CH&LA and AAHOA presenting June 5 Southern California hotel educational event and trade show

08/12/08 - The AH&LA and Tom Corcoran talk with Hospitality Lawyer about the 3 most pressing issues facing the industry today
08/10/08 - Ask the Hotel Lawyer™: America is on sale! Understanding the exchange rate impact on hospitality.
08/02/08 - Hispanic Hotel Owners Association (HHOA) and Angela Gonzalez-Rowe talk with Hospitality Lawyer about HHOA's exciting developments
07/29/08 - Hotel Management Agreements 201 by Hospitality Lawyer - Indemnification Provisions
07/27/08 - Hospitality Lawyer -- "Can we keep it up?" An increasingly important issue for the hotel industry!
07/21/08 - Hospitality Lawyer with perspectives from the top: Insights and advice from Tom Baltimore, President of RLJ Development
07/19/08 - What lies ahead in the hotel industry? Hospitality Lawyer looks at the good, the bad and the ugly . . . and something we haven't seen in 20 years!
07/19/08 - Smith Travel's July Update on State of the Lodging Industry from Hospitality Lawyer in Atlanta
07/16/08 - Hospitality Attorney salutes NABHOOD, Andy Ingraham, Mike Roberts, Hank Thomas, Mit Shah and the African American hotel community
06/21/08 - Top picks of hospitality lawyer insights in 2008 are: (1) hotel financing and hotel values in buy-sell transactions, (2) hotel management agreements, and (3) LEED & GREEN hotel development

05/12/08 - Hotel Attorney on Hotel Cap Rates. What's happening to hotel cap rates, values and financing?
05/09/08 - Hotel Attorney at Meet the Money® -- Report on Major Hotel Transactions by Suzanne Mellen of HVS
05/08/08 - Hotel Attorney with Hotel Financing Experts at Meet the Money® 2008
04/21/08 - Hotel Attorney on Hotel Management Agreements. How to get the right hotel operator: part 1
04/29/08 - Hotel Attorney on Hotel Management Agreements. How to get the right hotel operator: part 2
05/01/08 - Hotel Attorney on Hotel Management Agreements. How to get the right hotel operator: part 3
02/05/08 - Hotel Lawyer -- How to terminate a hotel management agreement when an operator really deserves it!
05/18/08 - Hospitality Lawyer on the Hotel of Tomorrow
05/30/08 - JMBM's Hospitality Attorneys with case studies of the compelling economics of Green Hotel Development by Gary Golla of SERA
04/01/08 - Hotel Lawyer: How to build, operate and finance GREEN hotels now.

RFP for Hotel Operator

Management Agreements are pivotal to hotel ownership and value. See the "Topic" of "Management Agreements" on www.HotelLawBlog.com. Important articles include:

How to get a great hotel operator - part 1

* Hotel management agreement & hotel operator fundamentals
* Why management agreements are so important to the value of your hotel
* The 5 biggest mistakes owners make in pursuing hotel management agreements (and how to avoid them)
* The hotel owner's best friend - the Hotel RFP

How to get a great hotel operator - part 2

* What is an RFP?
* What critical steps should be included in every RFP?
* How does the process work and what do the documents look like?
* Isn't there just some form we can see?

How to get a great hotel operator - part 3

* 5 Factors that determine what your RFP looks like. Is it just a notice to take bids? (NO!)
* How we can help you with your RFP
* Who does what?
* Why it is critical to mixed-use projects?
* The 16 Step Program -- steps to a successful RFP Process

How to terminate a hotel management agreement when an operator really deserves it!