Articles tagged “investment”

The companies that originate trips do not need to call themselves travel companies to capture travel's economics, and Ari Emanuel is demonstrating it across three of them.

The latest funding round for Vendelux signals that business events are entering an era of accountability, where data — not gut instinct — will increasingly determine which conferences win corporate budgets.

The largest tourism-real-estate deals increasingly arrive with a demand for exceptional treatment: special investor status, rewritten protections, consent bypassed. Albania is just the loudest case; the governance failure is the same everywhere.

CloserStill spent 2025 expanding in the U.S. and Europe, focused on its technology, infrastructure, and health care portfolios. Searchlight's capital is fuel for a much bigger bet on America and high-growth technology markets.

Europe's hotel investment market had a strong year, with Northern Europe and upscale properties winning big. But fresh geopolitical uncertainty means the good times may already be under pressure.

Convene’s evolution into a multi-brand platform is drawing strong investor interest.

Room00’s new expansion plan sees its asset selection process adapt to each market. The company is not chasing a fixed hostel-hotel mix, but matching each property to the format that fits best.

Africa’s tourism outlook is improving as air access and traveler interest continue to expand. For investors and global travel brands, the question is no longer whether the sector can deploy capital effectively, but whether delay itself now carries the greater risk.

India’s homegrown hotel brands are no longer content to play only on home turf. As travel demand rises and global hospitality markets diversify, they’re stepping onto the world stage.

Hotel investors and buyers want clarity on interest rates, valuations, and traveler demand. Until then, a lot of capital is sitting on the sidelines because the risks still feel too high.