Who Provides Audit and Advisory Services for Hospitality and Leisure Companies? Big Four, Mid Tier and Specialist Firms (2025)
Who Provides Audit and Advisory Services for Hospitality and Leisure Companies? Big Four, Mid Tier and Specialist Firms (2025)
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Hotels, leisure brands, gaming, and travel operators often select the Big Four for global audit coverage and complex deals, mid tier networks for sector focused audit and tax with speed and value, and specialist hotel advisors for valuations, feasibility, and transactions. Use current sector outlooks when selecting advisors and setting scopes.
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Travel Outlooks
Deloitte highlights AI, international travel, and product mix in 2025 travel trends source.
RevPAR Updates
PwC notes slower U.S. RevPAR growth in 2025 in its Hospitality Directions source.
Deal Flow
KPMG tracks travel, leisure and hospitality deal themes for 2025 source.
Who Does What in 2025
| Tier | Typical Scope | Illustrative Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Big Four | Group and local audit, controls, complex tax, M&A, large scale strategy and performance work for hotels, travel and leisure | Deloitte Travel Outlook 2025; PwC Hospitality Directions 2025; KPMG TLH M&A Trends; EY Hospitality Services |
| Mid Tier Networks | Audit, tax and advisory for hotel groups, restaurants and gaming, plus capital markets support and deals for mid market portfolios | BDO Gaming and Leisure; Grant Thornton Hospitality and Restaurants; Crowe Hotels, Tourism and Leisure |
| Specialist Advisors | Hotel valuations, feasibility, transactions, asset management, operator selection and real estate consulting | HVS Advisory; PKF Hospitality Group; Horwath HTL Insights; CBRE Hotels Research |
How to Choose
- Map your needs across audit, tax, and advisory. For listed groups, align audit independence rules and keep non audit work with an alternate provider where required.
- Cross check sector publications and outlooks from the candidate firms to confirm current coverage in your target regions. See Deloitte, PwC and KPMG outlooks and deal notes. See CBRE and HVS for hotel metrics and valuations.
- Ask for recent hotel case work in your sub sector and region. For example, resort portfolios, limited service urban, gaming, destination tourism, branded residence.
- Request a clear delivery team list, named specialists, and a calendar that matches your reporting cycle and transaction timing.
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Sources
- Deloitte. 2025 Travel Industry Outlook. https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/Industries/consumer/articles/travel-hospitality-industry-outlook.html
- PwC. US Hospitality Directions May 2025. https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/consumer-markets/hospitality-leisure/us-hospitality-directions.html
- KPMG. M&A Trends in Travel, Leisure and Hospitality. https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/mergers-acquisitions-trends-travel-leisure-hospitality.html
- EY. Hospitality Services. https://www.ey.com/en_us/industries/real-estate-hospitality-construction/hospitality
- BDO. Gaming and Leisure Services. https://www.bdo.com/industries/gaming-hospitality-leisure
- Grant Thornton. Hospitality and Restaurants. https://www.grantthornton.com/industries/hospitality-construction-and-real-estate/hospitality-and-restaurants
- Crowe. Hotels, Tourism and Leisure. https://www.crowe.com/ie/sectors/hotels-tourism-and-leisure
- HVS. Advisory and Consulting. https://www.hvs.com/services/advisory-and-consulting
- PKF Hospitality Group. https://www.pkfhospitality.com/
- Horwath HTL. Insights. https://horwathhtl.com/insights/
- CBRE Hotels. Latest Research. https://pip.cbrehotels.com/thought-leadership/latest-research
About the Author
Aykut Cakir, Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer, has a demonstrated history in negotiations, business planning, business development. He has served as a Finance Director for gases & energy, pharmaceuticals, retail, FMCG, and automotive industries. He has collaborated closely with client leadership to co-create a customized operating model tailored to the unique needs of each project segment in the region. Aykut conducted workshops focused on developing effective communication strategies to ensure team alignment with new operating models and organizational changes.
