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Wall of U.S. Hotel Debt Maturities To Catalyze Transactions
JLL | May 28, 2024
With the amount of maturing debt in critical stress expected to decline over the next few years, the opportunity to invest in the dislocation is now $5.8 billion of U.S. hotel single-asset securitized loans, including CMBS and CRE CLOs are coming due for maturity in 2024. Despite the U.S. hotel industry demonstrating strong RevPAR performance, there are multiple headwinds that could impede the refinancing of these securitized loans and compel owners to transact instead. These headwinds include the lagging profitability of U.S. hotels, persistently high interest rates, and historically high costs of property insurance. As such, if the loom...
PODCAST: Why Global Investors Are Returning to Luxury Hotels
JLL | May 10, 2024
The pandemic was difficult for hotels, with lockdowns and health concerns keeping people from traveling too far from home. When and whether they’d recover was questionable. But the turnaround for the luxury end of the sector has been noteworthy. Zach Demuth, JLL’s Global Head of Hotel Research, says that the global hotel liquidity finished at $51 billion last year, noting that more than 20% of the single-asset liquidity was derived from luxury assets. It was one of the highest ever recorded in the hotel sector, according to JLL data. Now, he says, “Global investors are setting their s...
Hotel Investment in the Alps Heats Up
JLL | March 26, 2024
Climate change is driving record transaction levels in high-altitude, luxury hotels Long famed for its ski resorts, mountain towns in the French Alps have recently seen an uplift in investor interest. The Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions alone have seen hotel transaction volumes double over the past two years, breaking records with more than €800 million ($875 million) of hotel deals closed, JLL data shows. “Due to the warming climate, and limited new supply of ski resorts, more snow-sure locations at higher altitudes are commanding premium values,” says Matthieu Subit, JLL’s Vice President of Hotels and Hospitality for EMEA Cap...
Hotel Brands Check Into New Verticals
February 29, 2024
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Global Hotel Investment Volume Will Accelerate in 2024, Exceeding the Previous Year by 15% to 25%
JLL | January 24, 2024
JLL’s 2024 Global Hotel Investment Outlook outlines the resilience and growth of the hotel sector as consumers continue to prioritize spending on travel CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2024 – JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has released their flagship Global Hotel Investment Outlook, which reveals that global hotel performance soared in 2023, reaching a full recovery. Though 2023 proved to be a challenging year for commercial real estate, marked by geopolitical tensions and capital market dislocation, the lodging industry demonstrated resilience, with RevPAR (revenue per available room) achieving a full recovery and surpassing 2019 levels b...
U.S. Select-Service and Extended-Stay Hotel Outlook 2024
JLL | January 12, 2024
In the early 2000s, select-service and extended-stay hotels operated as more clearly defined sectors, differentiated by their target market and length of stays. During this period, individual owners dominated the market with only a handful of prominent brands available. However, in recent years, the distinctions between select-service and extended-stay hotels have become increasingly blurred. Select-service hotels now incorporate extended-stay amenities including in-room kitchenettes and flexible workspaces, while extended-stay hotels have added business centers with more of its brands incorporating 24/7 self-service marketplaces as see...
San Antonio’s Historic El Tropicano Hotel Sells
JLL | January 10, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 10, 2024 – JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced today that it arranged the sale of the historic El Tropicano River Walk Hotel, the first purpose-built hotel located on San Antonio’s famed River Walk. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, El Tropicano Hotel LLC, and procured the buyers, Trestle Studios, Sopris Capital and The Town Lake Company. Located in the heart of San Antonio's renowned River Walk district, this iconic property presents a unique investment opportunity in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The 308-room hotel resides on a prime location in the north Riverwalk corrido...
Why Luxury Hotel Brands Are Hot on India
JLL | November 28, 2023
Hotel operators are looking to ride the boom in domestic travel India is becoming a top destination for luxury and ultra luxury hotel companies, driven by a surge in domestic travel and the growing affluence of the Indian middle and upper classes. New ultra-luxury hotel openings are set for next year in cities across the country, including from notable operators like Waldorf Astoria and Raffles. These luxury hotels get their “ultra” from elements such as exquisite design, personalized services, Michelin-starred restaurants, and high-end spas. The emergence of India as an ultra-luxury hotel destination can be attributed largely t...