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Hotel Spa Departments Following Industry Trends
Robert Mandelbaum | February 17, 2016
By Robert Mandelbaum and Andrea Foster Coming out of the great recession, U.S. hotel operators struggled to earn revenue from sources other than the rental of guest rooms. However, in 2014, we began to see guests spend their money in other areas of the hotel. According to the 2015 edition of Trends® in the Hotel Industry, rooms revenue increased by 7.3 percent in 2014. Concurrently, revenue within the food and beverage and other-operated departments grew by 6.2 percent. One example of an other-operated department enjoying growth is the hotel spa. In 2014 hotel spa revenues increased by 5.1 percent, while department profits grew 10....
Andrea Foster Joins Marcus® Hotels & Resorts and MCS Capital as Senior Vice President, Development
Marcus Hotels & Resorts | December 1, 2015
Dec. 1, 2015 - MILWAUKEE - Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced that Andrea Foster has been named senior vice president, development for Marcus Hotels & Resorts and MCS Capital LLC. Foster, a 20-year hospitality veteran and lodging industry expert, will be responsible for marketing the company's hotel management capabilities and identifying and securing potential acquisition, joint venture and third-party management opportunities for the company. Foster joins Marcus Hotels & Resorts and MCS Capital from PKF Consulting|CBRE Hotels, where she most recently served a...