Research under development.
The Institute maintains a structured, long-term research agenda. Publications listed here are under active development and will be released only when methodology, data quality and editorial governance permit. The institution's reputation takes precedence over publication speed.
The constitutional definition of the Institution's field of study.
Luxury Hotel Brokers studies not merely hotels, but the complete ecosystem of luxury hospitality — wherever exceptional service, enduring stewardship, cultural significance, remarkable design and elevated guest experiences converge.
Luxury Hospitality Ecosystem Index™
The Luxury Hospitality Ecosystem Index™ will examine how the world's leading luxury hospitality brands extend their influence across hotels, resorts, branded residences, wellness, experiences, members' clubs, yachting, and other hospitality ecosystems. Through transparent methodology and independent analysis, the Index will provide one of the industry's most comprehensive assessments of the evolution of global luxury hospitality brands.
Rankings will not be published until the Research Institute determines that sufficient methodology, data quality and editorial governance have been established.
Publications currently under development.
Luxury Hospitality Ecosystem Index™
A comprehensive assessment of how the world's leading luxury hospitality brands extend their influence across hotels, resorts, branded residences, wellness, experiences, members' clubs, yachting and adjacent hospitality ecosystems.
Global Luxury Hospitality Brand Expansion Report™
A structural analysis of luxury hospitality brand expansion — pipeline, geography, format, ownership structure and the strategic implications for owners and investors.
Non-Room Revenue Intelligence™
The Institute's authority on non-room revenue optimisation in luxury hospitality — methodology, benchmarks and sector studies across food & beverage, wellness, retail, events and experiences.
Luxury Hotel Buyer Confidence Index™
A recurring, methodologically consistent measure of buyer confidence across the global luxury hotel acquisitions market, informed by a vetted panel of principals and institutional investors.
Global Luxury Hotel Acquisition Index™
An enduring index tracking luxury hotel acquisition activity worldwide — volumes, capital sources, geography, ownership types and pricing metrics — designed to compound in analytical value across cycles.
Every publication in the Institute's long-term agenda is ultimately governed by the same institutional principles.
Methodology is developed inside the Institute and disclosed in full before any publication.
Every criterion applied to a hotel, group or brand is documented and citable.
Scores can be reproduced from source evidence by an independent reviewer.
Findings are supported by documented evidence with defined confidence ratings.
Once launched, each publication follows a permanent annual cadence.
Every edition explicitly references and compares against its predecessors.
Methodology is versioned so historical editions remain comparable across time.
Every publication is reviewed by the Editorial Board before release.
The path from methodology to permanent annual publication.
- Phase I
Methodology
Definition of the Ecosystem framework, taxonomy of hospitality ecosystem categories, and confidence rating architecture.
- Phase II
Taxonomy
Formal classification of luxury hospitality brands, sub-brands, operators and adjacent ecosystem formats.
- Phase III
Knowledge Graph Integration
Every brand, hotel, residence, wellness venue and adjacent asset persistently linked to the Luxury Hotel Knowledge Graph™.
- Phase IV
Scoring Framework
Repeatable, versioned scoring architecture published in full alongside a Working Paper.
- Phase V
Pilot Edition
Internal pilot, reviewed by the Editorial Board, tested against source evidence and revised without external publication.
- Phase VI
First Public Edition
Inaugural Edition published under the LHB Press imprint, with historical comparison foundations established.
- Phase VII
Annual Publication Cycle
Permanent annual cadence, historical comparison views, methodology version log and archival record.
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Journals, indices, reports and the Luxury Hospitality Library™ are published openly, with selected editions issued to registered readers.