What HVS does

HVS (legal name: HVS Global Hospitality Services) is a privately-held professional services firm founded in 1980 that operates exclusively in the hospitality industry. The firm delivers consulting, valuation, feasibility, asset management, brokerage, financing, executive search, interior design, and litigation support services across hotels, resorts, casinos, restaurants, mixed-use developments, golf courses, shared-ownership lodging, and convention/sports/entertainment facilities. With approximately 300 industry specialists operating from 50+ offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, HVS serves hotel owners, investors, developers, lenders, and public agencies throughout the full hospitality asset lifecycle — from feasibility studies through exit strategy advice.

The firm's core intellectual property rests on proprietary research products — most notably the HVS Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) co-produced with STR, the U.S. Market Pulse series, the MarketCast Report (a five-year U.S. occupancy and ADR forecast), the U.S. Hotel Broker Survey, and the Nehmer & HVS Design Hotel Cost Estimating Guide — alongside a content library exceeding 10,000 published articles. These publications, distributed to 150,000+ hospitality decision-makers via regional newsletters, function as both a marketing channel and a recurring revenue stream through an online bookstore. HVS also operates proprietary conferences such as CHICOS (Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit) and MexHIC (Mexico/Central/South America).

HVS monetizes through four primary revenue streams: (1) project-based advisory and consulting engagements (feasibility, valuation, asset management, brand selection, financing); (2) transaction-fee brokerage and capital markets services for hospitality assets; (3) paid one-time publications and research subscriptions; and (4) industry conferences and seminars. The firm has no disclosed app, no public API or SDK, and operates a sales-led go-to-market model executed through its global office network and direct senior-led client engagements. There is no disclosed parent company, no institutional investor, and no public funding history.

Name

HVS

Legal name

HVS Global Hospitality Services

Website

https://hvs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HVS is a privately-held global hospitality consulting and valuation firm founded in 1980, with 300+ specialists across 50+ offices serving hotel owners, investors, developers, lenders, and public agencies worldwide through advisory, valuation, brokerage, and research services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Consulting Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Hospitality consulting
• Hotel valuation
• Feasibility studies
• Asset management advisory
• Brokerage investment sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Mineola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices54 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory & Consulting Services: HVS generates revenue through consulting engagements covering feasibility studies, market analyses, valuations, asset management, financing advisory, brand selection, and executive search for hospitality clients globally.
2. Brokerage & Advisory: Investment sales and capital markets services for hospitality assets, including brokered hotel transactions and portfolio sales.
3. Paid Publications: Revenue from paid publications including the Hotel Cost Estimating Guide, U.S. Hotel Broker Survey, MarketCast Report, Hotel Valuation Index subscriptions, and other in-depth research reports.
4. Conference & Event Services: Revenue from organizing industry conferences and seminars including CHICOS (Caribbean), MexHIC (Mexico/Central/South America), and other regional summits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HVS is a global hospitality-focused consulting firm offering professional advisory, valuation, and brokerage services across all types of hospitality assets including hotels, resorts, casinos, mixed-use developments, and shared-ownership lodging. The firm delivers feasibility studies, market analyses, appraisals, asset management, brand and operator selection, financing advisory, executive search, interior design, and litigation support through 300+ specialists in 50+ offices worldwide. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, brokerage transaction fees, and paid research publications.

Product overview

HVS is a global hospitality consulting and valuation firm offering a comprehensive suite of advisory services for the hospitality industry. The firm operates across 50+ offices worldwide with approximately 300 professionals. Their core services include Advisory & Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals, Asset Management, Brokerage & Advisory, Financing, Hotel Management, Executive Search, Feasibility & Market Studies, Convention/Sports/Entertainment Facilities Consulting, Interior Design Services, and Litigation Support. The firm also publishes paid research reports including the HVS MarketCast Report, HVS U.S. Hotel Broker Survey, Hotel Cost Estimating Guides, and Hotel Operator/Architect Guides. Additionally, HVS organizes industry conferences such as CHICOS (Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit) and publishes the Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) covering global hospitality markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory & Consulting Strategic consulting services for hospitality assets including market analysis, feasibility studies, and investment advisory for hotel owners, investors, and developers.
• Valuations & Appraisals Professional valuation and appraisal services for hotels, resorts, and hospitality properties, used by owners, investors, and lenders.
• Asset Management Third-party asset management services, hotel performance analyses, and operational oversight for hospitality owners.
• Brand & Management Selection and Contract Negotiations Assists owners in selecting hotel brands and operators, including contract negotiation services.
• Brokerage & Advisory Investment sales and capital markets services for hospitality properties, including brokered hotel transactions and portfolio sales.
• Financing Provides financing advisory and capital markets expertise for hospitality investments.
• Hotel Management Third-party hotel management services for hospitality owners.
• Executive Search Recruitment and executive search services for hospitality leadership positions.
• Feasibility & Market Studies Market and financial feasibility studies for proposed and existing hospitality developments.
• Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Consulting services for convention centers, sports venues, and entertainment facilities.
• Interior Design Services Hospitality interior design and FF&E procurement services.
• Testimony & Litigation Support Services Expert witness and litigation support for hospitality-related legal proceedings.
• HVS MarketCast Report Five-year forecast report of annual occupancy and ADR for any desired market area in the U.S., sold as a paid publication.
• HVS U.S. Hotel Broker Survey Biannual survey providing cap rate trends, multipliers, and other key investment metrics for the U.S. hotel industry.
• Nehmer & HVS Design Hotel Cost Estimating Guide Comprehensive listing of hotel CapEx construction and FF&E costs for renovations in each hotel tier.
• HVS Asia-Pacific Hotel Operator Guide Paid guide for hotel operators in the Asia-Pacific region.
• HVS Asia-Pacific Hotel Architect Guide Paid guide for hotel architects in the Asia-Pacific region.
• HVS U.S. Franchise Fee Guide Paid guide covering U.S. hotel franchise fee structures and standards.
• HVS Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) Comprehensive hotel valuation index covering markets across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and United States, providing benchmark data for occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, and supply projections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed over 150,000 assignments across the firm's history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bird & BirdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHVS and Bird & Bird co-hosted a webinar on June 17th examining Germany's hotel insolvency wave, with 143 delegates attending. The webinar combined legal and capital markets perspectives with industry executive insights from Adina Hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Novum Hospitality, and HospitalityInside.
• CoStarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHVS and CoStar jointly release the Canadian Lodging Outlook quarterly report, providing hotel performance analytics, occupancy data, ADR trends, and RevPAR analysis for six major Canadian markets. The partnership leverages CoStar's hotel performance data with HVS consulting expertise.
• STR (Smith Travel Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHVS and STR co-produce the HVS/STR Hotel Valuation Index, combining STR's hotel performance data with HVS's valuation methodology to track hotel values across major markets globally.
• AnarockcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHVS partnered with Anarock (HVS Anarock) to publish India hotel market research, including the HVS ANAROCK Monitor reports tracking India's branded room supply, midscale growth, and market expansion trends.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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