the hospitality law conference
A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators (Part 1 of 2)
John J. Hogan | March 29, 2017
By John J. Hogan, CHA CHMS CHE CHO "Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it." Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder and President, IBM I have attended the annual Hospitality Law Conference in Houston 4 of the last 5 years. While I am not an attorney, I have known the conference founder Professor Stephen Barth since 2001 and worked with him on educational and training projects over the years. I have always found these hospitality law conferences to be focused and ideal for networking because of the intentionally smaller size of the group. I find this to be a worthwhile program in that I always learn at least a ...
Are You Prepared? Hotel Common Sense™
John J. Hogan, CHA,CMHS, CHE, CHO | February 12, 2016
by John J Hogan, CHA CMHS CHE CHO As the CEO of a service business that supports literally hundreds of hotel owners annually through training, consulting and professional development, I have come to identify how issues and practices can quickly change. In our ongoing work in seminars and consulting, we recognize that the needs of individual hotel owners are likely not the same as that of a 3rd party hotel management group or a franchisor that has 8 or 10 brands. We all need to identify our own needs and then find the ways to meet them. In working to improve my professional services for clients in the hospitality industry, I am always lo...
2015 Insights to Today’s Most Pressing Legal Issues for Hotel Owners and Managers
John J. Hogan | January 27, 2015
by John J Hogan, CHA CMHS CHE CHO And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. Andrew Carnegie Several months ago in posting a discussion in some of my LinkedIn groups, I shared a resource on some conferences small business owners should consider attending [1] , as recommended by Inc. Magazine. The article discussed how operating a small business can be isolating at times, with owners often feeling like they go through their own, particular set of struggles and hotel owners certainly face those entrepreneurial issue...
