Mr Lukas van der Westhuizen,

Head: Commercial and Business Development

Faircity Hotels

• Valuation benchmarks, occupancy rates, transaction activities
• Probing financing and funding options
• The ideal partner for entry into the hotel space

Moderator:
Ahmer Naushad, Vice President – Hospitality Investments Rani Investment, United Arab Emirates

• Management fees – are they worth it?
• A finance structure that can accommodate current debt
• Investors forcing owners to bring in an operator on board
• Criteria for selecting a hotel manager
• Repercussions of clauses – finding a good management agreement

Patrick Fitzgibbon, Senior Vice President Development - Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide, United Kingdom

Moderator:
Stan Garrun, Managing Director: South Africa, IPD, South Africa