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Top 5 Trends in Hospitality for 2014

by admin in Food & Beverage, Lodging. Posted June 25, 2015

The Infographic outlines the top 5 trends in the hospitality industry for 2014. Originally published by: by Kendall College – Chicago. Originally published on Tuesday, October 14,20141723 views at time of republishing

Is the Hotel Industry Due for Another Crash Course in Hospitality 101?

by Richard Barrett-Cuetara in Legal, Lodging. Posted June 25, 2015

Co-Authored By: Peter Campbell Sode Whether it’s the Hotel Shangri-La Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, the Millennium Broadway Hotel Times Square NYC, NY, the Comfort Suites Mission Valley Hotel, San Diego, CA or the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, allegations of discrimination are not new to the hotel industry. Unfortunately, the hospitality industry ...

Hospitality Litigation: Asset Managers, Hotel Operators and Franchisors

by Richard Barrett-Cuetara in Hotel Development, Legal, Lodging. Posted June 25, 2015

Originally published on HotelExecutive.com In the hotel industry, the myriad of complex business relationships also creates legal land-mines for the unwary. In that regard, hotel asset managers, hotel operators and franchisors should be extremely mindful of their legal obligations to their client, the owner of the hotel. Even if the hotel is a single asset, ...

Sharpen Your Hotel Rate Negotiations

by FCM Travel Solutions in Travel. Posted June 24, 2015

With the hotel industry’s 2015 contracting season upon us, corporates should have now started the rate negotiation process. But how can you lock in more competitive rates with hotels to attain better value for the year ahead? This paper gives you the insight and strategies to strengthen your negotiation prowess so everyone wins. One of ...

Does Your Hotel or Resort Use Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation or Non-Disclosure Agreements? Should It?

by David Tryon in Legal, Lodging. Posted June 24, 2015

Imagine that your hotel has hired a sales staff to develop conference or resort business. You have paid that sales staff to develop relationships with companies, travel agents and other key people. After years of work and expensive networking, 30 percent of your revenue is now tied to those relationships. Those contacts and relationships are ...

Warrantless Searches of Hotel Guest Registers

by James Eiler in Legal, Lodging. Posted June 24, 2015

Many municipalities have enacted ordinances that authorize local police agencies to enter a hotel during regular business hours and request an inspection of the guest register to obtain information as to who is in the hotel, when they checked in and their anticipated check out time, how long the guest has stayed in the hotel, ...

An Introduction to Data-Driven Decisions for Managers Who Don’t Like Math

by Walter Frick in Hotel Development, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Technology. Posted June 8, 2015

Not a week goes by without us publishing something here at HBR about the value of data in business. Big data, small data, internal, external, experimental, observational — everywhere we look, information is being captured, quantified, and used to make business decisions. Not everyone needs to become a quant. But it is worth brushing up ...

New Mobile Entrants and Issues in Hotel Distribution

by Matt Carrier in Hotel Development, Lodging. Posted June 4, 2015

The mobile eCommerce space in the hotel industry is growing and changing rapidly. With the massive influx of new distribution apps and mobile sites, it is vitally important that hoteliers stay educated and able to make informed decisions about their hotel participating (or not) in these new channels. Hoteliers must be able to take a ...

Boutique Hotel Brands From ‘Legacy’ Chains – Will They Work?

by admin in Hotel Development, Lodging. Posted February 1, 2015

It is clear that the boutique hotel niche is longer occupied by just a handful of rogue, counter cultural hoteliers. The evolution of lifestyle hotels from a very small, extremely specialized industry segment, to its current status as one of the fastest growing product types, has been nothing short of astounding. It is sometimes debated ...

Hotels, Restaurants, and Firearms

by admin in Safety & Security. Posted July 18, 2014

On July 9, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) reported a marked increase in permits to carry concealed firearms. Citing official state reports as its sources, the study describes a 130-percent increase (p.4) in the number of Americans with concealed carry permits from 2007 and 2013. In 2007, 4.6 million citizens had a concealed carry license (CCL); in 2013, that number increased to ...

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