Ömer
İsvan
President
Servotel
Omer is the founder and president of Servotel, celebrating over 38 years of evolution into a global Hospitality & Lifestyle Real Estate development and investment advisory boutique. Servotel is now recognized as one of the leading advisories in the investment and development of hotels, resorts, wellness facilities and integrated residential and mixed-use lifestyle developments worldwide.
Backed up with industry-leading specialists based in London, Istanbul and Dubai, Omer’s experience spans over 46 countries and numerous projects advising investors in every step of investment and development from green-field concepting stage through to asset management of hotels, resorts, destination wellness and lifestyle communities, most involving the selection and integration of global hospitality operators and brands.
Omer’s unique approach and vision for the development advisory field, strong passion for a fully coherent holistic R&D and expertise base that plugs-in to the investor and that maintains the link between the vision, physical and operational concept and the financial feasibility, led to Servotel’s fully integrated multi-discipline structure including specialists in concept and creative elements, legal, economic, financial, market research & marketing, design & engineering to complement and cohere the investor, its architects, designers, specialist consultants and operators throughout the development and pre-opening process.
A graduate of University of Surrey, England, Isvan is a Fellow of Institute of Hospitality; member of the board of the Global Wellness Institute, Board Member (and Co-Chairman 2021 Tel Aviv) of the Global Wellness Summit, Advisory Board member of the International Hotel Investment Forum and member of Institute of Directors and British Institute of Management. Omer is also reported to have introduced the term ‘boutique hotel’ into the industry in early 80’s and is one of few industry leaders to have made the cover of Business Week. Alongside his career, Omer contributes to the industry by delivering keynote lectures on hospitality development at conferences and leading universities and corporate MBA’s globally.
Omer is married with two children, passionate about yachting, superyacht design, luxury travel, exploration, authentic travel and gastronomy alongside his engagement in a seniors’ basketball team.