Dr. Richard von Kalmar, Advisory Board Member & Director of Hospitality Investments took part in the panel session titled “Africa – what hospitality product and brand works best for investors?”. The topic touched upon the enormous opportunities in Africa's hospitality industry – on a continent that is often forgotten to consist of 53 countries! Richard’s discussion partners were James Stuart - Managing Director, Stuart & Associates; Andrew Linwood - Head of Hospitality, Areen Design; Adeeb Premji - Director, TCMS and Al Karim Nathoo - Managing Director, 4C Hotel Group, providing a lively, informative conversation, elaborating on the diversities of the markets and their corresponding specific hospitality products.
Roger Allen, RLA Global CEO led a leisure investment themed round table with the title “Leisure 2.0 – can it pay back to investors?”. The discussion raised greater awareness of the wide variety of leisure products and their influence on hospitality developments: from leisure to recreation, from retail to F&B, from destination restaurants to co-working spaces. There is a changing landscape for investments into resort products and mixed-use developments and the urbanization of resort products.
SKIFT published a great article featuring their key findings from the Wellness Real Estate Report, the usual 'Skift take'. The article underscores the importance of strategic thinking in wellness investments, emphasizing that successful operators must balance revenue generation with operational discipline to achieve meaningful ROI. Read more
SKIFT published a great article featuring their key findings from the Wellness Real Estate Report, the usual 'Skift take'. The article underscores the importance of strategic thinking in wellness investments, emphasizing that successful operators must balance revenue generation with operational discipline to achieve meaningful ROI. Read more
Our Group CEO, Roger Allen, returned from a Kilimanjaro expedition with his son, who had just turned 18. Roger is shaped by hard work, resilience, and unshakable optimism. Naturally, he wanted to pass these values on to his son. So instead of costly presents, his gift was an experience for life. Climbing Kilimanjaro became an unforgettable father-and-son journey, and a powerful lesson in becoming a good man. Read more
Our Group CEO, Roger Allen, returned from a Kilimanjaro expedition with his son, who had just turned 18. Roger is shaped by hard work, resilience, and unshakable optimism. Naturally, he wanted to pass these values on to his son. So instead of costly presents, his gift was an experience for life. Climbing Kilimanjaro became an unforgettable father-and-son journey, and a powerful lesson in becoming a good man. Read more
As hotels are becoming increasingly complex real estate assets, and properties are diversifying operations and customer groups to boost revenue, hotel owner representatives need to provide a more complex and holistic support to investors. Here is how they can step up their game and what areas they should focus on to create more value for hotel owners. Read more
As hotels are becoming increasingly complex real estate assets, and properties are diversifying operations and customer groups to boost revenue, hotel owner representatives need to provide a more complex and holistic support to investors. Here is how they can step up their game and what areas they should focus on to create more value for hotel owners. Read more
The hospitality industry currently stands at a crossroads, grappling with unprecedented challenges posed by the climate crisis. Hotel owners and operators need a pragmatic shift to address these challenges and a forward-thinking strategic approach to adaptation. Read more
The hospitality industry currently stands at a crossroads, grappling with unprecedented challenges posed by the climate crisis. Hotel owners and operators need a pragmatic shift to address these challenges and a forward-thinking strategic approach to adaptation. Read more
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