The decision to brand (or re-brand) a hotel or restaurant is an essential decision for an owner. The selection of the brand services & the operator for managing the property are also essential decisions. These each have a lasting impact on value, income and the success of your property.
Find a Hospitality Brand Services & Operator Selection Consultant
Branding Services in the Hotel Industry
Hotel brands make up a large part of the market value of many successful hotels and restaurants. Relying on an expert in hotel branding, management contracts and negotiations, can be the difference maker between constant struggles in owner/operator/investor relationships and successful long-term relationships that build value and guest loyalty.
If you are developing a new property, wading through the sea of brands and standards required by each is daunting. Engaging an expert is valuable to analyze the market, competition, and opportunities. These analyzes will allow you to capitalize on a particular brand (or soft-brand). Understanding the process of design, procurement and delivery logistics can make a considerable difference in project costs and timing to opening. Your brand can define:
- Your property’s image and enhance sales
- Marketing
- Loyalty
- They bring robust reservations systems and other technology
Hotel Brand Standards and Systems Services
Implementing brand standards and systems can be costly to establish and maintain. Cayuga Consultants have the knowledge and experience to:
- Help you to define your goals
- Analyze the cost/benefit of each option
- Help select the right brand for your property
- Guide you through contract negotiations
Hotel Operator Selection Process Services
Equally essential is management of the operation. Will you be choosing a brand that requires brand management of the property? Will you be bringing in a 3rd party franchise or management group to operate? Will you be self-operating? Each comes with advantages and disadvantages. Cayuga’s experts in hotel management companies and negotiating agreements help owners make these vitally important decisions.
Our Brand Services & Operator Selection Consultants
David Adler
Driving events and meetings demand, profitability and efficiency in a post covid world with smart technology, up to date strategies and creative solutions for leadership and innovation.
Katie Benson
Hospitality professional with extensive international operational, development and asset management experience with assignments in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe, UK, USA.
John Berndt
Senior advisor for multi-use projects for International brands, independent owners/developers on hospitality operations programing and development.
Haydee Cruz
Helping hotels to reach targeted market segments, securing and implementing lucrative sales strategies, developing innovative operating practices to ultimately yield profits.
Stephen Darling
Experience in planning and development consulting for owners and architects, Stephen's approach creates the road to profitability plus fresh shrewd insights for the future.
Dr. Chekitan Dev
Internationally renowned scholar and thought leader on marketing and branding in the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. As an expert witness, he has testified in numerous cases involving hotel owner–brand relationships and the online travel industry.
Stephen Dietrich
Providing actionable pro-active client advisory services in key areas designed to improve asset value.
Ken Edwards
Expert in Receivership Management. Visionary hotelier with 20+ years experience building, operating and developing hotels throughout the country, and disruptive approach towards future of hospitality.
Cara Federici
A luxury-lifestyle entrepreneur, brand creator and operator, Cara Federici's extensive design, digital marketing, web development, revenue strategy and sales expertise deliver proven methodologies to create and scale hospitality brands.
Haydn Kramer
Hotel Sales & Marketing expert ; experience ranging from VP of Sales & Marketing to Sales Management of Marriott's entire portfolio. Haydn's knowledge can be applied to any lodging brand at every tier
Jim Lopolito
Jim is a veteran of the restaurant, country club (clubs), catering & concert industries offering expert consulting assistance in developing extraordinary teams to surprise and delight your guests and molding profitable hospitality businesses.
Michael O'Young
Expertise in artificial intelligence, pro forma valuations and Architectural advisory. Proven track record of delivering actionable plans that “connect the dots” to capture value.
Jon Peck
Proven track record with all all aspects of hotel acquisition and development.
James Samson
James is an accomplished hospitality professional specializing in culinary development, revenue strategy and food & beverage operational risk assessment.
Romulo Vallejo
Fully bilingual, multicultural Hospitality Operations Specialist. Over 20 years U.S. and Caribbean-Latin American experience leading select, extended, and full-service hotels.
Derrick Yee
Experienced hospitality asset manager helping real estate owners maximize the overall value of their investment from underwriting through business plan execution.