Gibson Hospitality Ventures

About Gibson Hospitality Ventures

Gibson Hospitality Ventures is a real estate operator. Gibson Hospitality Ventures operates in Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia and Knoxville, Tennessee. Its investment focus is on Hospitality.

Gibson Hospitality Ventures is a privately held hospitality real estate development, investment, and management company based in Knoxville. The business traces its operations back to 2000 through Gibson Hotel Management, Inc. (“GHMI”), while Gibson Hospitality Ventures (“GHV”) was formed in 2022 to expand into lifestyle hospitality and mixed-use developments. The company operates with a vertically integrated structure covering hotel development, acquisitions, management, operations, and investment services. Reports on staffing size estimate the company employs between 500 and 1,000 people across multiple states. The company focuses primarily on hospitality real estate including full-service hotels, limited-service hotels, resorts, restaurants, travel centers, and multifamily developments. Gibson Hospitality Ventures works with major hospitality brands such as Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and Choice Hotels. One of its largest announced developments is the Sports Illustrated Resort in Sevierville, Tennessee, a planned $150 million hospitality and entertainment project featuring a 17-acre sports-themed complex. The firm continues to expand through hotel portfolio growth, resort development, and mixed-use hospitality investments across the southeastern United States.

Principals at Gibson Hospitality Ventures