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How "standards" can protect your hotel mixed-use assets... May 14, 2012: Mixed-use can be a key to unlock value. But "standards" can be critical to protect the value of your hotel mixed-use asset
Hotels can be the "ultimate amenity" for mixed-use projects because they can distinguish the project, provide a great driver of traffic, and offer an integrating hub for residential and retail customers.

In her article below, which was recently published by Hotel Business, hotel lawyer Catherine Holmes, a senior member of the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®, offers experienced advice on how you can "Protect your mixed-use asset by creating and maintaining standards."

Protect your mixed-use asset by creating and maintaining standards
Catherine Holmes | Hotel Lawyer, JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

Frequently Asked Questions By International Investors in US Properties May 12, 2012: Property agents in markets outside North America also don't provide as much service as in North America. It is rare for agents to come and pick you up to check out properties, it is also rare for agents to sell properties outside their territories.

So use what you think as "common practices" in North America to impress international investors, add in some extra reports and research, and you will see good rewards in return .

Survey Shows ‘Inside’ Story about Hotels - Frequent Travelers Share their Preferences and Frustrations May 5, 2012: Survey Shows ‘Inside’ Story about Hotels -
Frequent Travelers Share their Preferences and Frustrations

Succession Planning: Now or Never May 4, 2012: If a family business is committed to perpetuation, now is the time to transfer ownership to the next generation, but be careful. Transferring ownership to the next generation without considering governance and management succession issues is like giving your children a Ferrari when they have been driving a VW, a catastrophe waiting to happen.

How would your staff rate you as their Manager (or Boss)? Compare your thoughts with these statistics from around the world May 3, 2012: Employers worldwide have received a mixed report card, with less than half of all survey respondents saying that their bosses have done a good job in preparing them for future success, according to the latest survey results from Kelly Services®

Franchisees Innovation: Case Study - The Big Mac, created by franchisee Jim Delligatti Apr 23, 2012: Franchisee innovation is nothing new. Franchisors often find that some of the best-selling products are created by franchisees.

For example, some of the most popular sandwiches (including the Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, and Egg McMuffin) at McDonald's were created by franchisees. Indeed, the Big Mac is one of the all-time innovation success stories, having been created by franchisee Jim Delligatti in the 1960s and finally adopted by McDonalds in 1968 (the sandwich quickly became one of the chain's best sellers, accounting for 19 percent of all sales).

These success stories encourage franchising companies to carefully consider permitting franchisees to create new or different products.

How to avoid liability for inadequate hotel security Apr 20, 2012: While no security plan can guarantee the safety of all guests, there are certain common-sense areas that should be the focus of any comprehensive security plan for a hotel. Ultimately, addressing these areas well in advance of a lawsuit may prove to be critical in defending a failure to provide adequate security claim.

Hotel Website Analytics: Is There Such Thing As Free Lunch? Apr 19, 2012: Digital marketing is all about results. Unlike offline marketing, in the online and mobile space we can track and analyze ROIs from our online marketing campaign results quickly and accurately over the Internet. There is no medium that allows tracking like the Internet does, yet in hospitality, we didn’t adopt these tracking technologies at first introduction. Instead, we relied on cheap or free analytical tools to provide us with important information used to make major decisions. As a result, we are often basing integral marketing decisions on inferior information.