Media Coverage
Hotel Management – Hospitality How-To: Adhere to Brand Standards
hihotels’ Director of Operations, Gary Gobin, discussed the company’s unique and successful approach to brand standards.
Today’s Hotelier – Understanding Service Dogs
hihotels’ Director of Operations, Gary Gobin, provides insight on the ins and outs of service dog compliance for today’s hotel owners and operators.
Hotel Management – One on One with Hospitality International’s Chris Guimbellot
Hospitality International CEO Chris Guimbellot discusses his long history with the company and how stepping away gave him a fresh perspective on the company’s direction.
Today’s Hotelier – Keep it Simple
With competition knocking at their doors, hoteliers must consistently assess their hotel, keeping in mind that, although their guests are looking for a unique guest experience, they’re ultimately looking for a respite from their everyday lives.
Hotel Management – Consistent Training Key to Mitigating Risk
Employee turnover is a significant challenge when it comes to risk management in the hotel industry. That’s because training consistency is in jeopardy when a hotel faces high attrition rates.
Today’s Hotelier – A Dose of Precaution
Today’s Hotelier put together a list of suggestions to help you prepare for a possible economic downturn.
Lodging Magazine – PIPs in Perspective
hihotels President and CEO, Chris Guimbellot, discusses the negative impact that PIPs can have on economy hotel owners.
Today’s Hotelier – Sink or Swim
Short-staffed hotel companies test new hires early while still providing career development opportunities
Hotel News Now – hihotels CEO: We Won’t Tell You Your Baby is Ugly
By focusing on sensible standards, hihotels is helping franchisees avoid expensive and onerous Property Improvement Plans, that often have questionable returns.
Lodging Magazine – Selling Service: hihotels President and CEO Chris Guimbellot on the Concept of Personal Attention
By combining their Sales and Servicing positions, hihotels has been able to forge stronger franchisee relationships and provide a better product to the franchisee and the guest, without increasing costs to either.
Hotel Executive – Economy Hotels: Maintaining Relevance in a Competitive Market
Since first appearing in the early 20th century, motels have had to evolve to keep up with guest expectations. In this article, Penny Duelk, Assurance and Marketing Program Director, discusses how those motels can continue to evolve.
Today’s Hotelier – When the Going Gets Tough
Ruben Reyes, Assurance & Marketing Program Director, writes about striking a balance when working with OTA’s in tough financial time.
Today’s Hotelier – An Ounce of Prevention
Lessons learned through the pandemic should helps hoteliers prepare their team and their hotels for the next health emergency or natural disaster.
Asian Hospitality – Sometimes It Is About The Destination
As our industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions continue to lift, certain markets are seeing a stronger and faster recovery than others.