hotel owners and operators
General Managers: Bridging the Gap Between Hotel Owners and Operators
Demian Hodari, Ph.D. | January 9, 2019
By Demian Hodari, Michael Turner and Michael Sturman In the final article in a three-part series on the evolving relationship between hotel owners and operators, EHL professor Demian Hodari and his co-researchers explore how general managers can help bridge the divide between owners and operators. In our previous articles in this series, we provided evidence from our research that owners are actively involved in property-level decisions, even when these are governed by hotel management agreements that formally prevent or limit their involvement. Furthermore, we demonstrated that such hotels achieve greater performance when their owners ...
A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators (Part 2 of 2)
John J. Hogan | April 3, 2017
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight." Sun-tzu, Chinese Military theorist (c. 500 BC) In part 1 of this article, A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators, I shared why I find this particular conference to offer atypical and valuable insights and value for hotel owners. I outlined there the general sessions and some of the main topics covered. Sessions for Corporate Counsel to meet with peers in facilitated conversations. The Owner Management Summit which brings together hotel owners, hotel management groups, hospitality finance executives and attorneys i...
