrington Hall, London
  • High Road House, London
  • Hilton Hotel, Canary Wharf, London
  • Hilton London Green Park, London
  • Hilton London Metropole, London
  • Hilton London Wembley, London
  • Hilton on Park Lane, London
  • Hilton Syon Park, London
  • Holiday Inn Garden Court, London
  • Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London
  • Holiday Inn Kings Cross, London
  • Holiday Inn Oxford Circus, London
  • Hospital Club , London
  • Hotel Verta, London
  • Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London
  • Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, London
  • Kingston Lodge Hotel London
  • Kingsway Hall Hotel, London
  • Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
  • Londonderry Hotel, London
  • Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
  • Marriott Hotel Park Lane, London
  • Marriott Hotel, Marble Arch, London
  • Marriott Hotel, St John’s Wood, London
  • Millennium Bailey's Kensington, London
  • Millennium Gloucester Hotel London
  • Millennium Hotel London Mayfair
  • Millennium Knightsbridge, London
  • Mint Hotel Tower of London
  • Mint Hotel, London Westminster
  • Nobu Hotel Shoreditch, London
  • Novotel Hammersmith, London
  • Orion Aparthotel, London
  • Park International Hotel, London
  • Pelham Hotel, London
  • Proposed 15 Old Bailey, London
  • Proposed Admiralty Arch Hotel, London
  • Proposed Airport Hotel, Heathrow, London
  • Proposed All Suite Corinthia Hotel South Audley Street, London
  • Proposed Arora-Sofitel, Heathrow, London
  • Proposed Ascott Cannon Street, London
  • Proposed Citadines Residence, London
  • Proposed D&D Hotel and Conference Centre, London
  • Proposed Hampton, Lincoln’s Inn, London
  • Proposed Hotel Olympia, London
  • Proposed Meininger Wandsworth London
  • Proposed Mercer Hotel, London
  • Proposed Raffles - Old War Office, London
  • Proposed Serviced Apartments South Audley Street, London
  • Proposed Shangri-La Hotel, London
  • Proposed Whiteleys Hotel, London
  • Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London
  • Ramada Hotel, London Heathrow Airport
  • Lanesborough Hotel, London
  • Royal Garden Hotel, London
  • Russell Hotel, London
  • Sanderson Hotel, London
  • Sheraton Belgravia, London
  • Sheraton Skyline Hotel, London Heathrow
  • Sofitel London St James
  • St James Court, London
  • St Martin’s Lane Hotel, London
  • Stakis St Ermins Hotel, London
  • Super Yacht Hotel, London
  • Swissôtel The Howard, London
  • The Cadogan, London
  • The Connaught Hotel
  • The Dorchester, London
  • The Leonard, London
  • The Ritz, London
  • The Savoy, London
  • The Stafford Hotel, London
  • Tower Thistle Hotel, London
  • Yotel Gatwick, Gatwick Airport. London
  • Yotel Heathrow, Heathrow Airport London
  • Yotel Leicester Square, London
  • Doubletree by Hilton, Aberdeen
  • Express by Holiday Inn, Abingdon
  • Holiday Inn Garden Court, Ashford
  • Proposed Duchally Estate, Auchterarder
  • Proposed Budget Hotel, Bedford
  • Hilton Belfast
  • Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham
  • Mint Hotel, Birmingham
  • Victoria Hotel, Bradford
  • Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton
  • Proposed Dakota Birmingham
  • Proposed Principal Birmingham
  • Oak Hotel, Brighton
  • Queens Hotel, Brighton
  • Finzels Reach, Bristol
  • Mint Hotel, Bristol
  • Lygon Arms, Broadway
  • Buckingham Lodge Hotel, Buckingham
  • Marriott Hotel, Cardiff
  • Miskin Manor Hotel, Cardiff
  • St. David's Hotel & Spa, Cardiff
  • Holiday Inn, Cambridge
  • Cheltenham Park Hotel, Cheltenham
  • Proposed Portrush Links Hotel, Co Antrim
  • Holiday Inn, Coventry
  • Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon
  • Days Hotel, Derby
  • De Vere Wotton House, Dorking
  • Churchill Hotel, Dover
  • Best Western Braid Hills Hotel, Edinburgh
  • Crowne Plaza, Edinburgh
  • Donaldsons, Edinburgh
  • George Hotel, Edinburgh
  • ibis Styles Edinburgh St Andrew Square
  • North British Hotel, Edinburgh
  • Proposed Rosewood Edinburgh
  • Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank, Glasgow
  • Blythswood Square Hotel, Glasgow
  • Dumfries House, Glasgow
  • Grand Central Glasgow
  • Holiday Inn, Glasgow
  • Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
  • Millennium Hotel Glasgow
  • Mint Hotel Glasgow
  • Proposed Hyatt Hotel, Glasgow
  • Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow
  • Four Seasons Hotel, Hampshire
  • De Vere Royal St David’s, Harlech
  • Belmont Lodge hotel and golf, Hereford
  • Slaley Hall Hotel, Hexham
  • Grayshott Hall, Hindhead
  • Holiday Inn, Ipswich
  • Seymours Hotels, Jersey
  • Proposed Paramount Development, Kent
  • Proposed Silver Sands, Kent
  • Proposed Snoozebox Bluewater, Kent
  • De Vere Flaxby, Knaresborough
  • Mere Golf Resort & Spa, Knutsford
  • Holiday Inn, Leamington Spa
  • Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa
  • 42 The Calls, Leeds
  • Holiday Inn, Leeds Bradford                  Airport
  • Marriott Hotel, Leeds
  • Met Hotel Leeds
  • Mint Hotel, Leeds 
  • Proposed Dakota Hotel, Leeds
  • Holiday Inn, Lincoln
  • Crowne Plaza, Liverpool
  • Logwood Mill Hotel, Huyton, Liverpool
  • Malmaison Liverpool
  • Proposed Principal Liverpool
  • Days Hotel, Luton
  • Proposed Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Luton
  • Castlefield Hotel, Manchester
  • Crowne Plaza, Manchester
  • Four Seasons Hotel, Manchester Airport
  • Manchester Business School Hotel
  • Mint Hotel, Manchester
  • Princess Hotel, Manchester
  • Principal Manchester
  • Proposed Dakota Hotel Manchester
  • Proposed Hilton, Manchester
  • Proposed Radisson Red Hotel, Manchester
  • Danesfield House Hotel and Spa, Marlow
  • Holiday Inn, Milton Keynes
  • Rookery Hall, Nantwich
  • Imperial Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport
  • Holiday Inn, Northampton  
  • Holiday Inn, Northampton West
  • Holiday Inn, Norwich
  • Express by Holiday Inn, Nottingham
  • Proposed Hotel Future, Oldham
  • De Vere Oxford Thames
  • Oxford Spires Four Pillars
  • Woodlands Park Hotel, Oxshott
  • Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire
  • Wentbridge Hotel, Pontefract
  • Proposed Links Hotel, Portrush
  • Express by Holiday Inn, Portsmouth
  • Holiday Inn Reading West
  • Holiday Inn Rotherham
  • Holiday Inn, Sheffield
  • Lancashire Lodge Hotel, Skelmersdale
  • Marriott Hotel, Slough
  • Regency Hotel Solihull
  • Babington House, Somerset
  • Botleigh Grange Hotel and Spa, Southampton
  • Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport
  • Express by Holiday Inn, Stansted
  • Marriott Hotel, Swansea
  • Cliveden, Taplow
  • Patshull Park hotel and golf course, Telford
  • Pendley Manor Hotel, Tring
  • Ullswater Hotel, Ullswater
  • Days Hotel, Wakefield
  • Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel, Ware
  • Brocket Hall, Welwyn
  • Oak Hotel, Wigan
  • Ro Hotel, Windermere
  • Holiday Inn, Windsor
  • De Vere Wotton House
  • The Principal York
  • Portfolio of Premier Lodge Hotels
  • Portfolio of Thistle Hotels

West Bank

  • Proposed Marriott Hotel, Gaza
  • Proposed Golden Gate Hotel, East Jerusalem
  • Proposed Hotel, Bethlehem

Zambia

  • InterContinental Hotel, Livingstone
  • InterContinental Hotel, Lusaka

Portfolios in more than one country

  • Valuation, Deutsche Hospitality
  • Valuation, Dorchester
  • Valuation, Eden
  • Valuation, Hilton Hotels
  • Valuation, InterContinental
  • Valuation, Invesco
  • Valuation, Le Meridien
  • Valuation, Realstar
  • Valuation, Societe du Louvre
  • Valuation, Le Meridien
  • Valuation, Realstar
  • Valuation, Societe du Louvre

Authored Publications

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2023 – Recovery in Progress! 2023

Leveraging the Abraham Accords to Stimulate Tourism Growth 2023

Easier Visas Lead to Tourism Growth and Increased GDP 2023

PAM – The Most Useful Benchmark for Hotel Investment 2023

Search for the Silver Lining – Hotel Management International 2022

Israel Hotel Market Overview - Ready and Waiting for Recovery 2022

7 Changes the UK's Hotel Sector Can't Afford to Ignore 2022

The Leader’s Journey - EP Business in Hospitality 2021

Spotlight Luxury Hoteliers Magazine, 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on the European Hotel Sector  2020

Hotels Count the Cost of COVID-19 Pandemic 2020

Israel Hotel Market Overview  2020

In Focus: The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitality 2020

Asset Management – Why Bother? 2020

COVID-19 and the European hotel sector 2020

Tough year ahead for UK hoteliers with key issues to tackle 2020

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2019

Contributor to The UK Hotel Bulletin Quarterly 2014-2019

If banks move from UK, how will hoteliers be affected? Hotels Magazine, 2018

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2018

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2017

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2016

Trends and Opportunities: Israel Hotel Market Overview 2015

Trends and Opportunities: Israel Hotel Market Overview 2014

Tim Smiths Letter to Santa Claus 2008 -  Co-Author

Market Snapshot, Jerusalem 2008

Clear Skies Ahead? Challenges & Trends Shaping the UK Hotel Industry in 2008, 2008 – Co-Author

Hotel Investment Risk – What Are the Chances? 2006 - Co-Author

European Hotel Valuation Index, 2004, 2003 - Co-Author

Investment Driven Break-Even Analysis for Hotels, 2003 - Co-Author

GOPPAR, A Derivative of REVPAR, 2003 - Co-Author

European Timeshare Opportunities for International Hoteliers Interval magazine, 2001 - Co-
Author

The Hotel Manager of the Future, The Hospitality Review, April 2000

Regular columnist for Caterer & Hotelkeeper, 1992-96

Speaking Engagements

Decrypting Hybrid Hospitality: From Concept to Experience
IHIF, Berlin 2023

Hotel Investment and the Role of Private Equity
International HVS Webinar 2023

A Managing Hotels Through Ultra-High Inflation
International HVS Webinar 2022

Adapting to the new talent demands in the Hospitality Sector: Creating Worthwhile Careers and Rewarding "Gig" Jobs
International HVS Webinar 2022

Hotel Opportunities in Israel
Dubai Expo, UAE 2022

London Hotel Market - What's Next?
International HVS Webinar 2022

Hotel Growth Through Innovation - What the New Models Look Like
International HVS Webinar 2021

The impact of Covid-19 on hotel valuations
ICAEW Webinar 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on Global Hotel Values:
Global HVS Webinar 2021

Resetting the Hotel Balance Sheet to be Fit for Recovery
International HVS Webinar 2021

Hotels Post COVID – Does Britain have the Talent?
International HVS Webinar 2021

Why is a Franchise Worth Having?
International HVS Webinar 2021

Hotel Finance
International HVS Webinar 2021

The impact of Covid-19 on hotel valuations
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 2021

Israel and the UAE: Hotel Investment Opportunities
International HVS Webinar 2021

Global Performance and its Impact on the European Hotel Sector
International HVS Webinar 2021

Hotel Technology – Impacting the Bottom Line
International HVS Webinar 2021

Are Hotels Still Good Value?
International HVS Webinar 2020

Global Hotel Performance & Values: Now and Moving Forward - Expert Insights & Strategies
International HVS Webinar 2020

Beyond Borders: Hospitality Updates from Across the Globe
Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration Online Conference 2020

Path to Recovery - Focus on the Israel Hotel Sector
International HVS Webinar 2020

The Cost of Reopening - Who's Paying?
International HVS Webinar 2020

The Road Out - Unlocking the Potential of the Hotel Sector
International HVS Webinar 2020

From Managing operations in Crisis to Planning for Reopening
IN SYNC Virtual Conference 2020

The Impact of Covid-19
Hospitality Insights Podcast, 2020

Hotel Predictions for 2020
IQ Podcast, 2020

Hotel ownership - How the changes in investment structures have affected management
HOSPACE, London 2019

Examining the Investment and Funding Environment
IHIS, Tel Aviv 2019

European Hotel Value Trends and Transactions
Hoftel, Prague 2019

Introduction to Hotel Valuation
Ministry of Tourism, Jerusalem 2019

European Hotel Investment Trends
Marriott, London 2019

Debt and Financing: The interest and appetite of investors
Hotel Operations Conference, London 2019

A Brave New World: What Are the Opportunities in Alternative Models?
IHIF, Berlin 2019

Where Are The Deals And Who Is Investing?
IHIS, Tel Aviv 2018

The UK Hotel Sector: Where are we today? Where are we heading?
IHIC, Berlin 2018

The UK Hotel Industry - where we are today and where we are heading?
HOSPACE, London 2018

Update on Deals and Value Trends across Europe
HOFTEL, Madrid 2018

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2018
Israel Ministry of Tourism, London 2018

Introduction to Hotel Valuation
Glion Hotel School, Bulle 2018

The Changing Dynamics of Hotel Ownership
Young Hoteliers Summit, Lausanne 2018

New Partners, New Direction – an Interview with Federico Gonzalez, President and CEO of Rezidor Hotel Group
IHIF, Berlin 2018

Battle of the Brokers
Hotel Alternatives Conference, London 2018

Trends in European Hotel Transactions
IHIC, London  2017

How attractive is the Greek tourism market to foreign investors?
Hospitality Next: Tourism Megatrends, Athens  2017

Hotel Asset Managers - Minimising the Pain
HOSPA - Hotel Asset Management – London 2017

Developers Got Talent
Service Apartment Summit, London 2017

Masterclass: Serviced Apartment 101
British Hospitality & Tourism Summit, London 2017

Trends and Opportunities in the European Hotel Sector: A review of the key issues affecting hotel investment in Europe and the outlook for 2017 and beyond
Hi Design Europe, Croatia 2017

How Much is Your Hotel Worth?
Young Hoteliers Summit, Lausanne 2017

CEO Debate: Striving in a Changing Market
International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2017

Hotels: A Currency Hedge in Emerging Markets
THINC Africa, Cape Town 2016

Update on deals and value trends across Europe
Hoftel Europe Conference, Lisbon 2016

European Hotel Valuation Trends
International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2016

Rise of the local giants: Jumeirah and Rotana – differences and similarities in expansion strategies
Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors' Summit, Abu Dhabi 2016

What’s hot, what’s not and what are the desirables?
Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum, Madrid 2015

Global Investors around the world investing in Europe – Asia-Pacific and Middle East Investors,
International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2015       

How to Maximise the Value of Your Hotel
HOSPA, London 2013

How Does the Sector Further Stablise Itself and Grow into the Next Big Hospitality Segment?
ASAP Conference, London 2012

Getting the Wheels of Finance to Turn Again
HOSPACE, London 2012

What's Next on the Horizon? The View from the Boardroom
Hot.E Conference, London 2012

Trends in the European Hospitality Industry
Paul Hastings, London & Paris 2012

Trends in the European Hospitality Industry
Hard Rock Hotels, London 2012

What Now? What's New? What's Next?
The Boutique Hotel of the Future, Boutique Hotels Summit, London 2012

Your Career in Hospitality Consulting
Oxford Brooks University, 2012

European Hotel Values & Trends
HOFTEL, IHIF Berlin 2012

How to Value Your Hotel in the Current Economic Climate
EHL 2012

How to Value Your Hotel in the Current Economic Climate
ESSEC Business School, 2012

Trends in the Hospitality Industry - Impact of the Economic Situation in Europe & US on Outbound Tourism – Conditions for Growth of the Israeli Hotel Sector
Israel Hotel Association, Tel Aviv, 2011

The Impact of the Hospitality World on Serviced Apartments
ASAP Conference, 2011

Hotel Finance: Making Design Pay – Proving that Refurbishment & CAPEX Finally Do Pay,
HOSPACE 2011

Investment and Finance – Emerging Investment Opportunities
World Travel Market Conference, 2011

A View from the Top – Hotel Leaders’ Hard Talk
SAHIC conference, 2011

The View from the Top – The Owners Perspective and Outlook for Hotel Investment in Europe,
Hot.E Hotel Investment Conference Europe, London, 2011

Where Do We Go From Here? – The Design of Boutique Hotel Products in the Future
Boutique Hotel Summit, 2011

Transaction and value overview: What interesting deals have been made? What has happened to hotel values?
Hotels Conference, 2011

HVS Hotel Valuation Seminar
Runnymede UK, 2011

The Market Analysis Process for Hotels
ESSEC Business School, 2011

My career in Hotel Consulting
Oxford Brookes University, 2011

Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate plus European hotel trend
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2011

Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate
Euromoney conference, 2010

Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate
BAHA, 2010

Valuing a Hotel in the Current Market
10th Annual European Hotel Finance & Investment Summit, 2010

Maximising the Value of Your Hotel in a Downturn
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2010

Trends and outlook for European hotels - Supply & Demand, Transactions & Values
YPO, 2009

The Year after Tomorrow
Hospitality Trends Bucharest Conference, 2009

Hotel & Leisure, Casino: Taking Advantage of Current Opportunities
IMN, 2009

Trends and outlook for European hotels - supply & demand, transactions & values
Hotel Roundtable, 2009

Securing Your Investment in Today’s World Against Unknown Events
Bench Webinar, 2009

Hotels at Airports
The Mayfair Conference, 2008

Maximising the Value of Your Hotel in a Downturn
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2009

The European Hotel Investment Market – 2009 and Beyond
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2009

Maximising Ownership Value in a Downturn
Hoftel 2008 Annual Conference

Hotels of the Future
Independent Hotel Forum 2004, London

Trends in the Transactions and Values of Hotels in the UK and Europe
British Association of Hospitality Accountants, London, 2004

How to Maximise the Value of Your Hotel
EHMA University Day, Athens 2004

The Leaders’ Panel: A Spotlight on the European Market
Hotel Investment Forum , Berlin 2004

The Hotel Manager as Owner
IHMA , Tel Aviv, 2004

Current Trends in the UK and European Hotel Sector
Morgan Stanley Roundtable, London, 2004

The Art and Science of Hotel Valuation
Oxford Brookes University, 2004

Europe – The Rush to Invest
The Lodging Conference, Phoenix, 2003

Changes and Trends in Valuations
Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 2003

The State of the Hotel Industry
International Hotel Conference, Monte Carlo, 2003

Can Bricks and Brains Work Together?
Euromoney Hotel Conference, London, 2003

The Art and Science of Hotel Valuations
Oxford Brookes University, 2003

Hotels, Golf and Resorts: Developing a Winning Formula
Marbella Meeting Point, 2003

Key Factors to Achieve a Successful Feasibility Study
IMHI, Paris, 2003

The Art of Hotel Branding
Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin, 2003

European Hotels – Trends and Prospects
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2003

The Airport Hotel Market Now
Henry Stewart Airport Conference, London, 2003

Determining Accurate Hotel Valuations
Euromoney Seminar 2nd Annual European Investment Forum, London, 2002

Market Trends in the Global Hotel Market
Summit Hotels and Resorts 12th Annual General Assembly, Madeira, 2002

New Initiatives in Hotel Development and Financing
The Middle East Hotel Industry Seminar, Cairo, 2002

Chairman of Judging panel
The Middle East Hotel Awards, Cairo, 2002

European Hotel Investment Opportunities: What’s Hot and What’s Not?
IMN International Hospitality Real Estate Summit, Barcelona, 2002

The European Hotel Industry – Surviving the Latest Crisis
Marbella Meeting Point, 2002

Innovative Means of Financing Technology Initiatives
EurHotec Conference, London, 2002

Show Me the Money – Key Factors Affecting the Value of European Hotels
European Leisure and Hotels Conference, Paris, 2002

Trends in Hotel Valuations
Henry Stewart Conference- Emerging Trends in Leisure Property, London, 2002

Key Trends in Investment, Development and Management of Hotels
Hotel Investment Conference, Portugal 2002, Moderator

A Review of France,
International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin, 2002

Pricing – Implications for Hotel Owner
AHP Pricing Seminar, Portugal, 2002

Hotels and Leisure Properties – Is There Room for Opportunistic Returns?
IMN Real Estate Conference, London, 2002

The Art and Science of Hotel Valuations
Oxford Brookes University, 2001

The Hotel Sector: What is the Current Outlook?
IMN Real Estate Conference, London, 2001

The Hotel Industry Today.
ICAEW/BAHA Hotel Accounting Conference, London, 2001

Building a Truly Representative Valuation
London International Hotel Investment Conference, 2001

Hotels and Airports – A Successful Combination
Henry Stewart Airport Conference, London, 2001

Projecting the Future Trends
Cornell University’s European Hotel Industry Strategy Conference, London, 2000

Boutique Hotels – Fad, Fashion or the Future
IH & RA’s 38th Annual Congress, London 2000

What is My Hotel Worth?
Seventh Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1999

Find The Deal: Hotel and Resort Development Opportunities in Southern Europe
Barcelona Meeting Point, 1999

Global Trends in Hotel Values and Transactions
Young Presidents Organisation, Hotel Industry Roundtable, London, 1999

The Hotel Manager of The Future
FHRAI Annual Convention, Nepal, 1999

The European Hotel Industry’s Trends and Opportunities
British Association of Hospitality Accountants, London, 1999

European Hotel Investment and Development
NYU Hospitality Conference, New York, 1999

Conference Co-Chair
Cornell University's 2nd Annual European Hotel Industry Conference, London, 1999

Hotel Development and Investment Opportunities in the Middle East
Dubai, 1999

Hotel Valuation
Cornell University hotel school, Ithaca USA, 1999

The Valuation of Hotel REIT
REITs Conference, London, 1998

Hotel Valuation
IMHI, Paris, 1998

Hotel Valuation Trends
Sixth Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1998

Hotel Valuation
Scottish Hotel School, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, 1998

Conference Co-Chair
Cornell University's European Hotel Industry Strategy Conference, London, 1998

European Hotel Valuation Trends
Second Annual Henry Stewart European Hotel Valuation Conference, Amsterdam, 1998

Hotel Valuation - Changes in Practice and Consequences,
Fifth Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1997

Hotel Valuation in Europe
Inaugural Henry Stewart European Hotel Valuation Conference, Brussels, 1997

Hotel Valuation
IMHI, Paris, 1997

Hotel Valuation in Europe
Barcelona, 1997

Alternative Valuation Practices and Their Implications for Funding Strategies
Henry Stewart Hotel Financing Conference, Brussels, 1997

Airport Hotels - A Flight of Fancy?
Sixth Annual Henry Stewart Conference on Airports, London, 1996

 

Press Coverage

Israel’s Battered Hotel Sector Shows Signs of Modest Recovery, 2020

Multi-year recovery along with new opportunities for travel and hospitality sector: HVS, 2020

Focus: Breaking Journey Information investigates: HVS anticipates multi-speed international restoration, 2020

Breaking Travel News investigates: HVS anticipates multi-speed global recovery , 2020

Hotel Operators Must Be Flexible, Be Lean and React Quickly to Change, says HVS Webinar Panellists, 2020

Hotel operators to return to ‘a very different market', where trust will be ‘paramount', 2020
COVID-19 and the European hotel sector, 2020

My Articles

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HVS Webinar: Higher Interest Rates are Here to Stay but the “Old Normal” will Come Back

In the latest of HVS’s series of webinars, 425 attendees heard a topical discussion from a line-up of expert speakers on the current status of debt finance within the Hotel sector.
  • July 6, 2023 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles , Europe

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2023 – Recovery in Progress!

The Israel hotel market has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of challenges and has successfully rebounded to the pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019. This article explores the hotel market performances and values in key Israeli locations in 2022.
  • June 15, 2023 By Russell Kett , Charles Carpentier
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Development & Construction , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Israel , Tel Aviv , Haifa , Jerusalem , Eilat

Leveraging the Abraham Accords to Stimulate Tourism Growth

In this report, HVS explores ways in which the Abraham Accords can be leveraged to stimulate tourism growth in Israel. It outlines tourism goals for 2025 and gives country overviews for each of the member states.
  • June 8, 2023 By Russell Kett
  • Travel & Tourism , Israel , Bahrain , Jordan , Egypt , United Arab Emirates , Morocco

Easier Visas Lead to Tourism Growth and Increased GDP

HVS and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute analyse the affects of easier visa procedures on tourism growth and the subsequent increase in a country's GDP.
  • June 6, 2023 By Russell Kett
  • Travel & Tourism , Israel , Israel

HVS Webinar: Private equity steps up its interest in hotel assets

In the latest of HVS’s series of webinars attendees heard a topical discussion from a line-up of expert speakers on the increasing participation of private equity in the hotel investment landscape, the outlook for these investors and what private equity investors are looking for in the hotel sector.
  • May 10, 2023 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles , Europe

PAM – The Most Useful Benchmark for Hotel Investment

This article introduces KPIs that are considered vital in understanding a hotel asset’s performance by considering how efficiently and effectively space is utilised within the hotel operation.
  • March 6, 2023 By Russell Kett , Christopher Boyd
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Asset Management , Valuations & Market Studies , Europe

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2022 – Ready and Waiting for Recovery

After facing a severe downturn in 2020 with a GDP contraction of around -2.1%, the Israeli economy rebounded strongly in 2021, recording growth of 7.1%. This article explores the hotel performance and development pipeline in Israel.
  • March 15, 2022 By Russell Kett , Christopher Boyd
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Development & Construction , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Israel , Tel Aviv , Haifa , Jerusalem , Eilat

7 Changes the UK's Hotel Sector Can't Afford to Ignore

The pandemic, Brexit and ongoing supply issues have prompted key changes in the UK’s hotel sector, many of which are long-term, if not permanent. HVS London chairman Russell Kett outlines seven changes that businesses can’t afford to ignore as we move into 2022.
  • January 14, 2022 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Operations , Hotel Management , COVID-19 , Europe

HVS Seminar: Resetting the Balance Sheet to be Fit for Recovery - London, 5 October 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.
  • October 15, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Economic Trends and Cycles , Hotels - Distressed , COVID-19 , Europe

HVS Webinar Recap: Recruitment, retention and effective management become crucial for post-COVID hotel sector

Attendees of the latest webinar from global hotel consultancy HVS, restructuring specialist AlixPartners, lawyers Bird & Bird, and EP Business in Hospitality heard a lively discussion this week on the hotel sector’s ability to recruit and retain staff, with 75% of attendees admitting to running at between 20%-25% fewer staff than pre-pandemic.
  • July 21, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Operations , Human Resources , Economic Trends and Cycles , Hotel Management , COVID-19 , Europe , United Kingdom

HVS Webinar recap: Hotel Franchising - Why is a Hotel Franchise Worth Having?

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.
  • June 28, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Economic Trends and Cycles , Hotel Brands , Hotel Franchises , Management Contracts , Europe

HVS Webinar recap: Hotel Finance

Last week more than 500 senior industry executives attended 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 Finance
  • May 19, 2021 By Russell Kett

The Leaders’ Journey

The Leaders’ Journey is new initiative designed to enable emerging and young talent around the world to access the learnings of business leaders
  • May 5, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Asset Management , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , Europe

HVS Webinar recap: Cross-Border Hotel Investment between the UAE and Israel

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.
  • April 14, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Development & Construction , Travel & Tourism , Hotel Companies , Europe , Middle East , Israel , United Arab Emirates

Webinar Report - Global Performance and its Impact on the European Hotel Sector

HVS, Bird & Bird, AlixPartners and EP Business in Hospitality welcomed over 600 delegates on March 24th to a webinar on current global performance trends and their impact on the European hotels market.
  • April 6, 2021 By Russell Kett
  • Hotel Investments & Ownership , Valuations & Market Studies , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Europe

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