Hospitality

Guest Point Of View: Brands And Brand Management In The Hotel Industry Years back, a former Proctor & Gamble brand manager became the old Holiday Inns’ president. He recruited me to create and launch the “Suite Brand” (aka Embassy Suites). When we spoke, people in the industry looked at the two of us like we […]

How Spas Make a Difference In the realm of mixed-use developments, spas can be magnets for attracting hotel guests, meeting and conference groups, residents, retail consumers and local day spa patrons. More than “just another amenity,” spas offer developers an opportunity to differentiate their mixed-use properties. In some cases, adding a spa is a necessary […]

Indoor Waterparks Add Value Hotel owners are no longer content to have lodging demand generators nearby. Instead, they are designing and integrating demand generators—lodging, recreation, entertainment, retail, office and residential—into destination projects to act as a strong magnet for the region. Why are mixed-use hotel projects so popular? Two years ago, we predicted that resorts […]

What Makes a Successful Project? The following dialogue is excerpted from a panel discussion at The Hotel Developers Conference™ sponsored by JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. Panelists include Peter Connolly, Palladian Development; Robert Haiman, Remington Hotels; Tom Ito, Gensler & Associates; Jim Ratkovich, James Ratkovich & Associates, Inc., and Michael Mahoney, Triyar Hospitality LLC. Frank Jansen […]

Some of the larger more progressive gaming tribes are ahead of the curve and have already partnered in significant ways with public companies or have entered into some meaningful relationships with lodging/hospitality entities. These examples are but a few key illustrations of successful developments. Seminole Hard Rock The Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos in […]

Approximately 3,000 conference participants attended symposia, workshops and roundtables at the annual meeting and trade show sponsored by the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico this past April. In attendance were more than 400 exhibiting companies, including a number of companies from the hospitality sector. As Native American Indian tribes seek to […]

The following dialogue is excerpted from a panel discussion at The Hotel Developers Conference™ held in Rancho Mirage, California in March and sponsored by JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. Panelists included Peter Connolly, Palladian Development; Robert Haiman, Remington Hotel Corporation; Tom Ito, Gensler & Associates; Jim Ratkovich, James Ratkovich & Associates, Inc., and Michael Mahoney, Triyar […]

“Ask the Hotel Lawyer” is a regular column that provides practical insight into timely legal issues. In the last column, Jim Butler addressed the pros and cons of condo hotels. In this column, he answers questions about one of the all-important details of a successful condo hotel deal “splits.” Advisor: “Jim, it seems like condo […]

Butler: I think we are all in agreement that 2005 has been a very “interesting” year for the hospitality industry. Construction prices have continued to soar upward, the Bureau of Economic Analysis has revised GDP data a bit downward and natural disasters have continued to flow. Even so, RevPAR is up, consumer demand is strong, […]

“Ask the Hotel Lawyer”™ is a regular feature column of the Global Hospitality Advisor®, providing practical insight into timely legal issues. In this column, Jim Butler answers questions about jury trial waivers and the recent California Supreme Court decision on the issue. Advisor: What’s all the recent furor about jury trial waivers? Jim Butler: In […]