by Ross Woods | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog
Accounting for about 43% of Australia’s hotels and resorts, the major upscale and upper mid-class hotel brands are characterized by hotels that achieved average daily rates (ADR’s) of between $137 and $280 (average $180.25) and operated with average...
by Ross Woods | Aug 1, 2020 | Blog
Hotel investors in Australia are confronted with two types of risk when constructing diversified portfolios; systematic and unsystematic. Systematic risk (also known as market risk) is the part of total risk that cannot be eliminated or reduced, no matter how well an...
by Ross Woods | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog
The growth of Indonesia’s real GDP over the past decade or so has significantly impacted the number of domestic visitor staying in star-rated hotels across the archipelago, especially in provinces such as Riau, Lampung, Kalimantan Tengah and Gorontalo. As a major...
by Ross Woods | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog
The growth of Australia’s real GDP over the past couple of decades has significantly impacted the number of domestic visitor nights in hotels across the country, especially in capital city markets. As a major economic determinant of hotel demand, the growth in real...
by Ross Woods | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog
The COVID – 19 pandemic is forcing hoteliers and hotel investors to seriously challenge assumptions that have been major cornerstones of the hotel industry. Assumptions about the business model, about what really constitutes fixed and variable expenses and what...
by Ross Woods | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog
The current COVID -19 pandemic is likely to have a lasting impact on the size, number, and market position of luxury and upscale hotel brands in the U.S. The impact of the pandemic will lead to a consolidation of brands resulting in fewer brands after their rapid...
