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Lodging and Hospitality Management

This advisory practice is of special interest to DCG clients given our past industry experience and current assistance to hotel companies and hotel/lodging associations.

Client Profiles

  • Urban, rural and resort hotels and restaurants
  • State and provincial hotel and/or restaurant associations
  • State and provincial tourism departments/commissions/agencies
  • Municipalities and regional/county governments
  • Convention & visitors bureaus
  • Chambers of commerce
  • Other hospitality service organizations

HotelPractice Development

  • Over 40 years combined research, training and advisory experience in USA, Canada, and UK
  • General managers and director of sales/marketing positions in various lodging properties and corporate headquarters
  • Assistance to 30+ hotel and foodservice organizations over a 25 year period
  • Program coordinators/speakers at various hospitality conferences, symposiums, workshops and forums
  • Authors of various hospitality and tourism books and articles

Client Deliverables

  • Hotel visioning and strategic planning
  • State/provincial and regional accommodation strategy and plan
  • Accommodation and/or restaurant operational audit
  • Hotel exit survey
  • Lodging business planning
  • Hotel and/or foodservice market/economic feasibility study
  • Hotel product assessment
  • Hotel and/or foodservice marketing planning
  • Lodging promotional planning
  • Accommodation/foodservice packaging and programming
  • Lodging/restaurant electronic marketing analysis

Representative Assignments

  • Harrison County Conference Opportunity Assessment and Update (Indiana, 2004–2005 and 2008)
  • Four Seasons Bed & Breakfast Group (Indiana, 2004)
  • Lake County/Radisson Hotel Group Business Marketing Partnership Development (Indiana, 2003–2004)
  • Schahet Hotels Strategic Planning (Indiana, 2003)
  • Indiana Hotel & Lodging Association Strategic Planning (Indiana, 2002)
  • Loudoun County Hotel Association Formation (Virginia, 2002)
  • Indianapolis Hotel & Lodging Association Strategic Planning (Indiana, 2002)
  • Hospitality Inns Visioning and Strategic Planning (Alberta, Canada, 2001)
  • Green Bay Lodging Sector Assessment (Wisconsin, 2001)
  • Brown County Hotels Product Evaluation (Indiana, 2001)
  • Jackson County Multipurpose Conference Facility Analysis (Indiana, 2000)
  • Sheraton Four Points Pre-Opening Services (Alberta, Canada, 1999)

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