Ezio Poinelli

Experience

Director
Ezio has more than 17 years experience in Hospitality, Real Estate, and Leisure Real Estate markets in Europe, Caribbean, Latin America, and South Africa. Before joining HVS, Ezio was Head of Southern Europe at Northcourse Advisory Services (Madrid), the hospitality and real estate consulting arm of Wyndham Worldwide, one of the largest hospitality companies in the world. He was also Head of Expansion & International Development at Compañia de Las Islas Occidentales (Canary Islands) and Director - Head of Real Estate and Hospitality at Ernst & Young Financial Business Advisors (Milan). He started his career with Investment & Tourism Consulting Associated with exposure to European and Latin America markets and REVA - Real Estate Value Advisors - a boutique firm focused on real estate and financial advisory.
He is a native of Italy, graduate in Economics and Business Administration, Master in Tourism Economics at Bocconi University. He is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English.

My Articles

In Focus: Countryside of Tuscany, Italy

This article provides a market snapshot of Tuscany, Italy. Tuscany represents one of the most established touristic markets in Europe and the third most visited region in Italy, widely known for its landscapes, traditions, history and artistic legacy

• May 23, 2017 By Ezio Poinelli , Pavlos Papadimitriou , Nana Boussia

In Focus: Florence, Italy

This market snapshot presents current data and information on the upscale and luxury hotel and tourism industry in Florence, Italy.

• February 27, 2017 By Ezio Poinelli , Themis Trakas , Filippo Brivio

• Hotel Brands

In Focus : Andalusia and Costa del Sol

This market snapshot provides an overview of the recent performance of the lodging industry in Andalusia, Spain but more specifically of the area of Costa del Sol in terms of demand and supply and analyses past tourism trends.

• September 19, 2016 By Paolo Buffa di Perrero , Ezio Poinelli

In Focus: Thermal Hotels & Spas in Italy

This article provides an overview of Italy’s Hotel Thermal Baths/Spa industry and analyses recent trends in the sector.

• April 13, 2015 By Pavlos Papadimitriou , Ezio Poinelli , Panagiotis Verykios

In Focus: Spain - The Tourism Sector is Heading the Recovery

This article showcases the recent historical performance of the Spanish tourism industry and its leading role towards the recovery of the Spanish economy.

• February 9, 2015 By Ezio Poinelli , Paolo Buffa di Perrero , Nikolas Pavlidis

In Focus: Experiential Travel

This article provides an overview of trends in the luxury leisure travel.

• February 2, 2015 By Ezio Poinelli

• Travel & Tourism

In Focus: Milan, Italy

This article summarizes the recent tourism trends in Milan, Italy and depicts the likely impact EXPO 2015 will have on the city's tourism industry.

• December 15, 2014 By Ezio Poinelli , Paolo Buffa di Perrero

In Focus: Pozzuoli, Italy

This article introduces the town of Pozzuoli, Italy with its significant history and upcoming tourism infrastructure developments.

• December 8, 2014 By Themis Trakas , Ezio Poinelli

In Focus: Turin, Italy

This article illustrates the recent tourism trends in the city of Turin, Italy.

• October 20, 2014 By Ezio Poinelli , Pavlos Papadimitriou , Panagiotis Verykios

Hotel Market Snapshot, Verona, Italy

This article discusses the Verona hotel market in terms of supply and demand and analyzes the past tourism trends by presenting recent hotel performance parameters.

• December 21, 2012 By Themis Trakas , Ezio Poinelli