Luigi Major, MAI

Managing Director, Advisory, Houston

Consulting Experience

Luigi Major, MAI, holds the position of Managing Director, Advisory, at HVS, the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry. A trusted advisor, he serves clients across the Americas to deliver tailored solutions to meet their needs, leveraging the breadth of HVS resources and expertise. He has participated in thousands of assignments throughout the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Luigi brings a strong focus on delivering solutions that empower clients to make well-informed decisions as they build hotels, secure loans for renovations and transactions, and plan the execution of a diverse array of hotel projects and strategies. By asking insightful questions, carefully listening to their needs, and understanding what a client is seeking to accomplish, he offers a customized approach, utilizing HVS’s wide array of services.

Luigi’s experience spans from economy motels to complex, luxury, resort-residential assets across domestic and international markets. With nearly 20 years of work throughout the Americas, he brings a unique perspective that delivers superior results for his clients. Luigi offers a wide range of solutions, including the following:
  • Hotel, resort-residential, and branded-residential market and demand studiesFeasibility analyses and studies for proposed hospitality and mixed-use projects
  • “As is” and prospective USPAP-compliant valuations for proposed developments, existing hotels, resorts, and mixed-use assets
  • Feasibility studies and valuations for EB-5, USDA, and PACE financing
  • Resort residential product recommendations
  • Hospitality product recommendations
  • Acquisition and development advisory services (for more details, click here) 
Luigi has worked extensively with national and regional lenders, development entities, and owner/operators. He works closely with clients during each step of a project and is involved throughout the entire assignment. Clients appreciate Luigi’s responsiveness, timeliness, analytical approach, and strong work ethic. They know he will deliver a high-quality, well-researched solution rooted in strong analytic methodology and experience. A sample of his consulting and appraisal experience in key categories is presented below.
 
National Experience  
  • The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
  • Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California
  • Four Seasons Resort O'ahu at Ko Olina, Kapolei, Hawaii
  • Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego, California
  • US Grant Hotel, San Diego, California
  • The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, California
  • Andaz West Hollywood, West Hollywood, California
  • Proper Hotel, Santa Monica, California
  • Paséa Hotel & Spa, Huntington Beach, California
  • Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California
  • Proposed Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, Chula Vista/San Diego, California
  • Proposed Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, Aurora/Denver, Colorado
  • Proposed Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel, Houston, Texas
  • Proposed Rosewood Kona Village, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 
International Experience  
  • Conrad Cartagena, Colombia
  • Esperanza Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico
  • Marriott Los Sueños & Marriott, San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Paraíso de la Bonita, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
  • Hilton, Caribe, Puerto Rico
  • Villaitana Wellness Golf & Business Sun Resort, Benidorm, Spain
  • Proposed Four Seasons Resort, El Seibo, Dominican Republic
  • Proposed One&Only, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
  • Proposed St. Regis, W Hotel, and Park Hyatt Kanai, Riviera Maya, Mexico
  • Proposed Grand Hyatt, Riviera Maya, Mexico
  • Five Proposed Airport Hotels - Colombia 
As a former hotel owner-operator, Luigi understands the nuances and challenges of hotel ownership and management. He weaves these insights into each assignment, always putting himself in the shoes of the owner and keeping the owner’s end goal in mind.

A hospitality expert, Luigi regularly presents at industry events across the country, including the Appraisal Institute, Urban Land Institute, California Lodging Investment Conference, and ALIS Conference. He also authors publications on specific hospitality markets and industry trends and publishes the annual HVS U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey (see the 2024 survey here). For a presentation of our latest industry insights and forecasts, please contact Luigi.

Luigi is a state-certified general appraiser and a Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI). He graduated from the University of Houston’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership.

Connect with Luigi on LinkedIn.