Expert Q&A: Issues and trends in raising finance for hotel development and investment
In a macro-economic context featuring several challenges including political uncertainty, rising interest rates, a surge in development costs and ESG-related pressures, the hospitality industry has shown great resilience with numerous signs of a well-engaged trading recovery. At an industry day hosted by Glion Institute of Higher Education London for its MSc Real Estate, Finance and Hotel Development students, an expert panel drawn from hotel development and investment, consultancy and valuation, and industry trading data analytics explored the ease of raising financing for hotel development.