This article explores the growing strategic importance of Food and Beverage within Italy’s luxury hotel sector, highlighting key market trends shaping hospitality performance across the country and selected high-performing operators. It forms the first article in the HVS Southern Europe Hospitality Series – Food and Beverage, focused on the evolving role of the gastronomic experience within hospitality.

Our Serviced Apartment Survey invited operators and chartered surveyors to share their views on the cost challenges of Serviced Apartments compared to typical hotels in 2026 and beyond.

Less than two years after Hurricanes Helene and Milton reshaped Florida's Gulf Beaches, the Pinellas beachfront lodging market is demonstrating remarkable resilience through renewed tourism demand, major resort reinvestment, and a growing development pipeline.

San Diego remains one of the West Coast’s most attractive hotel investment markets, driven by diversified demand from leisure, conventions, military, and life sciences. With roughly 45% of downtown keys owned by REITs and private equity, the market reflects strong institutional confidence, resilient performance, active transactions, and long-term growth supported by major infrastructure investments.

The Market Snapshot: Asia Pacific 2025 highlights an overview of transaction activity in the region and presents 24 markets’ current hospitality landscape; each covering demand and supply dynamics, hotel performances, and key transactions.

Our views around the world reflect early optimism for 2025, with the anticipation of stronger transaction activity and modestly improving hotel metrics in most regions.

The Market Snapshot: Asia Pacific 2024 highlights an overview of transaction activity in the region and presents 24 markets’ current hospitality landscape; each covering demand and supply dynamics, hotel performances, and key transactions.

As 2023 ends, regional HVS leaders across the globe take a look back at how the global hotel industry fared this year. Overall, operating metrics shined brightly, with revenue growth achieved in most global markets, while investment activity cooled. The investment market is expected to improve in 2024.

The Market Snapshot: Asia Pacific 2023 highlights an overview of transaction activity in the region and presents 25 markets’ current hospitality landscape; each covering demand and supply dynamics, hotel performances, and key transactions.

Central Oregon, located east of the Cascade Mountains, is a popular drive-to destination comprising twelve cities. It attracts millions of visitors annually with its natural beauty and diverse landscape. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the travel industry, causing notable changes in hotels, businesses, and attractions across Central Oregon.