About PKF hospitality group

The PKF hospitality group is an internationally recognised market leader in the field of hospitality. We cover four main sectors: hotel (including city hotels, resort hotels, hostels and alternative accommodation), (serviced) living, tourism & leisure.

With a track record dating back as far as 1869, PKF is the pioneer in hospitality consulting. The introduction of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) in 1927, spearheaded by PKF's founder William J Forster, marks the beginning of the firm's dedicated hospitality advisory activities.

Today, a fully integrated global team of over 100 consultants in 21 offices in 15 countries: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Austria (Vienna), China (Hong Kong, Shanghai), Croatia (Zagreb), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin, Munich), Italy (Milan, Rome), South Africa (Cape Town), Spain (Madrid), Switzerland (Zurich), Turkey (Istanbul), Ukraine (Kyiv), United Arab Emirates (Dubai), United Kingdom (London) and USA (Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York) provides seamless international hospitality services.


 

The faces

 

Michael Widmann

"Hospitality is the petri dish of humanity – to succeed, we must cooperate cross-border."

 

Christian N. Walter

"The world needs more awesome hotels. Happy to help."

 

Carla Falcon

"Hospitality is a truly global industry, yet every place expresses it in its own unique way. It’s in understanding and embracing these local nuances that the true richness of our industry comes to life."

 

Paul Rands

"Transition of the hospitality ethos to the wider living space has created serviced living, the most exciting area of real estate. It’s the future!"

       

Our Team


 

The record

Moxy Bergen

 

Moxy Bergen

Tenuta Artimino

 

Tenuta Artimino 

ADA

 

ADA

         

Our reference cases


All News

Latest News

2025-03-27

The Rise and Rise of Serviced Apartments

What is a serviced apartment? Last year the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers in the UK released an updated definition, “Often described as ‘home away from home,’ serviced apartments can be defined as self-contained accommodation units that offer an array of hotel-like services such as regular housekeeping and flexible lease terms.”

I offer an alternative, shorter version that it is ‘beds with kitchens’ and so facilitating longer lengths of stay.

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2025-03-20

Key takeaways from hotel markets around the globe 2025: nordic countries

PKF hospitality recently hosted 196+ roundtable live event in the following region: nordic countries.

The discussions were held in a format of a live meeting in Sydney, focused on the hospitality, tourism & leisure and serviced living sectors in Australia.

We are happy to provide some interesting statistics for the region and share some discussion highlights.

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