Burba Hotel Network

What Burba Hotel Network does

Burba Hotel Network operates as the hotel investment-focused brand of Northstar Travel Group, producing premier conferences and editorial coverage for the global hotel investment community. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, operating privately under the Northstar Travel Media legal entity with a small team of 1-10 employees. Its core product portfolio consists of three flagship annual events: HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific), operating for 35 years and hosted at Fairmont Singapore & Swissotel The Stamford; ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit), operating for 20+ years and hosted at JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles L.A. LIVE; and ALIS Law, a legal-focused spinoff under the ALIS umbrella held at Courtyard/Residence Inn Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.

The business serves hotel investors, owners, lenders, developers, financial advisors, consultants, government officials, and hotel executives across the Asia Pacific and Americas markets. HICAP 2025 featured over 150 leading industry executive speakers, underscoring the scale and seniority of the participant base. The value proposition centers on consolidating a fragmented hotel investment information landscape into a curated annual gathering plus ongoing editorial coverage through the Hotel Investment Today platform and the Northstar Travel Today newsletter.

Burba's revenue model is event-driven and transaction-fee based, monetising through conference sponsorships, registration fees, and exhibit space across its three flagship events. Distribution is anchored in premium hotel venues and supplemented by owned digital channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook) and Northstar Travel Group's press and newsletter infrastructure. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or AI/technology capabilities are disclosed in the source data; growth has come from organic extension of the event portfolio (notably the ALIS Law spinoff) rather than inorganic activity.

Name

Burba Hotel Network

Legal name

Northstar Travel Media

Website

https://burba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burba Hotel Network, part of Northstar Travel Group, operates the premier hotel investment conferences HICAP, ALIS, and ALIS Law, connecting investors, owners, lenders, developers, and executives across Asia Pacific and the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Investment Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Hotel investment conferences
• Lodging investment events
• Hospitality networking
• Hotel industry media
• Travel industry events

Headquarters

HQ city

Rutherford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Event-based Revenue: Revenue generated through hosting hotel investment conferences including HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific) and ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit). Events feature sponsorship opportunities, registration fees, and exhibit space.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burba Hotel Network produces premier hotel investment conferences and related editorial content for the hotel and tourism community. The company organizes and runs flagship events including HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific), ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit), and ALIS Law, while also publishing Hotel Investment Today, a digital editorial platform covering hotel investment news.

Product overview

Burba Hotel Network operates a portfolio of prestigious conference events serving the global hotel investment community. The core offerings include HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific), ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit), and ALIS Law. These events connect investors, owners, lenders, developers, hotel executives, financial advisors, consultants, and government officials for networking, deal-making, and industry education. The portfolio provides targeted events across different geographic regions and specializations within the hotel investment sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HICAP: Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific - a premier regional conference connecting investors and executives in the Asia Pacific hotel investment community for 35 years.
• ALIS
• ALIS Law
• Hotel Investment Today

Products and services

• HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific) Premier annual hotel investment conference for the Asia Pacific region, bringing together hotel investors, owners, lenders, developers, and senior hospitality executives for deal-making and networking.
• ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit) Premier annual hotel investment conference for the Americas region, gathering hotel investors, owners, lenders, developers, and brand executives for networking and transactions.
• ALIS Law Legal and transactional conference associated with ALIS, designed for attorneys and dealmakers in the hotel investment industry.
• Hotel Investment Today Digital editorial publication providing hotel investment news and analysis for hotel industry professionals and investors.

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fairmont Singapore & Swissotel The StamfordcoreOthersHost venue for HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific). The conference has been held at this venue for multiple years, providing a premium setting for the hotel investment community gathering.
• Courtyard/Residence Inn Los Angeles L.A. LIVEcoreOthersHost venue for ALIS Law conference. Provides accommodation and conference facilities for attendees of the legal-focused hotel investment event.
• JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles L.A. LIVEcoreOthersHost venue for the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS). The conference brings together the region's hotel investment leaders at this premium hotel complex.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Phocuswright: Phocuswright hosts major travel research and innovation conferences serving the global travel ecosystem. Comparable event-and-research business model targeting senior travel executives, though with broader scope than hotel investment.
• Skift: Skift is a travel industry media and events company covering hospitality, lodging, and tourism. Comparable as a B2B travel media brand with event and editorial offerings, though broader than hotel investment only.

Broad incumbents

• STR (a CoStar company): STR provides benchmarking data, research, and industry events for the global hotel industry. Comparable audience overlap with hotel investors and operators, with a much broader data and media footprint.
• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA): AHLA is the largest U.S. hotel industry trade association hosting conferences and advocacy events. Comparable as a hospitality conference organizer serving overlapping executives, though association-governed and broader in scope.

Regional players

• Hospitality Net: Hospitality Net is a long-running hospitality industry media platform with strong European coverage. Comparable as a hospitality B2B media brand, with regional concentration in EMEA that complements Burba's APAC/Americas focus.

Direct peers

• The Lodging Conference: The Lodging Conference is an annual U.S. hotel investment event connecting hotel owners, operators, lenders, and brands. Directly comparable to ALIS as a flagship lodging investment conference in the Americas, serving the same buyer personas.
• Questex (Hotel & Hospitality events): Questex operates multiple hotel and hospitality investment events including the NYU International Hotel Investment Forum and IMN hotel conferences. Closest direct competitor in the hotel investment conference space, with overlapping audiences and sponsor pools.

Others

• Hotel Investment Today (within Northstar): The editorial platform directly complementing Burba's HICAP and ALIS events under the same parent (Northstar Travel Group). Adjacent ecosystem rather than competitor — same audience, distinct monetization through content rather than event registration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NTGtravel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northstar-travel-media
• Instagraminstagram.com/ntgtravel
• Xx.com/burbahayes

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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