Obtaining leverage through debt financing is key to achieving the desired equity return on a hotel acquisition. The reduced availability and prevailing high cost of traditional loans are forcing buyers to be creative and consider alternative strategies to seize an acquisition opportunity. This article presents a few of these alternatives.
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Lodging Econometrics HITEC 2024 Spotlight on Hotel Development in Charlotte, NC
The Q1 2024 LE Market Trend Report for the Charlotte market highlights that Charlotte has a total of 67 hotel projects and 7,772 rooms in the construction pipeline, positioning it fifteenth among the top 25 U.S. markets for the largest hotel construction pipeline by project count.
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Pullman Hamilton Hotel to Open 2026 in Hamilton City, New Zealand
The new 191 room hotel will arise from an extensive retro-fit and transformation of Hamilton’s tallest building at 42-48 Ward Street – the current Mistry Centre, within the Centre Place shopping mall. Mistry Centre will ultimately comprise of two levels of underground parking, three levels of office and retail and 13 levels of hotel.
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HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 7 June 2024
Weekly Hotel Industry Asia Pacific News Roundup from HVS
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1,000 Room Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida Receives $575M Financing
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced today that it has arranged $575 million in financing for the Diplomat Beach Resort, an award-winning beachfront resort with 1,000 guest rooms in Hollywood, Florida.
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Global Travel and Tourism Deals Drop 10.9%; PE Deals and European Markets Shine During January-May 2024
Despite this downturn, PE deals showed improvement, and European markets showed growth, highlighting new opportunities for strategic investments, according to GlobalData.
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Accor and LVMH Announce a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Development of Orient Express
Under the terms of the agreements signed today, LVMH will be joining forces with Accor through a strategic investment in the Orient Express brand, in the company that will operate the future hotels and trains, and in the entity that will own the two sailing ships.
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Smith Hill Capital and Bain Capital Announce $111 Million Financing for Four-Property Hotel Portfolio Including the W Atlanta Downtown Hotel
The 954-room portfolio includes the Marriott Bridgewater in Bridgewater, NJ; W Atlanta Downtown in Atlanta, GA; Embassy Suites Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, CA; and Embassy Suites Flagstaff in Flagstaff, AZ.
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Premier Proud to Have Provided Project Management Services at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles Hotel Renovation
Project further demonstrates Premier’s hotel renovation and project management capabilities in the Northeastern United States
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IHCL Signs 150 Room Taj Hotel in Panchkula, Haryana
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) yesterday announced the signing of a Taj hotel in Panchkula, Haryana. This greenfield project will cater to the growing demand in the tricity of Panchkula, Mohali and Chandigarh.
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