Key Takeaways from the 2018 South East Asia Hotel Investor’s Summit (SEAHIS)

Paola Orneli Bock | June 12, 2018

By Paola Orneli Bock , Pawinee Chaisiriroj , Hok Yean CHEE This year's South East Asia Hotel Investors' Summit (SEAHIS) took place at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok on May 14-15, and HVS proudly sponsored the conference for the second consecutive year. The event tackled some of the key issues facing the hospitality sector including the role of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), hotel management agreement negotiations, and fear of oversupply in certain markets, as well as the 2018 regional outlook. These matters were debated during the panel discussions among top executives, ranging from hotel developers, owners, investors, consultants,...