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By Josh Rigsby and Tommy Beyer Hotels in college towns mean big business. Hoteliers salivate over the numerous high-demand events such as graduations, football games, parent weekends and freshman orientation. Capitalizing on these lucrative peak periods has resulted in many small, university-centric municipalities that now have booming hospitality industries with a significant increase in supply.Read more

By Tommy Beyer You’ve likely heard the titular phrase in one shape or another. The concept is that the people who are the best at what they do will get all of the assigned tasks done while those who are not as good can’t seem to find the time. What is it about these so-calledRead more

By Tommy Beyer It is a perfectly valid question. No matter what organization you are in, there are layers. In hotels, there are line level associates, middle managers or department heads and senior executives. I am not here to debate who the lifeline of the property is, but rather to discuss the importance of middleRead more

By Andrew Carey All of us in the hospitality industry have a simple responsibility: Be a great and gracious host. We are not building dams or designing software. We are providing a sanctuary for weary travelers, a home away from home for road warriors or a luxurious escape for vacationing families. The problem is thatRead more

By: Tommy Beyer For those of you who are currently enrolled in school and pursuing a degree in hospitality management, I’ll let you in on a secret. You are being lied to! “Not surprising” you might say, as we all already knew that. I should preface this by saying that I think attending a reputableRead more