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Positive Expectations Continue for Mauritius Hotel and Tourism Sector
HTI Consulting | June 8, 2018
"Increasingly strong travel and tourism trends for the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius are paving the way for continued positive hotel operating performances," says Hubert Golay, Vice-President of international hospitality real estate and leisure consulting firm, HTI Consulting, who have recently established a presence on the island. Mauritius experienced yet another year of record tourism arrivals in 2017. This is according to stats from the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) who announced that the island country had outperformed official predictions last year, attracting a total of over 1.34 million tourists. "Mauritius' co...
Africa’s Hospitality Market: The 2017 Year in Review
HTI Consulting | March 5, 2018
The African hotel market experienced another eventful and evolutionary year in 2017. The continent continued to attract new regional and global investment, whilst economic and political events, currency shifts and fluctuating tourism demand brought both risks and rewards to hotel markets across the region. "Both upward and downward trends were noticeable across the continent in 2017, with more positive conditions in West Africa as oil economies geared up in response to a recovering oil price," says Wayne Troughton of African-based specialist hospitality, real estate and leisure consulting company, HTI Consulting. "Political instability ...
Africa’s Hospitality Market: 2016 Year in Review
Wayne Troughton, CEO, HTI Consulting | April 18, 2017
by Wayne Troughton, CEO, HTI Consulting The year 2016 was a busy and interesting one for the African hotel market. Hotel investment in Africa made progressive strides, with new hotels launched in new countries and cities across the continent and economic and political events, currency volatility and fluctuating tourism demand bringing both challenges and opportunities to hotel markets across the region. African-based specialist hospitality, real estate and leisure consulting company, HTI Consulting, here provide a brief summary of the top five and bottom five performers across 13 African cities for 2016, as indicated by STR Global. Occu...
South Africa Seeing Growth in Mixed-Use Hospitality Investment
Wayne Troughton | March 13, 2017
By Wayne Troughton, CEO, HTI Consulting Diversifying into more than one property sector is not new in the South African context, but it's a growing trend that's impacting the hotel pipeline. Nowadays we're increasingly seeing investors who weren't traditionally interested in hotels now investing in this asset class and, whilst mixed-use developments are by no means a new concept in South Africa, it's certainly interesting to note the upswing in mixed-use hospitality investment. As a trend, it's allowing developers and investors to diversify portfolios, spread risk and, in many cases, deliver significant added val...
