Hospitality Check-In: Market trends, law and business insights

Wolf Theiss, in cooperation with Colliers, is pleased to invite you to “Hospitality Check-In: Market trends, law and business insights”, a morning Coffee & Law event dedicated to the hospitality sector in Bulgaria.

The event will bring together market experts, legal advisers and leading representatives from the hospitality and banking sectors to discuss market trends and outlook for Bulgaria and the CEE/SEE region, as well as key legal, commercial and financing aspects of hotel projects.

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome coffee and registration

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Remarks

09:40 – 10:30 Hospitality market overview: trends, outlook and investment activity in Bulgaria and the region – Colliers Bulgaria
This session will provide an in-depth overview of the hospitality market, including current market dynamics, hotel performance trends, development activity, investor appetite and the outlook for Bulgaria and the wider CEE/SEE region.

10:30 – 11:20 Hotel projects in practice: ownership models, operating structures and risk allocation – Stefan Horn, Partner, Wolf Theiss, Radosveta Kojuharova, Partner, Wolf Theiss
This session will focus on key legal and commercial aspects of hotel projects, including ownership and operator models, lease, management and franchise agreements, branding considerations, risk allocation, financing, exit and change-of-control issues, as well as selected Bulgarian law considerations relevant to hotel owners, investors and operators.

11:20 – 12:00 Panel discussion: Hospitality business in practice – challenges, opportunities and outlook
A discussion with representatives of the hospitality sector and the banking industry, focusing on practical business insights, current challenges and opportunities for hotel owners, operators and investors. The panel will address topics such as market positioning, financing and investment considerations, operational trends, guest expectations, risk allocation and the future development of the hospitality sector in Bulgaria.

12:00 – 12:30 Networking and one-to-one discussions

Time & Place

Date: 17 June 2026
Location: Wolf Theiss, Office Park Expo 2000, Phase IV, 55 Nikola Vaptsarov Blvd, 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria