Russell Kett, FRICS, FIH, FHOSPA

Consulting Experience

Russell Kett is Chairman of the London office of HVS, having joined the firm in 1995. He was appointed managing director in 1996 and became chairman in 2012. He has 40 years’ specialist hotel consultancy, investment and real estate experience, focused on providing valuation, feasibility, shared ownership, property, brokerage, investment, asset management, strategy and related consultancy services, advising hotel, serviced apartments and hostel companies, banks, developers and investors on all aspects of their hospitality industry related interests, throughout the EMEA region. Russell is a frequent writer, moderator and speaker on the international hotel industry, especially topics relating to hotel valuation, investment, marketing and finance.  Russell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from HOSPA, the hospitality professionals’ association, in 2011.  He received the ‘Hall of Fame’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hot.E hotel investment conference in London in 2017.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a member of the International Hotel Investment Council. 
 

Affiliations

Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
Institute of Hospitality (FIH)
HOSPA – the Hospitality Professionals Association (FHOSPA)

Employment History

1995 to date: HVS - London
London, England
(Hotel valuations, appraisals, market studies, feasibility reports, strategy studies and investment counselling)
Chairman

1987-1994: TOUCHE ROSS
(GREEN BELFIELD-SMITH division, now Deloitte)
Senior Manager

1984-1987: HORWATH & HORWATH (UK)
Managing Consultant

1983-1984: ADP HOTEL SERVICES
(became  Innsite Hotel Services)
Marketing Manager

1977-1983: HORWATH & HORWATH (UK)
Consultant

1974-1977: STRAND HOTELS
Internal Auditor, 1974-1976
Assistant Financial Controller, Cumberland Hotel, 1976-1977
 

Education

BLACKPOOL COLLEGE (Courtfield Hotel School)
HND in Hotel and Catering Administration

EALING COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)

Hotels Appraised

Africa

• Complete country by country review of hotel opportunities

Austria

• Holiday Inn Vienna South, Vienna
• Proposed Hyatt Regency, Vienna
• Proposed Luxury Hotel, Oberfeld, Dachstein
• Proposed Spa hotel, Loipersdorf
• Proposed Spa Resort, Laa an der Thaya
• Proposed theme park & hotel, Mittersill
• Two Spa Hotels, Styria

Albania

• Tirana International Hotel, Tirana

Argentina

• Development strategy for a chain of budget hotels
• Proposed golf and conference hotel, Cordoba

Azerbaijan

• Proposed Resort of Fire and Water, Baku

Belgium

• Appraisal summary for Sofitel in Brussels, Ghent, Bruges & Antwerp
• City Garden Hotel, Brussels
• Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Brussels
• Holiday Inn Express, Brussels Airport
• Hotel Jolly Sablon, Brussels
• Hotel Mercure, Antwerp
• Le Meridien, Brussels
• Mövenpick, Brussels
• Proposed Airport Hotel, Brussels Airport
• Proposed Garden Village, Brussels
• Proposed hotel, golf and conference centre, Chateau de Fanson
• Review of Center Parcs (two sites)
• Sheraton Hotel, Brussels Airport
• Swissôtel, Brussels
• The Astoria Hotel, Brussels

Bulgaria

• Green Bille Hotel, Sofia

Croatia

• Hotel Belvedere, Dubrovnik
• Proposed hotel, Brijuni
• Proposed Resort Fazana

Cyprus

• Proposed hotel, Coral Bay, Paphos
• Proposed hotel, golf, conference and real estate, Larnaca Airport
• Proposed hotel, Larnaca

Czech Republic

• Corinthia Hotel, Prague
• InterContinental, Prague
• Mövenpick Hotel, Prague
• Proposed Gate Hotel, Prague
• Proposed Kempinski Hotel, Prague
• Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Prague
• Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Prague
• Proposed Upscale Resort in Konopiste
• Radisson SAS Alcron Hotel, Prague
• Renaissance, Prague

Denmark

• Analysis of Congress Facilities in Copenhagen
• Bella Center and Bella Sky Hotel, Copenhagen
• Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen
• Proposed Hilton, Aalborg
• Proposed Hotel, Copenhagen Airport
• Proposed InterContinental Hotel, Copenhagen
• Proposed Luxury Hotel, Copenhagen
• Proposed Meridien Hotel, Copenhagen
• Radisson SAS Globetrotter, Copenhagen
• Review of Copenhagen hotel market
• Royal Hotel, Copenhagen/Radisson SAS Scandinavia

Egypt

• Conrad Hotel, Cairo
• Market Review of Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo, Red Sea and Sinai
• Proposed Four Seasons, Sharm el Sheikh
• Proposed Morgans Resort, Sharm el Sheikh
• St. Regis, Cairo
• Swissôtel, Cairo

Eritrea

• Proposed hotel investment opportunities, Asmara

Ethiopia

• Glion Hotels, Addis Ababa plus five provincial locations
• Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa

Finland

• Proposed Hotel, Helsinki

France

• Castille, Baltimore, Marignan, Astor
• Club Med Val Thorens
• Georges V Hotel, Paris
• Holiday Inn Paris Republic, Paris
• Hotel Le Meurice, Paris
• Hotel Mont Vallon, Meribel
• Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris
• Hyatt Regency, Charles de Gaulle Airport
• InterContinental Carlton, Cannes
• Le Meridien Etoile, Paris
• Le Meridien, Montparnasse, Paris
• Le Meridien, Nice
• Marriott Champs Elysees, Paris
• NH, Nice
• Paris Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees, Paris
• Park Inn, Charles de Gaulle, Roissy
• Peninsula Hotel, Paris
• Proposed airport hotel, Nice
• Proposed Airtours Hotel, Disneyland Paris
• Proposed holiday village, Alsace
• Proposed holiday village, Rouen
• Proposed hotel, golf course and conference centre, Thoiry, Paris
• Proposed Hotel, Juan les Pins
• Proposed hotel, La Defense, Paris
• Proposed hotel, St Maxime
• Proposed Malmaison, Paris
• Proposed Mondrian, Nice
• Proposed Radisson SAS Hotel, Bercy
• Proposed Resort Domaine du Bouchage, Grimaud
• Royal Club Hotel, Evian
• Royal Monceau, Paris
• Tiara Miramar Beach Hotel, Cannes
• Valuation of 43 Libertel Hotels in France (Paris, Dijon, Lyon, St Tropez, Deauville, Rodez, Bordeaux)
• Valuation of Confortel chain, Paris
• Valuation of Eight Sofitel Hotels (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg)

Gaza and West Bank

• Proposed Golden Gate Hotel, East Jerusalem
• Proposed Hotel, Bethlehem
• Proposed Marriott Hotel, Gaza

 Germany

• Breidenbacher Hof, Dusseldorf
• Commundo Tagungshotel (Konigs Wusterhausen, Leipzig, Hamburg, Neuss, Bad Honnef)
• Crowne Plaza, Hamburg
• Crowne Plaza, Heidelberg
• Dorint Am Main-Tanunus-Zentrum Frankfurt
• Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim
• Euro City & Euro Garden hotels, Cologne
• Express by Holiday Inn (Berlin, Cologne Muelheim, Cologne Troisdorf, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt,
• Grand Hyatt Hotel, Berlin)
• Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Munich
• Holiday Inn, Berlin
• Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden
• Indigo Alexanderplatz, Berlin
• Indigo West, Berlin
• Innside, Frankfurt
• InterContinental Frankfurt
• InterContinental, Berlin
• Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch, Frankfurt
• Le Meridien, Munich
• Le Meridien, Nuremberg
• Lindner Hotel, Dusseldorf
• Lindner Hotel, Leipzig
• Mandarin Oriental, Munich
• Marriott Hotel, Hamburg
• Millennium Hotel & Resort, Stuttgart
• One 80° Berlin
• Park Hyatt Hotel, Hamburg
• Proposed Hotel Neues Schloss, Baden-Baden
• Proposed hotel, Hamburg
• Proposed hotel, Hannover
• Proposed hotel, Leipzig
• Proposed hotel, Schwerin
• Proposed Staybridge Suites, Frankfurt
• Proposed Upscale Hotel, Mannheim
• Radisson Blu Schwarzer Bock, Wiesbaden
• Radisson SAS, Dusseldorf
• Radisson, Hamburg
• Sheraton Hotel, Frankfurt
• Swissôtel, Neuss, Dusseldorf
• Westend Gate Complex, Frankfurt

Gibraltar

• Proposed hotel

Greece

• Astir Hotel, Athens
• Astir Hotel, Crete
• Astir Hotel, Glyfada
• Astir Hotel, Rhodes
• Astir Hotel, Vouliagmeni
• Chandris Hotel Corfu
• Chandris Hotels, Metropolitan, Athens
• Chandris Hotels, The Met, Thessaloniki
• Continental Suceava, Thessaloniki
• Grand Resort Lagonissi
• Hilton Athens
• Proposed Hellinikon Hotel, Athens
• Proposed hotel and golf course, Rhodes
• Proposed hotel and holiday village, Crete
• Proposed hotels and casinos, Athens and Crete
• Proposed resort, Volos

Greenland

• Proposed adventure pursuit resort, Appusuit

Hungary

• 8 Danubius Hotels, Budapest
• Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest
• Forum Hotel, Budapest
• Marriott Hotel, Budapest
• Millennium Court, Budapest
• Proposed hotel, Budapest Airport
• Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Budapest

India

• Conference Centre, Bandra Kurla, Mumbai
• Market Study and Valuation, Quality Inn Kensington
• Market Study for Development for a Budget Brand in India
• Proposed hotel, Mumbai Airport
• Proposed ITC Hotel, Parel, Mumbai
• Proposed Meridien Hotel, Mumbai
• Proposed Oberoi Hotels, Mumbai
• Proposed Trident Hotel, Chennai
• Review of hotel franchise market, India
• Terrace, Bangalore

Ireland

• Ashford Castle, County Mayo
• Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin
• Hilton Belfast
• Proposed holiday village, Co Cork
• Proposed holiday village, Dublin
• Proposed hotel, Dublin Airport
• Proposed hotel, golf courses, real estate, Fota Island, Co Cork

Israel

• American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
• Blue Bay Hotel & Spa, Netanya
• David Inter-Continental Hotel, Tel Aviv
• Hilton Tel Aviv
• Jerusalem Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
• Kikar Tzion Hotell,  Jerusalem
• Mizpe Ramon Resort
• Modani Luxury Spa Resort, Netanya
• Proposed Comfort Zone
• Proposed Forte Hotel, Tel Aviv
• Proposed Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, Jerusalem
• Proposed Four Seasons Hotel, Tel Aviv
• Proposed Four Seasons Resort & Residence Club, Mount Arbel, Tiberias
• Proposed Golden Gate Hotel, West Jerusalem
• Proposed Hotel, Golf Resort, Eilat
• Proposed Hotel, Herzliya
• Proposed Hotel, Tel Aviv
• Proposed Luxury Hotel, King George Street, Jerusalem
• Proposed Marriott Hotel, Gaza
• Proposed Resort, Eilat
• Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Herzliya
• Regency Hotel, Jerusalem

Italy

• Forte Village, Sardinia
• Four Seasons Hotel, Milan
• Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, Sorrento
• Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
• Holiday Inn, Florence
• Holiday Inn, Milan
• Hotel Bauer, Venice
• Hotel Eden, Rome
• Hotel Principe de Savoia, Milan
• InterContinental De La Ville, Rome
• Le Meridien, Milan
• Meridien Gallia Hotel, Milan
• Proposed 4* Arnari Hotel, Valmontone
• Proposed 4* Artena Hotel, Artena
• Proposed holiday village, Lignano
• Proposed resort development, Sardinia
• Proposed golf & equestrian resort, Pisa
• Proposed Inter-Continental Hotel, Milan
• Proposed Kempinski Hotel, Milan
• Proposed Luxury Hotel and Spa, Lake Garda,
• Proposed Luxury Hotel and Spa, Tuscany
• Proposed Park Hyatt Hotel, Milan
• Proposed Ritz-Carlton Bvlgari Hotel, Milan
• Proposed Sofitel, Venice
• Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria         
• The Chedi Hotel, Milan
• Valuation Danielli Hotel, Venice
• Valuation of Three Sofitel Hotels (Rome, Bologna, Venice)
• Villa La Massa Resort, Florence

Jordan

• Development of Hotel Classification System
• Inter-Continental Hotel, Amman
• Le Royal Hotel, Amman
• Proposed hotel, Aqaba

Lebanon

1. Le Royal Hotel, Beirut
2. Proposed Four Seasons, Beirut
3. Proposed Hilton Hotel, Beirut
4. Proposed Mövenpick, Beirut

Lithuania

• Proposed Grand Duke Hotel, Vilnius

Libya

• Corinthia Bab Africa, Tripoli
• Proposed Al Waddan, Tripoli

Luxembourg

• Hotel Le Royal
• Hotel Place d’Armes, Luxembourg
• Proposed Ban de Gasperich Development
• Proposed WTC Hotel Luxembourg

Malaysia

• Proposed airport hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Maldives

• Soneva Gili Resort

Malta

• Corinthia Hotel Saint George's Bay
• Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, San Anton
• Corinthia San Gorg Hotel, St. Julians
• Forum Hotel, St Julians
• Marina Hotel and Resort St Julians
• Proposed holiday villages, Marsaslokx and Gozo
• Proposed hotels, apartments, leisure and real estate, Manoel Island & Tigne Point
• Radisson Blu Resort Malta St. Julian's

Monaco

• Columbus Hotel, Monte Carlo
• Le Meridien, Monte Carlo
• Valuation Hotel Port Palace, Monte Carlo

  Morocco

• El Minzah Hotel, Tangier
• Hotel Mamounia, Marrakesh
• Hotel Murhaba, Casablanca
• Hotel Tarik, Casablanca
• Portfolio of Hotels in Morocco
• Proposed Ritz-Carlton, Marrakesh
• Proposed W Hotel & Residences, Marrakesh
• Review of Hotel Kasbah Agafay, Marrakesh
• Valuation of Safir Hotels (9 properties)
• Villa de France, Tangier

The Netherlands

• Blakes Hotel, Amsterdam
• Cok City Hotel, Amsterdam
• Crowne Plaza, Schiphol Airport
• Eden Amsterdam City Centre Hotel
• Eden Babylon Hotel, The Hague
• Eden Broeierd Hotel, Enschede
• Eden City Hotel, Groningen
• Eden Crown Hotel, Eindhoven
• Eden Design Hotel, Maastricht
• Eden Dish Hotel, Enschede
• Eden Emmen Hotel
• Eden Lancaster Hotel, Amsterdam
• Eden Oranje Hotel, Leeuwarden
• Eden Rembrandt Square Hotel, Amsterdam
• Eden Savoy Hotel, Rotterdam
• Eden Star Hotel, Hengelo
• Eden Zupthen Hotel,
• Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin, Noordwijk
• Grand Hotel, Amsterdam
• Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• Hilton International Schiphol Airport
• Holiday Inn, Amsterdam     
• Holiday Inn, Eindhoven
• Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam
• InterContinental Amstel, Amsterdam
• Le Meridien Apollo, Amsterdam
• Marriott Hotel, Amsterdam
• Mint Hotel, Amsterdam
• Park Hotel, Amsterdam
• Park Plaza Hotels, Amsterdam,
• Postilion Hotels (12)
• Proposed Courtyard by Marriott, Kristiansund Airport
• Proposed Eden Parc Hotel, Amsterdam
• Proposed Generator, Amsterdam
• Proposed Hilton, The Hague
• Proposed InterContinental Hotel, Amsterdam Airport
• Proposed Meininger Hotel Amsterdam
• Proposed Palace Hotel, Amsterdam
• Radisson SAS Hotel, Amsterdam
• Renaissance Hotel, Amsterdam
• Review of Center Parcs (3 sites)
• Sheraton Hotel, Amsterdam Airport
• Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam
• Swissôtel Ascot Hotel, Amsterdam

Norway

• Proposed Courtyard by Marriott, Oslo
• Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo

Poland

• Amber Baltic Hotel, Miedzyzdroje
• Bristol Hotel, Warsaw
• Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Centre
• Le Meridien Bristol, Warsaw
• Orbis Hotels, Poznan (4)
• Proposed Hilton Hotel, Warsaw
• Proposed hotel, Krakov
• Proposed Hotel, Gdansk
• Proposed Hotel, Gdynia
• Proposed Hyatt Hotel, Warsaw
• Proposed Woodfin Suites, Gdansk
• Proposed Woodfin Suites, Lodz
• Saski Hotel, Warsaw
• Scandic, Gdansk
• Scandic, Wroclaw 
• Syrena Hotels, Warsaw (6)

Portugal

• Corinthia Lisboa Hotel, Lisbon
• Grande Hotel de Batalha, Porto
• Hotel da Lapa, Lisbon
• Le Meridien Donafilipa, Algarve
• Le Meridien Penina, Algarve
• Meridien Hotel, Lisbon
• Meridien Hotel, Porto
• Vila Lara real estate, hotel, thalasso and conference centre, Algarve

Qatar

• Proposed hotel, Umm Said

Republic of South Africa

• Proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cape Town
• Strategic Review of Sun City (4 hotels, casino, golf and entertainment complex)

Romania

• Continental Drobeta Turnu Severin
• Continental Forum Arad
• Continental Forum Oradea
• Continental Forum Sibiu
• Continental Portile De Fier
• Continental Tirgu-Mures
• Grand Hotel Continental Bucharest
• Hello Hotels Bucharest
• Ibis Bucuresti Palatul Parlamentului
• Ibis Constanta
• Ibis Niciresto Gara de Nord
• Ibis Sibiu
• Proposed hotel, Oradea
• Proposed Le Meridien, Bucharest
• Strategic review of budget hotel opportunities

Russia

• Azmut Hotels Growth Study, Various
• Corinthia Nevskij Palace, St Petersburg
• Proposed hotel, Orenburg
• Proposed Hyatt hotel, Moscow
• Proposed RF Hotel, Nizhny Novgorod

Saudi Arabia

• Al Hayat Hotel, Yanbu
• Hyatt Regency, Jeddah
• Hyatt Regency, Riyadh

Seychelles

• Maia Hotel, Seychelles

Slovenia

• City Hotel Ljubljana
• Hotel Lev Inter-Continental, Ljubljana
• Proposed hotel, Portoroz

South Korea

• Swiss Grand Hotel, Seoul

Spain

• Club Hotel La Mola, Formentera
• Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona
• Hotel and Timeshare Development, Castellon, Spain
• Hotel Reina Isabel, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
• Hotel Ritz, Barcelona
• Hotel San Antonio, Lanzarote
• Hotel Villa Magna, Madrid
• InterContinental Madrid
• Market Overview, Barcelona
• Novotel, Barakaldo
• Princesa Sofia InterContinental Hotel, Barcelona
• Proposed Airtours Méditerranéen Village, Salou
• Proposed Generator Hostel, Madrid
• Proposed hotel and villa resort, Majorca
• Proposed hotel, Ibiza
• Proposed hotel, Malaga Airport
• Proposed hotels, Port Aventura, Salou
• Proposed Iberostar hotels, Madrid
• Proposed Luxury Hotel La Galiana, Valencia
• Proposed Luxury Hotel, Barcelona
• Proposed Luxury Resort Hotel, La Herradura
• Proposed Marriott hotel and Golf Resort Aquamarina hotel and real estate, Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria
• Proposed Marriott Hotel, Golf and Conference centre, Majorca
• Strategic review of High-Tech Hotels, Madrid

Saint Barthélemy

• Proposed Hotel, St Barths

Sweden

• Grand Hotel, Stockholm
• Proposed Renaissance Hotel, Malmo
• Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm

Switzerland

• Burgenstock Resort, Lucerne
• Crowne Plaza, Geneva
• Grand Kempinski Hotel, Geneva
• Holiday Inn, Geneva
• Hotel Auteuil, Geneva
• Hotel d’Angleterre, Geneva
• Hotel des Bergues, Geneva
• Hotel du Rhone, Geneva
• Hotel Edelweiss, Geneva
• Hotel Epsom, Geneva
• Hotel Jade, Geneva
• Hotel Kipling, Geneva
• Hotel President, Geneva
• Hotel Royal, Geneva
• Hotel Zurich, Zurich
• Lausanne Palace, Lausanne
• Manadarin Oriental, Geneva
• Montreux Palace, Montreux
• Nevai Hotel & Farm Club, Verbier
• Noga Hotel, Geneva
• Palace Hotel, Bern
• Park Hyatt, Zurich
• Rosalp Hotel, Verbier
• Royal Savoy, Lausanne
• Schweizerhof Hotel, Bern
• Swissôtel, Hotel le Plaza, Basel
• Swissôtel, Zurich

Syria

• Proposed resort complex, Amrit

Turkey

• Ciragan Palace Hotel, Istanbul
• Hyatt Regency Hotel, Istanbul
• Proposed Mid-Market Hotel, Kazan
• Strategic review of budget hotel opportunities

Thailand

• Proposed airport hotel, Bangkok

United Arab Emirates

• Beach Hotel, Sharjah
• Nova Park Hotel, Sharjah
• Proposed five-star hotel, Dubai
• Proposed five-star hotel, Wafi
• Proposed Hardrock Hotel, Abu Dhabi
• Proposed serviced apartments DHC, Dubai
• Pyramid Hotel, Dubai
• Sharjah Carlton Hotel
• Sharjah Continental Holiday Inn Resort

Ukraine

• Hotel Lybid, Kiev
• Proposed Forum Hotel, Kiev
• Proposed Sheraton Hotel, Kiev

United Kingdom

• ‘Super Yacht’ Hotel, London
• 42 The Calls, Leeds
• 47 Park Street, London
• Adria Hotel, London
• Ambassador Hotel, London
• Aubrey Park Hotel, Herts
• Babington House
• Basil Street Hotel, London
• Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank, Glasgow
• Belmont Lodge hotel and golf course, Hereford Hanbury Manor, Ware
• Berkeley Hotel, London
• Best Western The Cromwell
• Botleigh Grange Hotel and Spa
• Brocket Hall, Welwyn
• Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley
• Bryanston Court Hotel, London
• Buckingham Lodge Hotel, Buckingham
• Butterfly Hotels
• Cadogan Gardens, London
• Cadogan Hotel, London
• Café Royal, London
• Castlefield Hotel, Manchester
• Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport
• Chasley Hotels (3 properties)
• Chelsea Harbour London
• Cheltenham Park Hotel
• Churchill Hotel, Dover
• Churchill Hotel, London
• Claridge’s
• Cliveden, Taplow
• Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
• Corinthia Hotel London
• Courtyard by Marriott, Gatwick          
• Crowne Plaza, Edinburgh
• Crowne Plaza, Liverpool      
• Crowne Plaza, Manchester
• Croydon Park Hotel, London
• Danesfield House Hotel and Spa, Marlow-on-Thames
• Days Hotel, Derby
• Days Hotel, Luton 
• Days Hotel, Wakefield         
• De Vere Flaxby, Knaresborough
• De Vere Royal St David’s, Harlech
• Donaldsons, Edinburgh
• Dorset Square Hotel, London
• DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands Riverside
• Doubletree by Hilton, Aberdeen City
• Dukes Hotel, London
• Dumfries House, Glasgow
• Eden Park Hotel, London
• Egerton Hotel, London
• Express by Holiday Inn, Abingdon
• Express by Holiday Inn, Nottingham
• Express by Holiday Inn, Portsmouth Express by Holiday Inn, Stansted
• Finzels Reach, Bristol
• Four Seasons Hotel, Hampshire
• Four Seasons Hotel, Manchester Airport
• Four Seasons London City, London
• Four Seasons Park Lane, London
• Franklin Hotel, London
• Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire
• Grayshott Hall
• Great Eastern Hotel, London
• Great Northern Hotel
• Harrington Hall, London
• Hebridean Princess (Cruise Ship)
• Hilton Birmingham Metropole
• Hilton Brighton Metropole
• Hilton Hotel, Canary Wharf, London
• Hilton London Green Park, London
• Hilton London Metropole
• Hilton London Wembley, London
• Hilton on Park Lane London
• Hilton Syon Park
• Holiday Inn Garden Court, Ashford
• Holiday Inn Garden Court, London
• Holiday Inn Kensington Forum
• Holiday Inn Kings Cross, London
• Holiday Inn Oxford Circus, London
• Holiday Inn Reading West, Reading
• Holiday Inn Rotherham, Sheffield
• Holiday Inn Victoria, London
• Holiday Inn, Cambridge
• Holiday Inn, Coventry         
• Holiday Inn, Glasgow
• Holiday Inn, Ipswich            
• Holiday Inn, Leamington Spa              
• Holiday Inn, Leeds Bradford               
• Holiday Inn, Lincoln             
• Holiday Inn, Milton Keynes 
• Holiday Inn, Northampton  
• Holiday Inn, Northampton West
• Holiday Inn, Norwich           
• Holiday Inn, Sheffield
• Holiday Inn, Windsor
• Hotel Verta
• Imperial Hotel, Newcastle
• Kingsway Hall, London
• Kingsway Hotel, London
• Lancashire Lodge Hotel, Skelmersdale
• Lanesborough Hotel, London
• Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
• Logwood Mill Hotel, Huyton, Liverpool
• London Docklands Exhibition Centre
• Londonderry Hotel, London
• Lygon Arms, Broadway
• Malmaison Liverpool
• Manchester Business School Hotel
• Mandarin Oriental, London
• Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel, Ware
• Marriott Hotel Park Lane, London
• Marriott Hotel, Cardiff
• Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
• Marriott Hotel, Leeds
• Marriott Hotel, Marble Arch, London
• Marriott Hotel, Slough
• Marriott Hotel, St John’s Wood, London
• Marriott Hotel, Swansea
• Mere Golf and Country Club, Knutsford
• Millennium Bailey's Hotel London
• Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Center
• Millennium Hotel London Mayfair
• Millennium Knightsbridge London
• Mint Hotel Glasgow
• Mint Hotel Tower of London
• Mint Hotel, Birmingham      
• Mint Hotel, Bristol
• Mint Hotel, Leeds 
• Mint Hotel, London Westminster       
• Mint Hotel, Manchester
• Miskin Manor Hotel, Cardiff
• North British Hotel, Edinburgh
• Novotel Hammersmith, London
• Oak Hotel, Brighton
• Oak Hotel, Hatfield
• Oak Hotel, Wigan
• Orion Aparthotel, London
• Park International Hotel
• Patshull Park hotel and golf course, Telford
• Pelham Hotel, London
• Pendley Manor Hotel, Tring
• Princess Hotel, Manchester
• Proposed Airport Hotel, Heathrow
• Proposed Arora-Sofitel Hotel, T5 Heathrow
• Proposed Ascott Cannon Street, London
• Proposed Dakota Hotel, Leeds
• Proposed Four Seasons City Hotel, London
• Proposed Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Luton
• Proposed Hilton, Manchester
• Proposed Hotel, Syon Park Waldorf Astoria
• Proposed Hyatt Hotel, Glasgow
• Proposed Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Hampton
• Proposed Mercer Hotel
• Proposed Portrush Links Hotel
• Proposed Shangri-La Hotel, London
• Proposed Silver Sands, Kent
• Proposed Snoozebox Bluewater, Kent
• Queens Hotel, Brighton
• Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow
• Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London
• Ramada Hotel, London Heathrow
• Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa
• Rookery Hall, Nantwich
• Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport
• Royal Garden Hotel, London
• Sanderson Hotel, London
• Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon
• Seymours Hotels, Jersey
• Sheraton Belgravia, London
• Sheraton Skyline Hotel, London Heathrow
• Slaley Hall Hotel, Hexham
• Sofitel London St James
• St James Court, London
• St Martin’s Lane Hotel, London
• Stakis St Ermins Hotel, London
• Swissôtel The Howard, London
• The Cadogan, London
• The Connaught Hotel
• The Dorchester, London
• The Leonard, London
• The Ritz, London
• The Savoy Hotel
• The Stafford Hotel, London
• Tower Thistle Hotels, London
• Ullswater Hotel, Ullswater
• Valuation of Inter-Continental Hotels (worldwide)
• Valuation of Posthouse, Meridien, Signature hotels
• Valuation of Premier lodge Hotels
• Valuation of Thistle Hotels
• Victoria Hotel, Bradford
• Wentbridge Hotel, Pontefract
• Woodlands Park Hotel, Stoke d’Abernon
• Yotel Gatwick, Gatwick Airport
• Yotel Heathrow, Heathrow Airport
• Yotel Leicester Square

USA

• Archon Portfolio, Various
• Clarion Executive Plaza, Chicago
• Holiday Inn Ashley Plaza, Tampa
• Holiday Inn, Orlando
• Sofitel Houston
• Sofitel Miami
• Sofitel Minneapolis,
• Sofitel San Francisco
• Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe

Zambia

• InterContinental Hotel, Livingstone
• InterContinental Hotel, Lusaka

Portfolios

• Valuation, Societe du Louvre portfolio
• Valuation, Hilton Hotels
• Valuation, Eden portfolio
• Valuation, InterContinental portfolio
• Valuation, Invesco portfolio
• Valuation, Le Meridien portfolio
• Valuation, Realstar portfolio
• Valuation, Dorchester portfolio

Authored Publications

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2016
Trends and Opportunities: Israel Hotel Market Overview 2015
Trends and Opportunities: Israel Hotel Market Overview 2014
Tim Smiths Letter to Santa Claus 2008 -  Co-Author
Market Snapshot, Jerusalem 2008
Clear Skies Ahead? Challenges & Trends Shaping the UK Hotel Industry in 2008, 2008 – Co-Author
Hotel Investment Risk – What Are the Chances? 2006 - Co-Author
European Hotel Valuation Index, 2004, 2003 - Co-Author
Investment Driven Break-Even Analysis for Hotels, 2003 - Co-Author
GOPPAR, A Derivative of REVPAR, 2003 - Co-Author
European Timeshare Opportunities for International Hoteliers Interval magazine, 2001 - Co-Author
The Hotel Manager of the Future, The Hospitality Review, April 2000
Regular columnist for Caterer & Hotelkeeper, 1992-96

Speaking Engagements

“Developers got talent”, Service Apartment Summit, London 2017
           
“Masterclass: Serviced Apartment 101”, British Hospitality & Tourism Summit, London 2017

“Trends and Opportunities in the European Hotel Sector: A review of the key issues affecting hotel investment in Europe and the outlook for 2017 and beyond”, Hi Design Europe, Split 2017      
   
“How Much is Your Hotel Worth”, Young Hoteliers Summit, Lausanne 2017

“CEO Debate: Striving In A Changing Market”, International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2017

“Hotels: A Currency Hedge in Emerging Markets”, THINC Africa, Cape Town 2016

“Update on deals and value trends across Europe”, Hoftel Europe Conference, Lisbon 2016           

“European Hotel Valuation Trends” International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2016

“Rise of the local giants: Jumeirah and Rotana – differences and similarities in expansion strategies” Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors' Summit, Abu Dhabi 2016

“What’s hot, what’s not and what are the desirables?”, Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum, Madrid 2015

“Global Investors around the world investing in Europe – Asia-Pacific and Middle East Investors”, International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin 2015

"How to Maximise the Value of Your Hotel", HOSPA, London 2013

"How Does the Sector Further Stablise Itself and Grow into the Next Big Hospitality Segment"?, ASAP Conference, London 2012

"Getting the Wheels of Finance to Turn Again", HOSPACE, London 2012

"What's Next on the Horizon? The View from the Boardroom", Hot.E Conference, London 2012

"Trends in the European Hospitality Industry", Paul Hastings, London & Paris 2012

"Trends in the European Hospitality Industry", Hard Rock Hotels, London 2012

"What Now? What's New? What's Next? The Boutique Hotel of the Future", Boutique Hotels Summit, London 2012

"Your Career in Hospitality Consulting", Oxford Brooks University, 2012

“European Hotel Values & Trends, Hoftel – IHIF Berlin 2012

“How to Value Your Hotel in the Current Economic Climate”, EHL 2012

“How to Value Your Hotel in the Current Economic Climate”, ESSEC Business School, 2012

“Trends in the Hospitality Industry - Impact of the Economic Situation in Europe & US on Outbound Tourism – Conditions for Growth of the Israeli Hotel Sector”, Israel Hotel Association, Tel Aviv, 2011

“The Impact of the Hospitality World on Serviced Apartments”, ASAP Conference, 2011

“Hotel Finance: Making Design Pay – Proving that Refurbishment & CAPEX Finally Do Pay”, HOSPACE 2011

“Investment and Finance – Emerging Investment Opportunities”, World Travel Market Conference, 2011

“A View from the Top – Hotel Leaders’ Hard Talk”, SAHIC conference, 2011

“The View from the Top – The Owners Perspective and Outlook for Hotel Investment in Europe”, Hot.E Hotel Investment Conference Europe, London, 2011

“Where Do We Go From Here? – The Design of Boutique Hotel Products in the Future”, Boutique Hotel Summit, 2011

“Transaction and value overview: What interesting deals have been made? What has happened to hotel values?”, Hotels Conference, 2011

“HVS Hotel Valuation Seminar”, Runnymede UK, 2011

“The Market Analysis Process for Hotels”, ESSEC Business School, 2011

“My career in Hotel Consulting”, Oxford Brookes University, 2011

“Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate plus European hotel trends”, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2011

“Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate”, Euromoney conference, 2010

“Valuing Hotels in the Current Economic Climate”, BAHA, 2010

“Valuing a Hotel in the Current Market”, 10th Annual European Hotel Finance & Investment Summit, 2010

“Maximising the Value of Your Hotel in a Downturn”, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2010

"Trends and outlook for European hotels - Supply & Demand, Transactions & Values", YPO, 2009

"The Year after Tomorrow", Hospitality Trends Bucharest Conference, 2009

"Hotel & Leisure / Casino: Taking Advantage of Current Opportunities", IMN, 2009

"Trends and outlook for European hotels - supply & demand, transactions & values", Hotel Roundtable, 2009

“Securing Your Investment in Today’s World Against Unknown Events“, Bench Webinar, 2009

“Hotels at Airports”, The Mayfair Conference, 2008

“Maximising the Value of Your Hotel in a Downturn“, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2009

“The European Hotel Investment Market – 2009 and Beyond“, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, 2009

“Maximising Ownership Value in a Downturn”, Hoftel 2008 Annual Conference

“Hotels of the Future”, Independent Hotel Forum 2004, London

“Trends in the Transactions and Values of Hotels in the UK and Europe”, British Association of Hospitality Accountants, London, 2004

“How to Maximise the Value of Your Hotel”, EHMA “University Day”, Athens 2004

“The Leaders’ Panel: A Spotlight on the European Market”, Hotel Investment Forum , Berlin 2004, Moderator

“The Hotel Manager as Owner” IHMA , Tel Aviv, 2004

“Current Trends in the UK and European Hotel Sector” Morgan Stanley Roundtable, London, 2004

“The Art and Science of Hotel Valuation”, Guest Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, 2004

“Europe – The Rush to Invest”, Panellist, The Lodging Conference, Phoenix, 2003

“Changes and Trends in Valuations”, Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 2003

The State of the Hotel Industry” Moderator on panel session, International Hotel Conference, Monte Carlo, 2003

“Can Bricks and Brains Work Together” Moderator on Panel Session, Euromoney Hotel Conference, London, 2003

“The Art and Science of Hotel Valuations” Guest Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, 2003

“Hotels, Golf and Resorts: Developing a Winning Formula” Marbella Meeting Point, 2003

“Key Factors to Achieve a Successful Feasibility Study” Guest Lecturer at IMHI, Paris, 2003

“The Art of Hotel Branding” Moderator at Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin, 2003

“European Hotels – Trends and Prospects” Guest Lecturer at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2003

“The Airport Hotel Market Now”, Henry Stewart Airport Conference, London, 2003

“Determining Accurate Hotel Valuations”, Euromoney Seminar 2nd Annual European Investment Forum, London, 2002

“Market Trends in the Global Hotel Market”, Summit Hotels and Resorts 12th Annual General Assembly, Madeira, 2002

“New Initiatives in Hotel Development and Financing”, Moderator at The Middle East Hotel Industry Seminar, Cairo, 2002

Chairman of Judging panel for The Middle East Hotel Awards, Cairo, 2002

“European Hotel Investment Opportunities: What’s Hot and What’s Not?” Moderator at IMN International Hospitality Real Estate Summit, Barcelona, 2002

“The European Hotel Industry – Surviving the Latest Crisis” Moderator at Marbella Meeting Point, 2002

“Innovative Means of Financing Technology Initiatives”, EurHotec Conference, London, 2002

“Show Me the Money – Key Factors Affecting the Value of European Hotels”, European Leisure and Hotels Conference, Paris, 2002

“Trends in Hotel Valuations”, Henry Stewart Conference- Emerging Trends in Leisure Property, London, 2002

“Key Trends in Investment, Development and Management of Hotels”, Hotel Investment Conference, Portugal 2002, Moderator

“A Review of France”, International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin, 2002, Moderator

“Pricing – Implications for Hotel Owner,” AHP Pricing Seminar, Portugal, 2002

“Hotels and Leisure Properties – Is There Room for Opportunistic Returns?” Chairman and Moderator at IMN Real Estate Conference, London, 2002

“The Art and Science of Hotel Valuations” Guest Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, 2001

“The Hotel Sector: What is the Current Outlook?” Moderator at IMN Real Estate Conference, London, 2001

“The Hotel Industry Today.” ICAEW/BAHA Hotel Accounting Conference, London, 2001

“Building a Truly Representative Valuation.” Moderator at The London International Hotel Investment Conference, 2001

“Hotels and Airports – A Successful Combination.” Henry Stewart Airport Conference, London, 2001

“Projecting the Future Trends”, Cornell University’s European Hotel Industry Strategy Conference, Conference Co-Chairman, London, 2000

“Boutique Hotels – Fad, Fashion or the Future” Moderator at IH & RA’s 38th Annual Congress, London 2000

“What is My Hotel Worth?” Seventh Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1999

“Find The Deal: Hotel and Resort Development Opportunities in Southern Europe”, Barcelona Meeting Point, 1999

“Global Trends in Hotel Values and Transactions”, Young Presidents Organisation, Hotel Industry Roundtable, London, 1999

“The Hotel Manager of The Future”, FHRAI Annual Convention, Nepal, 1999

“The European Hotel Industry’s Trends and Opportunities”, British Association of Hospitality Accountants, London, 1999

“European Hotel Investment and Development”, Moderator of Panel at NYU Hospitality Conference, New York, 1999
Cornell University's "2nd Annual European Hotel Industry Strategy Conference", Conference Co-Chair, London, 1999

"Hotel Development and Investment Opportunities in the Middle East", Conference Chairman, Dubai, 1999

"Hotel Valuation", Lecture to students at Cornell University hotel school, Ithaca USA, 1999

"The Valuation of Hotel REITs", REITs Conference, London, 1998

"Hotel Valuation", Lecture to IMHI Students, Paris, 1998

"Hotel Valuation Trends", Sixth Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1998

"Hotel Valuation", Lecture to students at the Scottish Hotel School, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, 1998

Cornell University's "European Hotel Industry Strategy Conference", Conference Co-Chairman, London, 1998

"European Hotel Valuation Trends", Second Annual Henry Stewart European Hotel Valuation Conference, Amsterdam, 1998

"Hotel Valuation - Changes in Practice and Consequences", Fifth Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1997

"Hotel Valuation in Europe", Inaugural Henry Stewart European Hotel Valuation Conference, Brussels, 1997

"Hotel Valuation", Lecture to IMHI Students, Paris, 1997

"Hotel Valuation in Europe", Barcelona, 1997

"Alternative Valuation Practices and Their Implications for Funding Strategies", Henry Stewart Hotel Financing Conference, Brussels, 1997

"Airport Hotels - A Flight of Fancy?", Sixth Annual Henry Stewart Conference on Airports and Associated Property, London, 1996

"How Much is that Hotel Worth Now?", Fourth Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1996 - Chairman and Speaker

"European Hotel Industry - Update and Outlook", British Association of Hotel Accountants, London, 1996

"Growth and Investment in the UK and International Hotel Sector", JP Morgan and HVS International Conference, London, 1996

“How Much Is That Hotel Worth Now?”, Third Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1995 - Chairman

“Valuation of Hotels - the Importance of a Clear Valuation Methodology”, Hotel Investment Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 1995

“Branding in the Hotel Industry”, Belgian Association of Hospitality Accountants, 1994

“The European Hotel Industry - An Overview”, Hotel Investment Seminar, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994

“Hotel Valuation and Disposal Strategies”, 2nd Annual Henry Stewart Hotel Valuation Conference, London, 1994

“The UK Hotel Industry”, Keynote Speaker, Henry Stewart Valuation Conference, London, 1993

“Financial Management and Control in the Hotel Industry”, University of Surrey, 1993

“Hotel Profitability and Investment - The City Viewpoint”, Investment Seminar, London, 1992

“Managing Hotels for a Receiver - Hotels in Receivership”, Hotel Conference, London, 1992

“The European Hotel Industry - Update and Outlook”, BAHA, 1992

“Key Issues Affecting the European Hospitality Sector”, International Association of Hospitality Accountants, Vancouver, 1992

“The Hotel Industry and the European Community”, Cyprus Hotel Association, 1992

“Tourism Issues Affecting Malta”, Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, 1992

“Opportunities in European Timeshare for International Hotel Companies", The Journal of Leisure Property, London 2002

My Articles

UK Hotel Market Tracker Q3 2019

AlixPartners, STR and HVS have published the Q3 2019 UK Hotel Market Tracker. The Hotel Market Tracker analyses performance, supply and transactions in London and the UK regions.

• October 25, 2019 By Russell Kett

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2019

Overall hotel performance was again very strong in 2018 with RevPAR for the country increasing by 6%. This article explores the hotel performance and development pipeline in Israel.

• August 21, 2019 By Russell Kett , Lionel Schauder

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles

UK Hotel Market Tracker Q2 2019

AlixPartners, STR and HVS have published the Q2 2019 UK Hotel Market Tracker. The Hotel Market Tracker analyses performance, supply and transactions in London and the UK regions.

• July 26, 2019 By Russell Kett

UK Hotel Market Tracker Q1 2019

AlixPartners, STR and HVS have published the Q1 2019 UK Hotel Market Tracker. The Hotel Market Tracker analyses performance, supply and transactions in London and the UK regions.

• May 2, 2019 By Russell Kett

UK Hotel Market Tracker Q4 2018

AlixPartners, STR and HVS have published the Q4 2018 UK Hotel Market Tracker. The Hotel Market Tracker analyses performance, supply and transactions in London and the UK regions.

• January 29, 2019 By Russell Kett

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2018

With more than 3.6 million visitors, representing a year-on-year increase of almost 25%, 2017 was the first time in Israel’s history that the 3 million mark was reached. This article explores the hotel performance and development pipeline in Israel.

• June 12, 2018 By Russell Kett , Lionel Schauder

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles

Hotel Bulletin Q4 2017

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q4 2017 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply, pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 UK cities. Includes a focus on UK performance over the last five years.

• February 7, 2018 By Russell Kett

Hotel Bulletin Q3 2017

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q3 2017 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply, pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 UK cities. Includes a focus on UK performance after the Brexit referendum.

• November 7, 2017 By Russell Kett

Hotel Bulletin Q2 2017

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q2 2017 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. Includes a focus on London and Manchester.

• August 9, 2017 By Russell Kett

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2017

Israel’s hotel sector saw a relatively stable performance during 2016 with significant potential for growth due to a rise in tourism and expansion of the sharing economy. This article explores the hotel performance and development pipeline in Israel.

• July 19, 2017 By Russell Kett , Lionel Schauder

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Brokerage & Transactions , Economic Trends and Cycles

Hotel Bulletin Q1 2017

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q1 2017 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. Includes a focus on branded hotel supply in the UK.

• May 10, 2017 By Russell Kett

Hotel Bulletin Q4 2016

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q4 2016 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. This edition includes a focus on trends in UK hotel supply.

• February 6, 2017 By Russell Kett

Hotel Bulletin Q3 2016

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q3 2016 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. This edition includes a focus on independently branded hotels.

• November 8, 2016 By Russell Kett

Hotel Bulletin Q2 2016

AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q2 2016 Hotel Bulletin. The Hotel Bulletin analyses demand, supply pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. This edition includes a focus on Brexit.

• August 9, 2016 By Russell Kett

Israel Hotel Market Overview 2016

International interest of hotel operators and chains continues to be strong despite volatile visitation numbers given the prevailing geo-political instability in Israel. This article explores the hotel performance and development pipeline in Israel.

• July 12, 2016 By Russell Kett , Jill Barthel