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BIGGER IS ONLY BETTER WITH TRAINING WHEELS ON

In a perfect world, increasing size and scale should lead to operating efficiencies, improved profit margins, a strong growth trajectory (both per unit and in the number of units), career opportunities for employees, and competitive prices and…
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BRIDGE FINANCING CRITICAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS

As my colleague Stephen O’Connor says, “bridge lenders are keeping the industry going – they lend where others won’t and have a penchant for executing on the most innovative hospitality projects.” This is truer now than it has ever been with…
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Gilda Perez-Alvarado receives 2021 Castell Award

Officials of Castell Project Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry have named Gilda Perez-Alvarado, global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality, as the recipient of…
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Hotel Investors: 'Now Not Time to Play Hero'

Usually deemed to be bedrocks of nerve and insight, investors also have been on a rocky road through the COVID-19 crisis, but success in real-estate investment in the hotel industry continues to rely on flexibility, constant analyses of strategy and…
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