Crystal Liu

Director, Beijing, China

Ms Liu is a Director in the Beijing office.

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Too soon? Potential ramifications of regime change on Venezuela’s lodging industry

For decades, Venezuela has existed in a state of suspended potential – an economy with extraordinary natural resources, a strategic geographic position, and globally recognizable tourism assets, yet constrained by political instability, underinvestment, and deteriorating infrastructure.

Dr. Clay B. Dickinson
Dr. Clay B. Dickinson
Managing Director, USA
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Orbiting nothing…

There was a time when the universe felt simple. Not small, not fully understood, but conceptually clean. Things orbited other things. The moon orbited the Earth. The Earth orbited the sun. The sun, we eventually learned, orbited the center of the galaxy. It was a hierarchy of mass and motion, a choreography governed by gravity, predictable enough that we could model it, teach it to children, and trust it.

Bryan Younge
Bryan Younge
Managing Partner, USA
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Ireland Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Market Update

Welcome to the latest edition of Crowe/Horwath HTL Ireland’s Market Update, where we review Ireland’s hotel sector performance and consider emerging trends shaping the tourism and hospitality sector.

Weldon Mather
Weldon Mather
Director, Ireland
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The death of ‘vibes-based’ sustainability: why the insurance market is the new ESG sheriff

The Insurance market doesn’t care what governments think about climate – they are following the numbers and insurance premiums are going up because of that. Insurance providers are now acting as the hospitality industry’s ultimate regulators, pricing in $224 billion in annual climate losses that political manifestos choose to ignore. James Chappell and Alex Smith of FuturePlus dig in to what this dynamic means for hospitality assets values.

Alex Smith
Alex Smith
Partner
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Leisure Leads, Business Lags

International visitor data showed that New Zealand’s recovery in 2025 was led by holidaymakers, with business travel still well behind. Download the report below to read our full analysis.

Wim Ruepert
Wim Ruepert
Director, New Zealand
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Bali Hotel & Branded Residences 2026

Bali’s hotel and real estate market demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, transitioning from a post-pandemic recovery phase into a period of sustained, mature performance. This annual report produced by Horwath HTL in partnership with the Bali Hotels Association and C9 Hotelworks – delivers a comprehensive analysis of tourism arrivals, hotel performance by rate tier and location, new supply trends, and the evolving branded residences landscape.

Matt Gebbie
Matt Gebbie
Director, Indonesia