Hotel Analyst Podcast

It's results season - we review the numbers, and the CEO comments, from always-busy #Accor, acquisitive #IHG, #Hyatt, and franchise specialists #Choice and #Wyndham

In which we discuss IHG's acquisition of Six Senses, Whitbread's plans for expansion in Germany, and the actions of UK regulators against online travel agents

Takeaways from the Hotel Alternatives conference; why Aprirose is building its own hotel management platform, supported by Kew Green; and Airbnb moves into meeting room bookings

Takeover for Zleep, setting the Scandinavian budget brand up for expansion south; what Accor is doing with its Ibis brand refresh; and why brewer Fullers is selling out of brewing, to concentrate on hotels and pubs

Views on Whitbread and its Premier Inn challenge; lessons as Ryanair trims its wings as it abandons plans to be the "Amazon of travel"; and where Marriott needs to take its refreshed loyalty programme, Bonvoy.

Featuring new European hotel landlord Archer Capital; overtourism and bids by Edinburgh and Venice to launch visitor taxes; and M&C's latest deal with Hilton, creating The Biltmore in London

In which we discuss luxury brands and Accor's launch of Orient Express; Lemon Tree launching co-living in India; and Airbnb's recent New York legal success

This week's topics - Indian disruptor Oyo builds tensions; the Belmond sale to LVMH; and our pre-Christmas predictions of the outcome of the lengthy Brexit process

We discuss the impact of the Marriott data breach; drill into Expedia's strategy and likely future challenges; and review how Accor is changing its growth strategy

The latest action in the dynamic hostel sector; what Airbnb's been up to recently; and how you can now buy Melia hotel rooms on Amazon

Hear the story behind acquisitive Thai group Minor: find out how Rocco Forte is expanding in Italy: and musings on European markets as private equity struggles to find opportunities

Focus on luxury brands including Belmond: what Choice is doing, teaming up with Google: and as Motel One warns, how overheated is the German market?

In which we discuss Marriott's quarterly results, and push for greater profitability; the attitude of the big hotel landlords towards brands; and what we learnt from the mood at the 30th Deloitte European hotel investment conference

This week discussing Expedia's forays into homestays; why Hilton looks to have got it right with Motto; and why property leases are in favour with Scandinavian groups Pandox and Radisson

What's the idea behind Whitbread's new Zip budget hotel brand? What did we spot in IHG's latest results? And when will Accor's policy of trying lots of different new ideas really start to pay off?