Finding a restaurant expert witness isn’t usually at the top of restaurant owners’ to-do lists. However, if you’re planning to buy a dining establishment or start one from scratch, you have to realize how important it is to find a restaurant management consultant that offers this type of service. This is especially true when your…
When running a hospitality business, you should keep in mind that your guests notice when things run smoothly. In this industry, you need to keep everything spotless and operating efficiently. Making sure that your guests have the best experience and the utmost satisfaction is of high importance. By hiring a hospitality expert you’ll be getting someone who can…
If you face litigation against your hotel, bar, or nightclub, the way a hospitality industry expert can help you present your case may be obvious. Your inside witnesses will undoubtedly be able to lay out what you did and why, but an outside expert who can confirm you have followed industry standards, or otherwise explain…
The recent ruling on the St. Regis lawsuit brought out some interesting issues from a hotel expert vantage point. In particular is what I call the “On Time, On Budget” barometer which project management aspires to in developing a hotel. In this circumstance, spending more time and money and the non adherence to a specific…
Three significant lawsuits in the lodging industry were filed and will no doubt bring about different opinions from each hotel expert witness retained by lawyers on each side to assist them. Below are abstracts from the article at HotelNewsNow.com and some issues to consider on the 1st case: – In this case summary – M…
As part of our hotel management consultant updates for legal professionals and their clients, a major chain and operator made the news again on two separate lawsuits. Of particular interest is the first allegation involving its sales force practices regarding a Virginia hotel near DC. The second involves a Hawaii property and also the subject…
The hotel income that a hotel economist considers when determining the potential loss resulting from a construction defects damages lawsuit usually starts with room revenue as its basis. In addition to the guestrooms that may have been impacted and the subsequent revenue loss, there are related revenues to be considered too. These include on-site food,…
An operator and hotel management expert may be faced with performance issues in economic downturns that can affect their relationship with the owners and investors of the lodging property. This may be a result of when it is perceived that the operator gets all of the benefit through compensation and incentives, while the financial risk…
Over the years, our firm has been routinely engaged as a hotel expert witness on a variety of issues for litigation, receivership and reorganization. We also provide preliminary no-cost webinars and consultations relating to the various aspects that may impact a case to help educate clients and their attorneys, corporate counsel and other legal professionals.…
In news we monitor as part of our resort consultant group, AAA is predicting more travelers will drive rather than fly over Thanksgiving. This number is up over last year and the main reason appears to be higher airfares coupled with a struggling economy. According to the report by Travel tracker AAA: “4 percent more…