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Jim Butler‘s article entitled, "Economics Are The Real Driving Forces Behind Green Movement," was published in the November 21, 2007 issue of Hotel Business.
California is one of at least 40 States taking action to deal with “global warming” and “climate change” — the avant garde green edge of international environmental concerns. Adopted approximately one year ago, a new California law (commonly known as AB 32) amended certain provisions of the California Health and Safety Code and sent ripples […]
Jim Butler was quoted in an article entitled, "Condo Hotels Still Viable Alternative," which was published in the October 15, 2007 edition of Hotel Interactive.com and in the Oct. 16, 2007 edition of Real Estate Miami.com.
JMBM was mentioned with regard to a $140 million project that Guy M. Maisnik worked on for the Firm’s client HSBC, in the August 7, 2007 "News in Brief" section of Commercial Property News.
Meet the Money® 2007 brings capital providers and developers together. On May 3, 2007, Jim Butler, Chair of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® hosted JMBM’s annual Meet the Money® conference, the premier hotel finance conference in the United States. A stellar list of speakers representing some of the industry’s most active players provided insight into the […]
What would Meet the Money® be without an up-to-date report from Smith Travel Research (STR)? Below are current statistics, for the 12 months ending March 2007, as presented by STR Senior Vice President, Bobby Bowers. This supply-demand chart is a classic. It shows results since the late 1980s and dramatically illustrates how room demand growth […]
Mark Woodworth of PKF Hospitality Research presented the latest statistics to our Meet the Money® crowd to help answer the question on everyone’s mind: Are we at the peak of the hotel cycle? He believes we are approaching the peak of the current cycle and suggests that the industry may “plateau at the peak,” enjoying […]
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 […]
