HOTELIER BLOG

Hotels, people, and the lessons between them.

GOP is The Number That Tells You Whether Your Hotel Is Actually Healthy

There is a number that experienced hoteliers look at before almost anything else when reviewing a property's performance. Not occupancy. Not revenue...

The Power Couple of Hospitality When Sales & Marketing Meets F&B

Not every departmental relationship in a hotel is built on friction. Some pairings, when they click, create something close to magic, the kind of synergy where one plus one does...

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...