Arrow’s John Calvao on the lucrative hospitality opportunity
Arrow’s John Calvao took time out of his busy schedule to meet with Suzie Lynes, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Alternative Credit Investor, to talk about how integrated hospitality strategies can offer resilient, credit-backed returns with long-term upside.
As Partner and Fund Principal at Arrow Global, John leads the firm’s hospitality strategy across Southern Europe, positioning it uniquely to capitalise on the growing demand for lifestyle-driven, income-generating destinations.
“We’re not just playing for yield compression, like with a city hotel,” John explains. “We’re really trying to develop a destination and a resort.”
Unlike traditional hospitality plays, Arrow’s model captures the full ecosystem, from marina and membership revenues to residential sales, creating multiple income streams and investor alignment. As John puts it, “It’s not just a hotel, it’s an opportunity for the entire destination.”
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John Calvao
Fund Principal
John Calvao is a Partner and Fund Principal at Arrow. John is a key senior member of the team, overseeing Arrow’s Southern European investments and hospitality assets. John also heads the M&A and Markets Development Teams at Arrow.
During his tenure at Arrow, John has previously led the development of Arrow’s investment and operation capability in both Portugal and Italy as Country CEO.
Before joining Arrow in 2010, John spent over 15 years in various senior positions in international capital market institutions, including COO of MIAC Assurance Corporation, Head of Operations at SCA, which he joined after an independent consultant role overseeing the build out of the first independent NPL servicing company in Portugal, and CIO at Clayton.
John began his career at MBIA.