Horwath HTL expands global footprint with new office in Miami, led by industry veteran, Dr. Clay Dickinson

Miami, October 2025

Horwath HTL are proud to announce the continued expansion of our global network of hospitality, tourism, and leisure consulting firms, with the opening of a new office in Miami, Florida. This strategic development reinforces our long-term commitment to serving the South Florida and Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America (CALA) region with unmatched local insight and international expertise.

The Miami office will operate as Horwath HTL, Miami under the leadership of Dr. Clay B. Dickinson, a seasoned hospitality expert with more than 40 years of international and regional experience. Dickinson brings a wealth of knowledge in corporate strategic planning, development planning and advisory, market feasibility, transaction advisory, operator/brand selection, litigation support, and property asset management making him a key asset to both our network and clients across South Florida and the CALA Region.

His career spans leadership roles with leading global firms, including positions such as an Executive Managing Director of Hotels & Hospitality and Valuation Advisory Services lines of business of JLL for the CALA Region, Client Industry Executive for IBM and EDS, Regional Director of Development for the predecessor firm of IHG, and Partner/Managing Director for KPMG Real Estate and Hospitality Consulting.

Having lived, worked and travelled in more than 120 countries, Dr. Dickinson has a high degree of professional proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese and is one of the foremost authorities in the hospitality industry, especially in the CALA region.

Bryan Younge, Managing Partner, Horwath HTL Chicago said: “We are incredibly excited to have Dr. Dickinson join Horwath HTL.  He brings a tremendous depth of experience and industry network to cover the strategically important markets of South Florida and the CALA Region. Very few professionals have the blend of global best practices and strategic thinking with in-depth knowledge of local business conditions that is so important to adding value to clients in the region.

South Florida and the CALA region represent a critically important and rapidly evolving hospitality landscape, and with Dickinson leading the way, we are confident that Horwath HTL Miami will set a new benchmark for excellence in the region. His strategic insight and deep experience across virtually every facet of the hospitality industry make him the perfect leader to drive success in this exciting new chapter.”

 

If you have any questions, please contact Bryan Younge, Managing Partner at [email protected]

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At Horwath HTL, our focus is one hundred percent on hospitality, tourism and leisure consulting. Our services cover every aspect of hospitality real estate, tourism and leisure development. Our clients choose us because we have earned a reputation for impartial advice that will often mean the difference between failure and success. Each project we help is different, so we need all the experience we have gained over our 100-year history. We are a global brand with over 50 offices in over 40 countries who have successfully carried out over 50,000 assignments for private and public clients.

We are part of the Crowe Global network, a top 10 accounting and financial services network. We are the number one choice for companies and financial institutions looking to invest and develop in the industry.