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.
RLA Global joins an exciting Mediterranean destination project alongside master planners and branded residences advisory. We are excited about turning an ambitious vision into reality. Read more
RLA Global joins an exciting Mediterranean destination project alongside master planners and branded residences advisory. We are excited about turning an ambitious vision into reality. Read more
RLA Global's Group CEO Roger Allen will participate in an expert panel discussion on branded residences at the HIDE (Hotel Investment + Development Event) in London on February 12, 2026. Read more
RLA Global's Group CEO Roger Allen will participate in an expert panel discussion on branded residences at the HIDE (Hotel Investment + Development Event) in London on February 12, 2026. Read more
Hotel owners and investors must move beyond traditional financial indicators in asset evaluation and take a holistic approach with new metrics to uncover hidden property value and future potential. This article explains why conventional evaluation tools don’t do the trick alone anymore, which modern metrics to take into account and what drives value at modern hospitality assets. Read more
Hotel owners and investors must move beyond traditional financial indicators in asset evaluation and take a holistic approach with new metrics to uncover hidden property value and future potential. This article explains why conventional evaluation tools don’t do the trick alone anymore, which modern metrics to take into account and what drives value at modern hospitality assets. Read more
Experts at the Resort & Residential Hospitality Forum 2025 outlined leisure development best practices – prioritizing authentic guest experiences, balanced tech use, and fine-tuned investor strategies to ensure long-term value creation. Read more
Experts at the Resort & Residential Hospitality Forum 2025 outlined leisure development best practices – prioritizing authentic guest experiences, balanced tech use, and fine-tuned investor strategies to ensure long-term value creation. Read more
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