David Bailey

Bio:

David is a respected hotel advisor with over 35 years experience.  He is Consultant Senior Advisor to CBRE Hotels, Senior Advisor – Growth & Expansion to Resident Hotels and advisor to other private clients. Until its sale to Duetto in April 2025, David was Senior Consultant to and investor in HotStats – a business he was involved in from its inception.

A graduate of Bournemouth University in Hotel Management, he trained in a leading London five-star hotel and spent time in sales and marketing with Sheraton.  David is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is frequently invited to address and participate in hotel industry conferences.

David spent his hotel consultancy career with TRI Hospitality Consulting, a leading boutique hotel consultancy firm, in which he was Deputy Managing Director and co-owner.  TRI was acquired by CBRE in 2013. 

Operating as an independent hotel advisor to select clients David brings a great depth of industry knowledge and client advisory experience to them, having advised established multinational hotel brands, companies, entrepreneurs and new concept and brand builders, across all sectors of the market and across many regions and advising hotel owners on the most appropriate structures and operating agreements to strike as well as being called on to act as an expert witness in disputes.