HOTOUR Hotel Consulting

What HOTOUR Hotel Consulting does

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting GmbH is a Frankfurt am Main-based advisory firm founded in 1970 that provides specialized consulting services exclusively to the hotel real estate sector. The firm operates under German private limited company (GmbH) status with 13 permanent employees supplemented by freelance experts, and is led by Managing Partners Philipp Linder (Valuation/Appraisal, Financing) and Claudia Sunderkamp (Asset Management, Operator Search, Project Development), with Senior Advisors Martina and Klaus Fidlschuster providing operator-side depth and CCI Frankfurt credentials.

The firm's offering is organized around five integrated service lines covering the full hotel lifecycle: transaction advisory for lease, purchase and sale of hotel properties; asset management including operator monitoring and contract negotiation; surveys, studies and analyses (appraisals, feasibility studies, market and restructuring analyses); hotel project development from feasibility through FF&E and opening; and restructuring/tumaround advisory. Supporting products include the periodic HOTOUR Monitor publication and downloadable HOTOUR Checklists. Underlying work uses industry-standard valuation and financial modeling methods (IDW-standard restructuring concepts, DCF, income approach); no proprietary technology platform is operated.

HOTOUR earns professional services fees on a project basis via custom, quote-based engagements. Its client mix spans five segments: hotel investors (institutional and private), financial institutions and banks, hoteliers and operators, project developers, and municipalities. Named logos include BayernLB, DKB, BerlinHyp, DZ Hyp, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, Union Investment, Patrizia, Commerz Real, Real IS, Art Invest, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Kempinski, Motel One, Lindner, Siemens, and the cities of Hannover, Bonn, Speyer, Trier and Münster. Geographic focus is Germany as primary market, with active mandates in Austria, Switzerland, East/South-East Europe, and Benelux.

Name

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting

Legal name

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting GmbH

Website

https://hotour.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting GmbH is a Frankfurt-based advisory firm founded in 1970 that provides specialized hotel real estate consulting, including transaction advisory, asset management, feasibility studies, project development, and restructuring services, to investors, banks, hotel operators, developers, and municipalities across Germany and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Real Estate Consulting

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality (Hotels & Resorts) Asset Management (BPAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitality Brokerage (BPAJABAE)

Keywords

• Hotel consulting services
• Hotel real estate advisory
• Hotel valuation services
• Hotel asset management
• Hotel feasibility studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees generated from advisory engagements including asset management, transaction advisory, feasibility studies, operator evaluations, restructuring analysis, and project development consulting. Revenue is project-based and custom to each client engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting is a Frankfurt-based professional services firm founded in 1970 that delivers specialized hotel real estate consulting across the full hotel lifecycle. Its five core service lines — Transaction Advisory, Asset Management, Surveys/Studies/Analysis (valuations and feasibility studies), Project Development, and Restructuring Analysis — are provided to institutional investors, banks, project developers, hoteliers, and municipalities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and broader Europe. Supporting collateral deliverables include the HOTOUR Monitor industry publication series and downloadable HOTOUR Checklists for prospective clients.

Product overview

HOTOUR Hotel Consulting is a professional services firm offering integrated hotel consulting services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of five interconnected consulting services: Transaction Services (Transaktionsberatung), Asset Management, Surveys/Studies/Analysis (Gutachten/Studien/Analysen), Project Development (Projektentwicklung), and Restructuring Analysis (Sanierungsberatung). These services are designed to support clients across the entire hotel lifecycle from initial project conception and feasibility assessment through transaction advisory, asset optimization, and restructuring when needed. Supporting offerings include HOTOUR Checklist (downloadable guides) and HOTOUR Monitor (industry publications). The company serves diverse clients including investors, financial institutions, hoteliers, project developers, and municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transaktionsberatung (Transaction Advisory) Advisory services for lease, purchase, and sale of hotel properties, including investor search, operator search, and appraisal reports. Targeted at investors, hotel owners, and operators active in hotel real estate transactions.
• Asset Management Comprehensive asset management services for hotel investors including operational reviews, business plan development, operator monitoring, contract negotiations, and operator changes.
• Gutachten, Studien, Analysen (Surveys, Studies and Analysis) Hotel valuation services encompassing appraisal reports, feasibility studies, market studies, weakness analysis, and restructuring analysis for various hotel lifecycle phases.
• Projektentwicklung (Project Development) Hotel project development consulting from initial concept through feasibility studies, operator search, planning supervision, FF&E purchasing, and hotel opening, targeted at real estate project developers.
• Sanierungsberatung (Restructuring Analysis) Hotel restructuring services including turnaround concepts, interim management, bank negotiations, investor search, and business sale for underperforming hotels.
• HOTOUR Checklist Downloadable checklists covering topics such as hotel investments, hotel financing, project development mistakes, and conversion of offices into hotels, used as topical advisory deliverables for prospective clients.
• HOTOUR Monitor Periodic HOTOUR Monitor publications delivering proprietary analysis and insights on the hotel industry, including special editions on market trends and crisis management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful operator replacement within 6 months for 4-star business hotel during insolvency situation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 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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