Hotel Analyst Podcast

Serviced apartments remain in vogue, with the big hotel brands adding extended stay brand extensions; funds gather ££££ - but are struggling to find cheap hotels to buy; plus Dubai and Saudi Arabia look to do battle for tourism visitors. And a rant about the return of business travel - of course it will come back, and stronger than before!

Google's offering free hotel website links, as it looks to reclaim online ad revenues. More than £1bn of UK hotels are up for grabs - but there's precious little cheap debt to buy them with. And student accommodation providers shake off a bad year, confident of demand returning.

Carbon reduction, green bonds and energy saving: distress in Germany forces Invesco to reorganise; why Rosewood is listing in the US - and why don't more hotel businesses go public?

A new report encourages investment in operational real estate (ahead of our www.op-re.com event in June); contrarians Dalata and PPHE prepare to restart business; and investors keep buying hotels

The UK has a roadmap to get hotels reopened once more; why we're short on Airbnb and Booking; and who from the European hotel groups will see M&A activity?

Results season - we pick the winners and losers from the year of pandemic. Up for discussion are Wyndham and Choice; Marriott and Hilton; and Hyatt and Scandic

A frustrated Pandox waits to restart operations; understanding the dark/ghost/lean kitchen revolution; and home rentals face further regulation

Flex office providers suffer short term, but look to a positive future, as the world of offices reshapes - will hotels have a place in the mix? Spain's audacious transformation plan, if only they can tap into EU funds; and AccorInvest sells up in Africa

Thoughts on international travel recovery; Huazhu delivers an update ahead of expectations as the Chinese market rebounds; and as funds pour into real estate, how buildings with beds will feature ever larger for investors

Serviced apartment operator Room2 inks a significant investment deal; UK hospitality looks at all avenues to rescue cashflow; and PE investor ActivumSG likes the look of hotels so much, it buys an operating company - Odyssey