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In Challenging Times, Hoteliers Should Welcome New Investors, Viewpoints

In Challenging Times, Hoteliers Should Welcome New Investors, Viewpoints
By Thuy Tran

For those of us within the hotel sector, the mood can tend toward “what fresh hell is this?” Costs only ever increase. Teams only seem to decrease. A

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How the Asset Manager has Moved from Elective to Essential

How the Asset Manager has Moved from Elective to Essential
By Alex Sogno

It is said that to truly learn a foreign language, one must leave the classroom and immerse themselves in that language day to day, preferably in a c

Will Traditional Hotel Operators Ditch Beds for Data Banks?
Will Traditional Hotel Operators Ditch Beds for Data Banks?

Will Traditional Hotel Operators Ditch Beds for Data Banks?
By Alex Sogno, Alex Schneider

The hotel sector, until the past few decades, had been largely unchanged for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But the growth of models that have

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Managing the Whole Asset

Managing the Whole Asset
By Alex Sogno

Before March 2020, hotel operations varied hugely. The sector was on a high. STR reported a record year in 2019 and, although costs and supply were b

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Budgeting For Luxury

Budgeting For Luxury
By Alex Sogno

The market is still experiencing short lead times and corporate travel has yet to fully return, all of which makes putting a budget together challeng

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A Return to ’Normal’ Hotel Trading in Europe Requires a Global Approach

A Return to ’Normal’ Hotel Trading in Europe Requires a Global Approach
By Alex Sogno

Summer 2022 has seen a return to travel around the world, with leisure travelers eager to feast on foreign sights and a sudden explosion in accents i

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Watch Your Portion Size: How To Control Your Food and Beverage

Watch Your Portion Size: How To Control Your Food and Beverage
By Dimitris Mittas

A hotel’s food and beverage offerings can be one of the most difficult areas of the property’s operation to keep control of and, without rigorous ove

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Asset Managers – Specialists Only Please

Asset Managers – Specialists Only Please
By Alex Sogno

’Jack of all trades, master of none’ is an English idiom which dates from Elizabethan times, when it was once used to describe Shakespeare. It is not

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When Big Data Kicks in, is Excel Still Needed in Hotel Asset Management?

When Big Data Kicks in, is Excel Still Needed in Hotel Asset Management?
By Alex Sogno

Learn more about the pros and cons that come with both IT software and traditional spreadsheets.

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How To Enhance Hotel Asset Value in Post-Closing Adjustments

How To Enhance Hotel Asset Value in Post-Closing Adjustments
By Alex Sogno, Dimitris Mittas

The value of real estate can be protected and enhanced when negotiating post-closing price adjustments. After legal closing, the purchase price true-

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Hotel Guest Service: Have Amenities Changed for Good?

Hotel Guest Service: Have Amenities Changed for Good?
By Alex Sogno, Dylan Saucon

During the pandemic we had to make changes driven by the need for more robust health and safety, to ensure that everything was hygienic and because e