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  • The concept of the hotel has existed for hundreds of years. Since the days of stagecoaches, overland exploration and urban growth, entrepreneurs around the world have dived into hotel ownership. They sensed the potential, economic opportunity, purpose, growing markets and prestige. In the modern hospitality industry, not too much has changed. So what are the reasons for hotel investment?Letยดs take a look from our perspective as a hotel management company.

  • Do you like making decisions with sound info? Of course! So do hotel buyers, lenders, owners and sellers. Making informed decisions about potential or operational hotel investments means using accurate hotel valuation methods. Numerous methods exist, each with good and bad points. Itโ€™s the classic hotel real estate issueโ€ฆ how do you determine a hotelโ€™s value without selling it? Hereโ€™s the guide to hotel valuation methods we put together from our point of view as a hotel revenue management consulting company.

  • Sustainability is the future of the hospitality industry. It has grown to be a topic of massive interest to both hoteliers and investors. Its positive outcome is immeasurable no matter the scale of the hotel or resort. Looking through our perspective as a hotel management company, we have put together a list of reasons why hotel investmentย in sustainable real estate and eco-friendly hotels is essential. Find out why you should work on reducing your ecological and environmental footprint with your nextย hotel concept project.

  • Need to know what a hotel investment term means? Look it up in theย XOTELSย Glossary. With our expertise as a hotel revenue management consulting company, we explain definitions, terminology and industry lingo in [...]

  • Managing a hotel is not an easy nor a straightforward job, and hotel owners can often benefit from external hotel revenue management consulting services. The main goal of hotel consultants is to assess the current situation and develop a customized solution based on the clientโ€™s needs to improve the business performance.

  • Operating Expense Ratio

    Using this KPI can help you evaluate whether an investment is worth your time by giving insight into how much it costs to manage / maintain the project. How?ย  By taking the operational cost and rental income into account you will be able to compare the ratio (ideally under 80%) to make a well-informed decision for your investment opportunity. This step canยดt be overlooked and our hotel revenue management consulting company always recommends calculating the Operating Expense Ratio to ensure the full potential and financial health of your projects.

About the Author:

As CEO and Founder of XOTELS, Patrick Landman has made it his mission to turn hotels and resorts into local market leaders. XOTELSยด diverse expertise and deep-knowledge across revenue management consulting, hotel management, and hotel consulting, enables us to drive results for independent boutique hotels, luxury resorts, and innovative lodging concepts. Below you will find opinion articles written by Patrick Landman.