Articles for December 2006
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Lack of Human Capital Is Becoming Serious Issue for Owners, Operators
By Rick Swig
Hotel Owners Nightmare: Money left on the Table
By David M. Brudney, ISHC
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 21
By Stanley Turkel
Juan Terry Trippe, Founder of Pan Am World Airways and InterContinental Hotels: Aviation Genius, Financial Wizard and Hotel Pioneer
By Stanley Turkel
New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals Lesson #3: Selling Time Balance
By David M. Brudney, ISHC
Internal Controls: Is Technology Really an Alternative?
By David W. White, CPA, CFE, ISHC
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 20
By Stanley Turkel
Articles for November 2006
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The Next Three years in Hotel Investment
By Geoff Davis, ISHC
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 19
By Stanley Turkel
Frederick Henry Harvey: “Maintenance of Standards Regardless of Cost”
By Stanley Turkel
17 Predictions About the Future of Resort Development
By Jeff Coy
New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals Lesson #2: Want to be Successful? Start by Packing your own ’Chute
By David M. Brudney, ISHC
Articles for October2006
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Nobody Asked Me, But No. 18
By Stanley Turkel
Cuba: Tourism Thriving Despite the U.S. Trade Embargo
By Stanley Turkel
Articles for September 2006
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Spa Savvy - Best Practices for Hiring, Training @ Retaining Your Staff
By Judith L. Singer
Financing Your Indoor Waterpark Resort
By David Sangree
Appraisal and Market Analysis of Indoor Waterpark Resorts
By David Sangree
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 17
By Stanley Turkel
Managing the Consultant: Careful Not to Doom the Project
By David M. Brudney
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 16
By Stanley Turkel
History and Controversy: Brand Proliferation & Exterior Corridors
By Stanley Turkel
You Cannot Microwave Experience: New Generation of Hotel Sales Professionals
By David Brudney
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 15
By Stanley Turkel
Articles for August 2006
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Indoor Waterpark Resort Numbers Increase in ‘06
By David Sangree
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 14
By Stanley Turkel
The YMCA's of Greater NY Part 2
By Stanley Turkel
Employers Beware!
By Kenneth R Greger
Turning Gray into Gold
By Stanley Turkel
Back to the Future and Leaping Ahead
By Jon Inge
The Electronic Guestroom
By Jon Inge
Articles for July 2006
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New Breed of Hotel Sales Associates Lacking Curiosity, Maybe it's Not a Generational Thing
By David M. Brudney
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 12
By Stanley Turkel
Construction Report 2006
By Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
And Now, a Word From Chicken Little
By Christopher Knable
The YMCA's of Greater NY Part 1
By Stanley Turkel
Articles for June 2006
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Nobody Asked Me, But No. 11
By Stanley Turkel
Nobody
Asked Me, But No. 10
By Stanley Turkel
Generation X Hotel Sales Associates: All Important Curiosity Factor Missing?
By David M. Brudney
Successful Brand Differentiation Means Connecting with Customers
By Rick Swig
Adding a Waterpark to a Hotel: Is it a Good Idea?
By David Sangree
Midwest Whets Appetite for Indoor Waterparks
By David Sangree
From Ragas to Riches Part II
By Stanley Turkel
Spa News and Views
By Judy Singer
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 9
By Stanley Turkel
Articles for May 2006
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Condo Hotels
By Jim Butler, ISHC
Fighting City Hall: Condo Hotel Ordinances
By Jim Butler, ISHC
Condo Hotel Finance: Great Opportunity or Trap for the Unwary?
By Jim Butler, ISHC
Condo Hotel Task List
By Jim Butler, ISHC
The SEC is Watching Your Condo Hotel Deal
By Jim Butler, ISHC
Selling is Mastering Fundamentals
By David Brudney
Articles for April 2006
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From Ragas to Riches
By Stanley Turkel
A Global Perspective on Resort-Based Spas
By Judy Singer and Patty Monteson
HFDs Landmark Study on Spa Financial Benchmarks
By Judy Singer and Patty Monteson
Nobody Asked Me, But No. 8
By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
How to Value Commercial Improvements in a National Park
By Maurice Robinson, ISHC
IRBs--the Next Wave of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Hospitality Industry
By Maurice Robinson, ISHC
Articles for March 2006
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POINTS VERSUS RECOGNITION
By John S. Fareed
Strategic Issue Diagnosis Identifies Risks, Opportunities
By Kevin Holt
Never Forget Your Neighbors
By David M. Brudney, ISHC
Ohio's Lodging Market: Historical Analysis and 2006 Forecast
By David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC
George M. Pullman- Builder of Hotel Rooms on Wheels
By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
The Electronic Guestroom
By Jon Inge
Shrinking Labor Force is Top Challenge for
Global Hospitality, Tourism & Service Industries
By Jeff Coy, ISHC
Nobody
Asked Me, But... #7
By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
Uniformly Wrong
By Ian Graham
Articles for January 2006
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OVER 50 AND READY TO ROCK
By John S. Fareed
Ellsworth Milton Statler:
"A Room and a Bath for a Dollar and Half"
By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
Nobody
Asked Me, But... #6
By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
Notes from
the ALIS Conference
By David M. Brudney, ISHC
Real Estate Forum January 2006 -
Shortage of Sites, Rising Expenses
By Rick Swig
Sangree Waterparks 2005 Year-end Overview
By David J. Sangree
Nobody
Asked Me, But... #3
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC
Nobody
Asked Me, But... #4
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC
Nobody
Asked Me, But... #5
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC
The
Remarkable Developer of Floridas Gulf Coast:
Henry Bradley Plant
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC
Mr.
Miami Beach, Mr. Montauk & Much More
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC
Sunny
with a High Chance of Profit —
2006 Hotel Investment Forecast
By Kristie Dickinson, ISHC
In
Today’s Acquisition Market,
How Much Do
Cap
Rates Matter?
By Rick Swig, ISHC
Shrinking
Labor Force is Top Challenge Facing Global Hospitality, Tourism & Service
Industries
By Jeff Coy, ISHC
NYC
Hotelier Raymond Orteig and “Lucky Lindy”
By Stanley Turkel, ISHC