
The HVI is the authoritative guide to U.S. hotel values, giving hotel stakeholders an educated edge in buying, selling, and holding opportunities. This online tool provides historical and projected values and RevPAR for the Europe market.

Africa’s tourism is surging past pre-pandemic levels, with strong growth and rising investor interest. Yet risks of overtourism, seen in Europe, are emerging in hotspots like Serengeti, Cape Town, and Botswana. A sustainable path requires balancing people, planet, and profit to safeguard heritage, communities, and long-term economic gains.

Today’s travelers are prioritizing their health and wellbeing more than ever before, triggering the rapid development worldwide of dedicated resorts and driving mainstream hotels to expand their facilities. Hala Matar Choufany, president of HVS Middle East Africa, drills down into the numbers and explains why health-related resorts offer significant potential for regional developers.

Our Serviced Apartment Sentiment Survey invited lenders, investors and operators to share their views on the challenges and strategic focus points in 2025 and beyond.

Snapshot of the Edinburgh hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.

Snapshot of the Barcelona hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.

Snapshot of the Algarve hotel market in 2025 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.

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.

Choosing the right hotel operating model (franchise, management agreement, or third-party operator) depends on owner goals, market conditions, and property characteristics. Franchises offer brand support but require strict standards. Management agreements, common in the Middle East, balance risk and reward. Third-party operators provide flexibility and cost efficiency. Owners must evaluate options to maximize returns as market dynamics shift.

In Focus: Singapore provides an overview of Singapore's tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure developments, hotel transactions and investments in 2024, an in-focus topic on MICE and the entertainment tourism industry, as well as an outlook.

HVS discusses the main hotel transactions that took place in 2024 and looks at the trends in single-asset and portfolio transactions over the years.