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.
In April 2026, RLA Global co-hosted a three-city event series on branded residential development in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. The roadshow drew developers, investors, and operators from across the region, reflecting growing interest in branded residences as an asset class in Central and Eastern Europe. Read more
In April 2026, RLA Global co-hosted a three-city event series on branded residential development in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. The roadshow drew developers, investors, and operators from across the region, reflecting growing interest in branded residences as an asset class in Central and Eastern Europe. Read more
RLA Global's Group CEO Roger A. Allen and Regional Director Alejandra Resa Abad recently visited Denmark to work on the strategic repositioning of a historic hotel property. Read more
RLA Global's Group CEO Roger A. Allen and Regional Director Alejandra Resa Abad recently visited Denmark to work on the strategic repositioning of a historic hotel property. Read more
Operational audits can be a powerful diagnostic tool for hotel and resort owners seeking to improve property performance. But if done the wrong way, they remain expensive exercises that deliver little value. In this article, we look at what audits should assess, how they should be planned and executed, and how findings can be put to work effectively. Read more
Operational audits can be a powerful diagnostic tool for hotel and resort owners seeking to improve property performance. But if done the wrong way, they remain expensive exercises that deliver little value. In this article, we look at what audits should assess, how they should be planned and executed, and how findings can be put to work effectively. Read more
Hotel owner representation increasingly extends beyond individual projects to supporting investors throughout the entire lifecycle of their assets. Here is how this role can unlock value in key phases of the investment. Read more
Hotel owner representation increasingly extends beyond individual projects to supporting investors throughout the entire lifecycle of their assets. Here is how this role can unlock value in key phases of the investment. Read more
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