HOTELIER BLOG

Hotels, people, and the lessons between them.

The Classic Rivalries That Keep Every Hotel Honest

Every hotel, no matter how polished it looks from the lobby, has its own set of long running "friendly tensions" between departments...

When the Deal-Maker Meets the Number-Checker Sales vs Finance

If Kitchen versus Service is the most visible rivalry in a hotel, Sales versus Finance might be the most strategic one, the kind that rarely plays out in public, but quietly shapes a...

The Loneliest Room in the Hotel, What It Really Means to Be a General Manager

There is an old joke among hoteliers that goes something like this: a General Manager is the only person in the building who can be blamed for a broken air conditioner, a bad...

The Quiet Watch and How Hotel Security Really Works

When people think of hotel security, the image that often comes to mind is fairly simple: someone in a uniform standing near the entrance...

Where Does the Money Actually Go? A Look Inside Hotel Finance

Ask most people what a hotel's finance department does, and the answer usually stops at "they handle the money."...

The Department Nobody Notices Until Something Breaks

There is a peculiar kind of compliment in hospitality, and it goes something like this: "the best engineering department is the one you never have to think about."...