Alta Thoughts (October 2025) + APAC Hospitality Trends: Insights from IHIF HK & HICAP SG
By Rakesh Patel -The Asian hotel community gathered recently at IHIF in Hong Kong and HICAP in Singapore - valuable forums to exchange insights and perspectives. It was a pleasure to join panel discussions on hotel investment alongside industry colleagues.
Alta Thoughts (September 2025) + Let’s Talk About Food
By Rakesh Patel - I did my first detox therapy at 16. It lasted two years and involved 13 glasses of fresh vegetable and fruit juice per day (total about 3 litres), an organic vegetarian diet, and some pretty heavy
Alta Thoughts (August 2025) + What’s on the mind of European tourists?
By Rakesh Patel - My recent trip to Barcelona and London underscored what’s on the mind of European tourists this summer: climate, crowds, costs - and the “Trump Slump”. Heatwaves and climate risk are now hard to ignore. Wildfires in Europe