Located just south of Orlando, Kissimmee’s strategic position in Central Florida offers convenient access to surrounding commercial, leisure, and convention attractions. Traditionally a supporting player in the region’s tourism and business sectors, the city is emerging as a commercial and leisure destination in its own right, with planned developments anticipated to elevate its profile in hospitality and beyond.
The hospitality industry has faced numerous challenges over the past few years, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and the recent immigration policies and tariffs. Despite these headwinds, recent data indicate an upward trend in SBA loans for hotels in 2025. This increase reflects renewed investor confidence, resilience in the limited-service hotel market, and the need to transact.
The Manhattan market has been experiencing a prolonged post-pandemic occupancy recovery, despite strong ADR gains. Although legislative and supply changes should bolster this recovery, recent geopolitical factors and the tariffs and policy changes enacted by the new federal administration are expected to affect short-term hotel market trends. Our current demand forecast shows a full recovery beyond 2019 levels by 2027/28.
The 2025 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference by BLLA brought together hotel owners, investors, developers, advisors, and brands with a focus on independent, boutique, and lifestyle hospitality. This year’s panels and conversation centered around operational efficiency driving owner’s profitability and the renewed appetite for thoughtful, experience-driven hotel and F&B concepts. This article discusses our key takeaways from the conference.
Snapshot of the Lisbon hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
Decisions at the federal level, such as import tariffs, are affecting global markets, and cuts initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are having impacts across the nation. These policies are also significantly affecting hotels in Washington, D.C., the market located at the heart of the federal government.
The start of June always brings the industry together in New York City, and we HVS attendees enjoyed our time at the NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum this year. It was great to see many of you there and share our recent experiences in the industry. This article summarizes our main takeaways from the event.
Post-COVID macroeconomic shifts have revived hotel demand in smaller cities, but these markets can be overlooked by hotel developers, especially amid rising costs. Market and feasibility studies are essential tools for aligning local development goals with investor interests.
Managing labor costs in a hotel operation is crucial to maintaining a profitable business while delivering the service level that is commensurate with the scale of hotel. Finding this balance has been especially difficult in a post-COVID-19 environment given inflationary challenges and labor supply shortages. This article describes some of the challenges surrounding labor management and explores innovative ways to manage these costs effectively.
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.