Minor Hotels and Skift Unveil Report on the Future of Hotel Asset Management

Minor Hotels, in collaboration with Skift, has launched a powerful new trend report: “Asset Right: Rethinking the Balance Between Asset-Light and Heavy Strategies.” The report explores the future of hotel asset management, offering actionable insights for hospitality leaders navigating today’s dynamic market.

The report, drawing on research and insight from both Minor Hotels and Skift, examines the benefits and limitations of traditional asset-light and asset-heavy models and introduces a hybrid approach—"asset right"—as the optimal strategy for balancing operational control, brand integrity, and scalability.

Minor Hotels has long distinguished itself by pursuing an asset right strategy, with almost 70% of its current global portfolio of over 560 properties being owned or leased. As the group looks to accelerate its growth in strategic markets, with a target of 750 hotels by the end of 2026, this approach continues to guide sustainable growth in strategic markets.

The report includes:

• Strategies for maintaining a competitive edge through hotel asset management.

• Tactics to achieve consistent brand delivery across franchise and management agreements.

• Approaches for utilising ownership and vertical integration to improve brand clarity and value.

• Methods to overcome growth limitations in asset-light strategies reliant on new contracts.

• Techniques for increasing property value and guest satisfaction in asset-heavy models.

Click here to download the report and discover why 'asset right' is shaping the future of hospitality.