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Israel Hotel Market Overview 2020 – The Path to Recovery
Simon Hulten | August 5, 2020
By Simon Hulten, Russell Kett Foreword The restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have severely hit every sector across the globe, and the hospitality industry is undeniably among the hardest hit. In Israel, strict lockdown measures were implemented in mid-March, forcing all except non-essential businesses to close, including most of the country’s hotels. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the lockdown phase and, on 4 May 2020, Prime Minister Netanyahu outlined a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions; the focus of hoteliers has thus shifted from how to manage the closure to developing a sound reopenin...
The Serviced Apartment Sector in Europe: Poised to Outperform
Simon Hulten | July 3, 2019
By Simon Hulten and Sophie Perret During the last 12 months, the serviced apartment sector in Europe continued to see strong momentum in both demand and supply. This year’s report looks at the recent trends, discusses our analysis of the 2019 lenders survey results and recent transaction evidence and provides an outlook in terms of pipeline. Year in Review The sector continues to innovate, with exciting new brands being introduced and traditional brands being reinvented. Alternative concepts such as co-living, co-working, student accommodation and home-sharing are merging with the serviced apartment concept, creating hybrids as a resp...
Stockholm – New Supply A Surmountable Hurdle
Simon Hult?n | May 14, 2018
By Simon Hulten and Sophie Perret This market pulse provides an overview of the tourism and hotel market in Stockholm, Sweden. This snapshot discusses recent tourism trends, the impact of new supply on performance and provides a summary of the extensive hotel pipeline. Click here to view report. ...
2018 European Hotel Valuation Index
Simon Hulten | March 6, 2018
By Simon Hulten and Sophie Perret 2017 was a spectacular year. The headwinds from geopolitical uncertainty and instability proved surmountable, and hotel values across Europe grew by 3.9%. Read the article in full for an in-depth look at average hotel values across Europe. ...
HVS 2018 European Hotel Lending Survey Reports Positive Outlook for Financing Although Banks Showing Caution on Over-Supply
Peter Szabo | February 5, 2018
by Peter Szabo and Simon Hulten A survey of leading European banks has shown that despite on-going uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the EU they are still positive about lending on hotel projects in Britain, ranking the UK as their most preferred hotel lending market along with Germany and the Netherlands. According to the European Hotel Lending Survey 2018, published today by brokerage and investment services specialist HVS Hodges Ward Elliott, debt is widely available for all types of hotel projects across the continent. "Over the past year cautiousness due to increased political risks and economic policy challenges has been...
