This guide provides links to hotel consultants and hospitality advisory firms operating across international and regional markets. Whether you are planning a new hotel development, evaluating an acquisition opportunity, undertaking a hotel feasibility study, selecting a hotel operator, or seeking strategic advice on an existing asset, the organisations listed below represent some of the most established names in hotel consulting and hospitality real estate advisory.
The links to hotel consultants featured in this directory range from specialist hospitality consulting firms focused exclusively on hotels, resorts, tourism, and leisure projects to global real estate consultancies with dedicated hotel and hospitality teams. Together, they provide services including hotel feasibility studies, market analysis, valuations, operator selection, development advisory, investment analysis, asset management support and hospitality transaction services.
While each organisation has its own areas of expertise, geographic coverage and service offerings, the links to hotel consultants on this page provide a useful starting point for hotel developers, investors, lenders, hotel owners and tourism organisations seeking professional hospitality advisory support. The directory includes firms active across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, covering projects ranging from independent hotels and resorts to large mixed-use developments, destination resorts and institutional hospitality portfolios.
For additional guidance on selecting the right adviser, readers may also wish to explore our related articles on hotel consultants, hotel feasibility studies and hotel development planning.
Links to Hotel Consultants: Specialised International Hotel Consultants
Specialised international hotel consultants focus primarily on the hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors, providing advisory services tailored to hotel development and investment. These firms typically offer expertise in hotel feasibility studies, market analysis, operator selection, development planning and asset strategy, and often work closely with developers, lenders and hotel operators to assess the commercial viability of hospitality projects.
Links to Hotel Consultants: Specialised International Hotel Consultants:
Horwath HTL
Horwath HTL is one of the world’s largest specialist hospitality consulting networks, operating through more than 50 offices across over 40 countries. The firm focuses exclusively on the hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors and provides advisory services covering the full lifecycle of hotel and tourism projects. Typical assignments include hotel feasibility studies, market and site analysis, valuation and transaction advisory, operator selection, asset management, development planning and tourism strategy.
Through its international network and connection to the Crowe Global Network, Horwath HTL works with private developers, hotel owners, investors, financial institutions and public-sector tourism authorities. The firm’s geographic coverage spans Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, allowing it to combine local market knowledge with international industry expertise.
HVS
HVS is a global consulting firm dedicated exclusively to the hospitality industry, with approximately 300 professionals operating from more than 50 offices worldwide. The firm advises hotel owners, developers, investors, lenders, operators and public-sector organisations on a wide range of hospitality assets, including hotels, resorts, mixed-use developments, restaurants, casinos and golf resorts.
Its services include market and financial feasibility studies, hotel valuations and appraisals, asset management, brand and operator selection, financing advisory and strategic consulting. HVS is particularly well known for its valuation expertise and extensive market intelligence capabilities, supporting clients throughout the entire ownership cycle from project conception through acquisition, operation and eventual disposition. The firm’s office network provides coverage across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and other major hospitality markets.
PKF hospitality group
PKF hospitality group Website Link
PKF Hospitality Group is an international hospitality advisory firm with a history dating back almost a century and a network of more than 100 consultants operating from offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The firm provides consulting services for hotel, tourism, leisure and serviced-living projects, supporting clients from the earliest stages of project development through to operation and asset management. Its core services include feasibility studies, valuations and appraisals, operator and brand selection, project development advisory, financing and investment consulting, benchmarking, research and strategic planning.
The firm’s client base includes developers, investors, hotel operators, financial institutions, governments and tourism authorities. With offices in major hospitality markets including London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, New York and Vienna, PKF Hospitality Group combines international coverage with local market expertise.
W Hospitality Group
W Hospitality Group Website Link
W Hospitality Group is a specialist hospitality consulting firm headquartered in London with a particular focus on Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets. The firm has advised on hundreds of hotel, resort and tourism projects across more than 50 countries and is widely recognised for its research into hotel development activity and branded hotel pipelines across Africa.
Its services include market and feasibility studies, operator and brand selection, development advisory, investment analysis and tourism strategy. The firm’s client base includes hotel developers, investors, international hotel brands, financial institutions and public-sector organisations seeking specialist hospitality expertise in emerging markets. W Hospitality Group is particularly active in hotel development advisory and operator selection assignments that require local market knowledge and international brand experience.
Links to Hotel Consultants: Global Real Estate Consultants (with Embedded Hotel Teams)
In addition to specialised hospitality advisory firms, many global real estate consultancies maintain dedicated hotel and hospitality teams within their broader commercial real estate advisory platforms. These firms often combine traditional real estate services such as valuation, brokerage, and investment advisory with specialist hospitality expertise, allowing them to support hotel development, hotel investment transactions, and portfolio strategy for institutional investors, developers, and hotel owners.
Links to Hotel Consultants: Global Real Estate Consultants (with Embedded Hotel Teams)
BNP Paribas Real Estate
BNP Paribas Real Estate Website Link
BNP Paribas Real Estate is the property advisory and real estate services division of the BNP Paribas Group, operating across more than 30 countries with a particularly strong presence in Europe. Through its dedicated Hotels & Hospitality team, the firm advises investors, developers, hotel owners and institutional clients on hotel investment transactions, valuations, development consultancy and portfolio strategy.
The broader organisation combines hotel expertise with capital markets, financing, valuation and real estate advisory services, allowing clients to access specialist hospitality advice within a wider property and investment platform. The firm’s strongest geographic coverage is across Western and Continental Europe, where it is active in both single-asset and portfolio hotel transactions.
CBRE Hotels
CBRE Hotels is the dedicated hospitality division of CBRE, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate advisory firms. The business provides hotel investment sales, valuation, and advisory services, capital markets support, asset management, research, and strategic consulting to hotel owners, developers, investors, and lenders.
CBRE Hotels combines specialist hospitality expertise with the resources of a global real estate platform operating across more than 100 countries. The firm advises on a wide range of hospitality assets, including hotels, resorts, golf and leisure properties, and mixed-use developments. Its extensive market intelligence, research capabilities and transaction experience make it active across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Christie & Co
Christie & Co is a specialist business property adviser with a long-established focus on hospitality, leisure, healthcare and related operational real estate sectors. The firm is particularly well known within the hotel sector for brokerage, valuation and consultancy assignments involving hotels, guesthouses, resorts and hospitality businesses.
While headquartered in the United Kingdom, Christie & Co also operates from offices across several European countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Austria. The firm advises independent hotel owners, investors, family businesses, developers and institutional clients throughout the ownership cycle, from acquisition and development through to valuation and eventual disposal. Its strongest market presence remains within the UK and European hospitality sectors.
Colliers International
Colliers International Website Link
Colliers is a global professional services and commercial real estate advisory firm operating in more than 70 countries. Its Hotels division provides specialised advice to hotel owners, developers, investors and lenders across the hospitality sector. Services typically include hotel feasibility studies, valuations, operator selection, investment advisory, transaction support and asset management consultancy.
The firm maintains dedicated hospitality teams across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, supported by wider expertise in commercial real estate, capital markets and valuation. Colliers is active across a broad range of hospitality asset classes, including hotels, resorts, serviced apartments and mixed-use developments.
Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield Website Link
Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services company with approximately 52,000 professionals working across around 60 countries. Its hospitality specialists advise hotel owners, investors, developers and lenders on investment transactions, valuations, market analysis and strategic advisory assignments.
The firm’s Hotels & Hospitality platform combines sector-specific expertise with wider capabilities in capital markets, property management, valuation and research. Operating across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield supports projects ranging from individual hotels to large international portfolios and mixed-use hospitality developments.
EY
EY provides hospitality, tourism and leisure advisory services as part of its broader global consulting, strategy, tax and assurance platform. With more than 400,000 people operating from over 150 countries, the organisation advises hotel owners, investors, operators, governments and tourism authorities on issues ranging from strategy and business transformation to operational improvement and digital innovation.
Within the hospitality sector, EY’s work often includes tourism development strategies, investment analysis, organisational transformation, financial advisory and large-scale destination planning projects. The firm’s global reach and multidisciplinary structure make it particularly active on complex assignments involving multiple stakeholders or large institutional investors.
JLL
JLL Hotels & Hospitality is one of the world’s largest specialist hotel investment advisory practices, with more than 400 hospitality professionals operating globally. The division advises on hotel investment sales, capital markets transactions, valuations, asset management, debt advisory and strategic consulting. In 2024, JLL reported approximately US$19 billion in hospitality transaction volume across 290 completed deals worldwide.
The firm’s hotel specialists work closely with institutional investors, private equity firms, hotel owners, developers and lenders across all major hospitality markets. Through its extensive global platform, JLL provides coverage across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, supporting both individual asset transactions and large portfolio assignments.
Knight Frank
Knight Frank is an international property consultancy headquartered in London, operating through a network of offices across approximately 60 territories. Its Hotels & Hospitality team advises investors, developers, hotel owners and lenders on hotel investment transactions, valuations, development consultancy and strategic asset advice. The firm is particularly active across Europe, the Middle East and selected international markets, where it combines local market knowledge with access to a global investor network. Knight Frank’s hotel advisory work ranges from independent hotels and resorts through to large institutional portfolios and mixed-use hospitality developments.
Savills
Savills Hotels is the hospitality advisory division of Savills, the international real estate consultancy operating through more than 700 offices across over 70 countries. The division provides hotel investment brokerage, valuation, development consultancy and strategic advisory services to investors, owners, developers and lenders.
Savills advises on a wide range of hospitality assets, including hotels, resorts, serviced apartments and mixed-use projects. Supported by the wider Savills platform, the firm combines specialist hospitality expertise with broader capabilities in valuation, research, capital markets and real estate advisory. The business is active across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas, serving both private and institutional clients.
Consultants’ links and details updated from respective websites as of February 2026. In case of error or omissions, please use the contact page to request deletion or update.
The links to hotel consultants listed above represent a range of specialist hospitality advisors and global real estate consultancies with dedicated hotel teams. Developers and investors should evaluate each firm’s experience, geographic coverage and service capabilities when selecting a consultant for feasibility studies, development advisory or hotel investment strategy.
Further resources:
HDG – What can a hotel consultant do for me?
HDG – When should I engage a hotel consultant?
HDG – How to choose a hotel consultant?
The Consulting Report (August 2025) – The Top 25 Leisure and Hospitality Consultants and Leaders of 2025
Hospitality Net – List of Hotel Consultants