The hotel industry is without doubt facing its most challenging period of operation for years.
However, there are opportunities amidst the turmoil.
Despite the bleak outlook for the sector there are prospects in new markets, existing markets as well as the market for distressed assets. Nevertheless, there are also hurdles to optimizing these opportunities.
Euromoney Seminars’ ‘9th Annual European Hotel Finance & Investment Summit’ is an ideal opportunity for the industry to come together to discuss key issues including:
• Procuring finance for projects in dry markets
• Hotels as an attractive asset class in investment portfolios
• Prospects for mixed developments: Is this still the preferred option?
• Security of earnings – leases vs franchises vs management contract
• What is going on in the development pipeline?
• Hotel assets and financing – the market for distressed assets
• Management and operations in a financial downturn
• Travel trends: combating reductions in executive and recreational travel
Confirmed speakers include:
- Andrew Sangster, Editor, Hotel Analyst
- Holger Schmieding, Head of European Economics, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Paul White, President & CEO, Orient-Express Hotels
- Ciaran Fahy, General Manager, The Cavendish
- Clive Hillier, CEO, Vision Asset Management
- Frank Croston, Founding Partners, Hamilton Hotel Partners
- Rod Taylor, M.D, Taylor Global Advisors Limited
- Barbara J. Levi, Senior Banker & International Business Development, Hotel & Real Estate Group, CALYON - Credit Agricole CIB
- Peter Anscomb, Corporate Director, Leisure and Head of Hotel Finance, RBS
- Shaun Hendry, Chartered Certified Accountant
- Tony Burnell, Relationship Director, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets
- Andrew Carnegie, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP (Moderator)
- Alan Hudson, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP
- Pierre-Edouard Vintrou, Independent Hotel Advisor
- Julian Gething, Partner, Talbot Hughes McKillop
- Ramsey Mankarious, CEO, Cedar Capital Partners Ltd
- Mark Abramson, Managing Director, Head of European Portfolio Management, Heitman International Real Estate Securities GmbH
- Martin Armistead, Senior Vice President Development, EMEA, Wyndham Hotel Group
- Stephen Broome, Assistant Director, Advisory Hospitality & Leisure Group, PWC
- Dominic Seely, Member of the Advisory Board, Salwator Sp. z.o.o. and E-hotel Sp. z.o.o.
- Douglas Platt, Fund Manager, RealVenice Fund, SGR
- Jeremie Babinet, Townhouse Capital, Co-Founder
Please contact -
Natasha Wood, nwood@euromoneyplc.com - for speaking opportunities
Janine Halpin, jhalpin@euromoneyplc.com - for sponsorship opportunities
Karina Katysheva, kkatysheva@euromoneyplc.com - for registrations or marketing opportunties