By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
4 May 2007
Hotel Lawyer at Meet the Money® — the premier hotel financing conference. In an annual survey prepared for exclusive release at JMBM’s Meet the Money® hotel finance conference, the Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) “Top 10″ Investment Trends and Challenges were unveiled on May […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
8 May 2007
Hotel Lawyer on debt and equity financing for hotels — hotel financing update. The party’s not over, but it may be time we sobered up. How do you find debt and equity financing for hotel development, hotel mixed-use, repositioning and purchase or sale?
Meet the Money® […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
14 May 2007
Hotel Lawyer on recognizing, avoiding and defending ADA lawsuits. In case you haven’t noticed, ADA lawsuits — suits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act — are on the rise. We have covered a number of troublesome ADA claim areas here on www.HotelLawBlog.com in the […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
20 May 2007
Hotel Lawyer on latest U.S. Hospitality Trends. At the recent Meet the Money® conference on hotel financing, Bobby Bowers, Senior Vice President at Smith Travel Research (STR) provided an overview of the U.S. lodging industry for the 12 months ending March 2007. The results were […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
22 May 2007
Hotel Lawyer reporting from Meet the Money® hotel financing conference. At the recent Meet the Money® conference on hotel financing, Mark Woodworth, Executive VP of PKF Consulting, presented the latest report from PKF Hospitality Research to a crowd of more than 450 hotel industry leaders […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
2 June 2007
Hotel Lawyer on hotel sales, values, buyers and cap rates — reporting from Meet the Money® hotel financing conference. If you are buying or selling hotels, or looking for hotel financing, you have to be interested in today’s posting. This is all about […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
3 June 2007
Hotel Lawyer in New York at the Hotel Investment Conference. It is Sunday night, June 3, 2007, and the New York Hotel Investment Conference is officially under way with its gala reception. It boasts an all time record number of attendees, which always signals good […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
11 June 2007
Hotel Lawyer on developing GREEN hotels. An exciting new benchmark has been set in the hospitality industry. The Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa has received the prestigious LEED Gold certification! This is the first time that the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
14 June 2007
Hotel Lawyer on the Schrager-Marriott marriage and its impact on lifestyle hotels. One of my steady themes here at www.HotelLawBlog.com, is that lifestyle hotels are the hottest thing going in new hotel development, particularly hotel mixed-use. (See, for example, “The new “LIFESTYLE” hotel brands are […]
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
18 June 2007
Hotel Lawyer in Florida. While Gloria Estefan’s fans are anticipating the September 2007 release of her new Spanish-language album, 90 Millas, featuring original music inspired by her native Cuba — the hotel industry is eagerly awaiting the opening of her new luxury resort, Costa d’Este […]