John joined the Dubai office in April 2012 from the private office of one of India’s foremost family-owned real estate and infrastructure developers where, during the previous two years, he advised on the acquisition and growth of their hotel portfolio.

Having worked previously in the UK and Cyprus, John moved to Dubai in 2001 from where he has undertaken hospitality and tourism advisory assignments across most of the countries of the GCC, Sub-Continent, Levant and North Africa. His strength in financial analysis has seen him design models to tackle a wide range of client requirements, he has carried out assignments for master planned mixed use developments, market and financial feasibility studies, hotel valuations, and provided owner assistance for hotel operator selections and hotel management contract negotiations.

Arati joined Christie + Co as a Consultant in December 2011. Previously with Cushman & Wakefield in Dubai and Knight Frank in India, Arati gained five years of experience in real estate consultancy and covered assignments including market research, feasibility studies, and strategic development briefs across the real estate sector in India and the Middle East.

Arati is a qualified Architect, has a Post Graduate Diploma in Real Estate & Construction from India, and a Masters in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Gavin joined Christie + Co in March 2011 to jointly lead the company’s expansion into the MENA region, following the successful acquisition of his hotel advisory business. Prior to this, Gavin was a Director at TRI Hospitality Consulting. In addition to his specialisation in hotel investment advisory, he has provided strategic consulting advice across many industries to large multinational companies in Europe and the Far East.

Gavin has worked extensively throughout the Middle East and North Africa for the past nine years and has a lifetime association with the region. He has provided hotel advisory assistance to a diverse array of clients, including government institutions and companies, project management and property development firms, private investors and hotel management companies. He has provided these services to many of the highest profile projects across the region from standalone hotels and resorts to significant mixed-use developments.

Gavin’s areas of expertise are in general corporate consulting, market and financial feasibility studies, highest and best use development projects, tourism development and master planning, research and opinion papers and management contract negotiation.