Posts by Sebastian L. Busa

Australia: Franchising in the hotel industry

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In brief To the same extent as franchising appears an excellent way to sell hamburgers it also seems to work a treat in relation to the sale of hotel rooms. Franchisors include the cream of global hotel management companies including Marriott, Accor…

Non disturbance agreements – the real cost

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What is the real benefit of an NDA? The purpose of a NDA is to bring an owner’s financier in to a direct contractual relationship with an operator engaged by the owner pursuant to a hotel management agreement (HMA). In the absence…

Australia: Australian 2025 hotel management agreement survey – More owner friendly commercial terms than elsewhere in Asia Pacific

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In brief Periodically over the last twenty years we have partnered with JLL to undertake arguably the most comprehensive ongoing survey of hotel management agreement trends in the Asia Pacific region. We have recently completed the 2024 Survey which is for the…