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3 stories · First covered Feb 28, 2026 · Latest Mar 15
Related: Franchise Fees 2 Marriott International 1 RevPAR 1 Asset-Light Model 1 Courtyard 1 Radisson 1 St. Regis 1 Adaptive Reuse 1 Whitbread 1 Fattal 1 Essendi 1 Aethos 1
European hotel market
JLL Coverage
St. Regis Is Coming to Queenstown. Let's Talk About What That Actually Costs an Owner.
Brands
Mar 15

St. Regis Is Coming to Queenstown. Let's Talk About What That Actually Costs an Owner.

Marriott just signed its first New Zealand St. Regis in a market where luxury lodges are crushing it... but the gap between "luxury brand promise" and "luxury brand delivery" has destroyed owners before, and 145 keys in Queenstown is a very specific bet.

EV
Elena Voss 3 min read · Mar 15
A&O's €40M Berlin Office Conversion Prices at €16,000 Per Bed. That's the Number That Matters.
Transactions
Mar 4

A&O's €40M Berlin Office Conversion Prices at €16,000 Per Bed. That's the Number That Matters.

Europe's largest hostel project reveals the real math behind office-to-hospitality conversions, and the per-bed economics tell a very different story than the headline CapEx figure.

JC
Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 4
The "Own Your Hotels" Crowd Is Back. Here's What They're Not Telling You.
Brands
Feb 28

The "Own Your Hotels" Crowd Is Back. Here's What They're Not Telling You.

A panel of European hotel executives just made the case that owning your real estate beats the asset-light model. They're not wrong about the control. They're dangerously incomplete about the risk.

EV
Elena Voss 3 min read · Feb 28