About
Professional Summary
I have thirty years experience within the hotel and resorts sector.
This covers all areas from line management within operations, consulting advisory and corporate finance and property strategies.
I have even been an owner of my own hotel which I sold at the beginning of 2007.
I specialise in new hotel development and financing solutions within the hotel sector and in Management Agreements.
Resorts are a particular passion and I have a great deal of experience with these from inception to operations
Accomplishments
I have previosuly worked for Grand Metropolitan Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels, Horwath Consulting and HVS.
I have an almost unique understanding of the hotel sector having worked in operational management, development consultancy, brokerage, strategic advisory and corporate finance capacities within the sector as well as having owned and operated my own hotel.
At Colliers provided the A-Z service to the England FA for the hotel element of their St. George's Park development.
Education
Graduate from the University of Surrey in UK B.Sc (Hons - 2:1) in Hotel & Catering Management
Clients
English FA, HILTON, TVHG, Faiad Family, Pontus, Waterfront Properties, Aureos Capital Partners, GI Partners, Redix, Oaktree, Hudsons, Lone Star, British Land, Plymouth City Council, Sani & Ikos resorts, medina Investments, ICG, Duddingston House Properties, artisan, Change Real estate, Aprirose, hudsons / Lone Star, Silverstone, BRDC.
Testimonials
“The report is an impressive document and will do
a power of good for us.
A good job done by all and
it will be helpful in seeking further investment in the future.”
Client Comment from gWest Resort, Scotland
“Thank you for the great work with the business plan! We now have a strong plan with everyone’s input catered for and a better chance of success with the project. Thanks again for your diligent high-quality work.”
Pontos Group
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My Team
My Team
Jessica is a Director who specialises in destination development for hospitality and mixed-use projects.
She is an experienced consultant and project manager who brings a holistic and strategic perspective to developing concepts and business plans for new sites. Her work involves identifying concept, positioning and destination strategy informed by market research; taking projects through financial feasibility appraisal; resolving strategic issues and working with master planners and wider development teams; to presenting projects to attract investment.
Jessica has a particular strength in understanding client and project requirements and in integrating the skills of Colliers specialist teams, local offices and external advisors and master planners to deliver to the needs of clients.
Her experience includes projects from 0.5 to over 800 hectares with elements including hotels, event venues, visitor attractions, residential, branded residences, office, retail, spa, wellness, golf, marina, leisure, entertainment and public realm. Projects stretch from resorts to urban brownfield sites.
Jessica has worked on projects throughout the UK and from the Caribbean, through Africa, the Western Mediterranean and Northern Europe to the Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.
Jessica has a degree from Cambridge University and a Masters in International Tourism Policy and is very widely travelled. She has been working in tourism, resort and mixed-use development for nearly 20 years. She works within the Destination Consulting and Hotels & Resorts Consulting teams in London.
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Cherise has 14 years' experience in the hospitality, tourism and leisure industry, providing consultancy advice across a broad range of sectors from hotels, golf resorts and spas, to exclusive-use venues and mixed-use developments.
She specialises in the hotel and extended stay sector, focusing primarily on market and financial feasibility studies, development advice, site and location analysis, best-use and concept development, and operator search, selection and negotiation.
Cherise also has a keen interest and expertise in preparing hotel need assessments and non-viability appraisals in support of planning applications for change of use.
Siddhika works in the Hotels & Resorts Consulting team as an Associate Director.
I specialise in creating successful destinations by giving strategic advice to owners, developers, investors and operators of any place whose core business is visitors.
I work for private and public sector clients in the UK and internationally, advising on regions, cities, mixed use developments, visitor attractions and museums, leisure and entertainment, heritage and culture, parks and public realm.
The principles of long term, sustainable viability are the core of our approach through market analysis and research, concept and product development, feasibility studies, options appraisals, business planning, marketing and branding, finance, funding and governance/management advice.
Adam has been working on business plans and feasibility studies for visitor attractions since 2018. He comes from a broad international background in hospitality, both in operational and consulting roles.
Adam has been engaged with public and private sector clients providing strategic advice, analysing options for optimal uses, appraising market potential and forecasting financial performance. He is especially proficient in surf parks, wellbeing resorts and heritage buildings.
I joined Colliers in June 2019 as a Team Administrator for both the Hotels & Resorts Consulting and the Hospitality Asset Management Teams. I support both Head's of Department plus the wider team on a day to day basis.
Over a career that spans more than 28 years Ben has developed his expertise within the sector working in a variety of management roles in a diverse range of hotel properties and brands both in the UK and overseas.
At the start of his career, post-graduation and after a number of years as a Graduate Trainee for Commonwealth Hotels of Canada, Ben quickly advanced into General Manager roles and subsequently became Regional Director.
Over a career that spans 30 years Richard has 25 years of hotel real estate expertise working for both consultancies (Savills and JLL) and hotel owner operators (Highgate). His roles have included valuations, lease advisory, operator selection, asset management as well as disposals and acquisition advice both in the UK and throughout Europe.