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Reading Time: 7 minutesIHM’s Connor Foote examines how the US–Israel conflict with Iran is disrupting the Middle East, impacting the hospitality industry, and redirecting global capital flows.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesGiles Fuchs, co-owner of Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, shares how investor appetite is extending to smaller, independent properties and his outlook for the future.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: London-based boutique hotel group Firmdale has sold a 20 per cent stake in the company to Swedish pharmaceutical entrepreneur Lennart Perlhagen in a deal reportedly worth £300 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Data published by global real estate advisor Knight Frank shows that investment into UK hotels has increased by nearly 200 per cent YOY to £6.3 billion.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Analysis from property consultancy Knight Frank shows that hotel investment in the UK during the first six months of 2024 totalled £3 billion, bolstered by portfolio transactions.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on whether loan maturities will drive hotel acquisitions.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEU: Privately owned hostel chain a&o Hostels has revealed plans to invest €500 million towards expanding in Europe.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Amsterdam-based hospitality cloud Mews has become a unicorn, valued at $1.2 billion following its latest funding round of $110 million from existing and new investors.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitality investment and development firm DoveHill Capital Management has launched its Opportunity Fund II.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: In the latest Hospitality Investor Sentiment Index from Questex, investors are looking to focus on opportunities within the corporate and urban markets for 2024.
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