Kerim Basaran
Luxury hospitality consultant with 25+ years of experience in strategic advisory, F&B master planning, and hotel development. Founder of KBHC International, serving hotel owners, developers, and investors across Europe and the Middle East.
Owner Representation & Development Advisory Grounded in Operational Reality
Kerim's approach combines more than 25 years of hospitality operating experience with strategic and commercial judgement.
Having worked from inside hotel operations, F&B, development and pre-opening, he understands how decisions made during investment, design and development ultimately translate into operating reality.
Today, his work focuses on representing the owner perspective across those decisions, independently testing whether operator strategies, hospitality concepts, F&B programmes and operating assumptions are commercially grounded, operationally realistic and aligned with long-term asset value.
The objective is practical: challenge assumptions early, before they become expensive to change.
Areas of Expertise
Hospitality Strategy
F&B Master Planning
Hotel Development
Luxury Hospitality
Concept Development
Pre-Opening Advisory
Commercial Advisory
Asset Performance & Enhancement
Owner-Side Representation
Mixed-Use Development
Resort Planning
Hotel Operations
Revenue Management
Feasibility Studies
Brand Development
Credentials & Qualifications
MBA in Tourism and Hotel Management
Swiss Hotel Management School
Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investment and Asset Management
Cornell University
Professional Background
Founder & Principal, KBHC International
KBHC International
Strategic owner-side hospitality and F&B advisory firm serving hotel owners, developers, and investors across Europe and the Middle East.
Luxury Hotel Operations
Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Raffles
Extensive experience across premium luxury hotel brands, providing operational insight and strategic guidance.