Crystal Liu

Director, Beijing, China

Ms Liu is a Director in the Beijing office.

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Beyond hospitality: the Resort as economic engine

The next generation of island destination communities must be underwritten as integrated economic platforms — not as hotels with real estate attached. The next great island resort will not be judged only as a resort. It will be judged as economic infrastructure.

Bryan Younge
Bryan Younge
Managing Partner, USA
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Czechia Hotel & Chains Report 2026

This comprehensive data-driven analysis tracks the rapid transformation of the Czech hospitality real estate market through 2026. Explore the core macroeconomic indicators, shifting inbound tourism demand patterns, institutional CEE hotel transaction volumes, and evolving branded chain penetration rates defining Prague and the broader regional luxury wellness resort sub-markets

Liliane Otsuka
Liliane Otsuka
Consultant, Austria
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Why your sustainability lead should report to your CFO

For years, the hospitality industry has kept sustainability in a silo – a “nice-to-have” function often relegated to marketing or corporate social responsibility. However, a new financial reality is forcing a radical restructuring. With insurance premiums in the hospitality sector jumping by 19.5% year-on-year, sustainability has moved from an aspirational branding exercise to a core, fiduciary risk-mitigation function that belongs alongside financial reporting.

James Chappell
James Chappell
Global Business Director, Corporate
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Your hotel’s data: who actually controls and owns it? 

Most hotel owners assume the data sitting in the systems on their property — guest profiles, booking histories, operational records, financial transactions — belongs to them. After all, it is their asset, their guests, their hotel performance. The assumption is intuitive, but in most of Asia Pacific, this assumption is wrong.

Shyn Yee Ho
Shyn Yee Ho
Director, Singapore
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New Zealand Hotel Performance Focus May 2026

New Zealand’s hotel sector delivered a solid month in May, with hotels reporting 12.3% RevPAR growth compared to May last year. Download the report below to read our full analysis and regional highlights.

Wim Ruepert
Wim Ruepert
Director, New Zealand
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Budapest hotel demand hits record 9.83 million guest nights in 2025

Budapest’s hotel market reached a new demand record in 2025, with 9.83 million guest nights, rising ADR and a record 19.6 million airport passengers. Horwath HTL analyses the key trends.

Attila Radvánszki
Attila Radvánszki
Partner, Hungary