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Management Company Compensation Slows in 2023

Prior research conducted by CBRE Hotels Research revealed that hotel management companies were rewarded handsomely as the U.S. lodging industry recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis performed by CBRE in April 2023 found that total hotel ...

Robert Mandelbaum
Robert Mandelbaum
Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels
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Streamline Hotel Budgeting: Why Hoteliers Should Adopt Budgeting Software Now
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Streamline Hotel Budgeting: Why Hoteliers Should Adopt Budgeting Software Now

Effective financial management is paramount for the success of a hotel business. One of the critical aspects of financial management is budgeting, a process that traditionally involves significant time, effort, and coordination among various departm...

Jason Q. Freed
Jason Q. Freed
Hospitality Data Evangelist
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by Jason Q. Freed
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Keeping Hospitality Human: The Importance of a Personal Touch in Hotel Technology Management
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Keeping Hospitality Human: The Importance of a Personal Touch in Hotel Technology Management

As renowned author Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This sentiment is at the core of what most hoteliers strive to achieve for guests du...

Jill Wilder
Jill Wilder
President, Aptech Computer Systems Inc
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by Jill Wilder
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5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Night Auditor on May 18
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5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Night Auditor on May 18

On May 18, Otelier is once again asking hotel leaders to come together to shine a spotlight on the dedicated overnight crews that keep our establishments running seamlessly through the night. We have several ways you can recognize their hard work th...

Jason Q. Freed
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by Jason Q. Freed
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Operational Benchmarking in Practice

Do you remember back in school when you learned about homographs? You remember, of course, those are words that have the same spelling as another word but have a different sound and meaning. What does this have to do with operational benchmarking? I...

Arlene Ramirez
Arlene Ramirez
Arlene Ramirez is a principal at Ascend
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by Arlene Ramirez
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How Embedded Payment Processing is Shaking Up the Travel Experience
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How Embedded Payment Processing is Shaking Up the Travel Experience

The hotel payment processing experience is ready for a shakeup. Improving payment processing in hotels has been a major barrier for independent operators, and yet the closer payment processes are to a business’ core systems, the more benefits they p...

Warren Dehan
Warren Dehan
President and Co-Owner of Maestro PMS
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by Warren Dehan
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The Role of USALI and Operational Benchmarking in Financial Management

Operational benchmarking is a crucial practice in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, especially in industries like hospitality. In the hospitality sector, the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry 11th ed...

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Arlene Ramirez is a principal at Ascend
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by Arlene Ramirez
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Next Up: Turn Your 2024 Budget into a Dynamic Hotel Forecast
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Next Up: Turn Your 2024 Budget into a Dynamic Hotel Forecast

As hospitality businesses navigate a “new normal” in 2024, many of the top owners and operators have shifted focus from traditional annual budgeting to a more dynamic and responsive forecasting approach. In the wake of an uncertain economic outlook ...

Jason Q. Freed
Jason Q. Freed
Hospitality Data Evangelist
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by Jason Q. Freed
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