hotel asset managers
Opening a Hotel? An Asset Manager Can Help!
Saurabh Gupta | July 9, 2019
By Saurabh Gupta Hotel openings are an elaborate affair that seek focused inputs from the ownership at a pre-opening stage. While the hotel management company and operations team are largely responsible for the pre-opening preparation, the owner also has his/her tasks cut out. Here’s a look at the very basic set of expectations from an owner of a managed-hotel at this stage: Approve pre-opening budgets Approve annual business plans along with revenue and expense budgets Approve the recruitment of key personnel like the GM Approve capital expenditure and FF&E spends Objectively assess the readiness of the operations ...
3 Important Reasons Why Hotel Asset Managers Have Become Such Hot Property
Fred Novella | March 13, 2019
By Fred Novella Hotel asset management is a booming profession. Thanks to the increasing complexities of today's hospitality market where disruptors seemingly turn up out of nowhere and operators consolidate at a fast rate – it is easy to understand why. Indeed, given the volatility in the travel market many hotel owners would no longer take the risk of entering a relationship with a hotel operator without the ongoing support of a hotel asset manager. Employed by the asset owner, the role of a hotel asset manager is to ensure a property reaches its full potential so that it can create increased returns in the long term or be sold ...
