Sep 14, 2015
By: David M. Brudney Member of Laguna Strategic Advisors Given 2015 healthy performance signs, 2016 forecasted, owners and asset managers have concerns over dollars might being left on the table; Independent-conducted sales audits can validate owners’...
Aug 25, 2015
By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors All last week, the world’s financial markets were roiled by China’s 4.4% devaluation of its currency, the yuan, also known as the renminbi (RMB). It was the currency’s largest devaluation in decades...
Aug 5, 2015
By: David M. Brudney Member of Laguna Strategic Advisors I have long been a proponent for hotels discontinuing drip pricing or hidden fees, rather instead building some or all of those ubiquitous fees into the room rate. Like many, perhaps even most guests faced with...
Jul 28, 2015
By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors I recently returned from a tour of 6 European countries during which I had time to think about the cultural nuances of each. While English was widely spoken and all the countries I visited boasted a...
Jun 30, 2015
By: Edwin Fuller Founder and President of Laguna Strategic Advisors Any reader of my blog knows I travel a lot. It’s part and parcel of the travel and hospitality business. When it’s efficient, and the customer comes first, travel is a joy. When it’s not efficient and...
