Hotel Industry Forecast: 2017
The big news in 2016 was Marriott’s merger with Starwood and provides the new company with over 1,000,000 hotel rooms in 5,700 hotels, 30 brands and huge bargaining power with online travel agencies. The second was the Republican sweep—President Donald…
2017 San Diego Lodging Forecast
San Diego is known for its mild year-round climate, tourist attractions, Convention Center, U.S. Navy and its more recent developments as a healthcare, biotechnology and communications technology development center. San Diego County has a population of…
Leadership – Information and Skills Needed for Hospitality Success in 2017
Whether you are an owner, industry executive, general manager or aspiring industry leader, 2017 is going to be a very solid year as we have forecasted. We have also covered the Top 10 Trends of the year to help us stay ahead of the game. But one of the…
ALIS Conference 2017 – Recap
This year’s ALIS Conference in Los Angeles was very interesting because nobody knew going in whether or not it would be upbeat. The elections were contentious to say the least and there are still some hard feelings around the country but at ALIS it…
Top 10 Trends in Hospitality for 2017
Just 10 years ago, Facebook morphed into a mainstream business tool, Twitter arrived, the iPhone exploded on the scene and Android phones were born. Today, the pace of change has accelerated dramatically. In his new book, Thank You for Being Late, Thomas…
Marketing Strategies for a Competitive Advantage in 2017
According to Geoffrey Moore in his book Living on the Fault Line: Managing for Shareholder Value in the Age of the Internet, stock price is a measure of future potential based on present competitive advantage. Competitive advantage consists of two components,…