The pandemic may have given some investors pause when looking at the hotel sector,  but despite the short-term pain, the long-term prospects remain good as a rising global middle class helps drive leisure travel and a globalised world pushes ever-more corporate movement.

Netherlands-based hotel management company Cycas Hospitality has signed a lease agreement with Echo Partners to operate its first Radisson-branded property; the Radisson Hotel & Suites Amsterdam South.

Over the past three months I have spoken to many hundreds of hoteliers. Initially there was a huge amount of work for them to do to safely mothball their hotels, deal with refunding guests, furloughing staff, and dealing with the bank.