Develop Hotels Inc is led by Andrew McLachlan, whose career spans more than three decades and 150+ hospitality projects across 48+ countries, representing over USD 6 billion in project value.
That experience spans new-build developments, repositionings, acquisitions, adaptive reuse, branded residences, resorts, serviced apartments and complex hospitality transactions.
Every project is different. Our role is always the same: represent the owner.
Andrew McLachlan's experience spans the full hospitality development lifecycle, from creating new hotels to repositioning existing assets and advising on complex acquisitions and transactions:
Every DHI project is delivered from an owner’s perspective, with the objective of developing hotels that make money and create long-term asset value.

Develop Hotels Inc works with hotel owners, developers and investors wherever the right opportunity exists.
Founder Andrew McLachlan has led hospitality projects in 48 countries over more than three decades, with extensive experience across Africa and selected international markets. That experience spans global gateway cities, emerging destinations, safari lodges, beach resorts and mixed-use hospitality developments.
Every market is different, but the commercial principles behind successful hotel developments remain the same.

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