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Doubling Down on Revenue Management for Post-Pandemic Success
Larry Mogelonsky | November 4, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) One of the most worrisome aspects of how COVID-19 has affected the hotel industry is that we have had to furlough many of our best people. This doesn’t necessarily have to be the case, though. My hope in writing about the following management company is that hotel owners and operators can see that often a more bullish approach can work to maintain property solvency and even grow topline revenues in a depressed travel landscape. I’ve known members of the senior team at Newport Hospitality Group (NHG) for nearly two decades now, always admiring their commitment to developing thoro...
Building a Great Hotel From the Inside out
Wayne West III | October 27, 2016
By Wayne West Fortune has shined brightly on my career in hospitality as I've had the pleasure of working for several excellent management companies as well as some truly great owners. Direct mentorship from these industry leaders has each in their own way made me a better hotelier and a better person overall. My current benefactor, Newport Hospitality Group, enjoys the strong leadership of our company president, Mike Pleninger, who recognized a critical trait of successful hotels over 25 years ago. The one common characteristic of 'great' hotels is that guests reward them by spending significantly more than average and retu...
