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Notes on hotel performance

Short, practical writing for owners, investors and general managers. The first pieces are in preparation — the topics below are what they will cover.

Performance

In preparation

Why Hotels Underperform Even at High Occupancy

Full houses can hide weak rate structure, expensive channel mix and unproductive labour. Where the profit actually goes.

Advisor: Serdar Güntekin

Leadership

In preparation

The First 100 Days of a Hotel General Manager

What to establish, what to leave alone, and the management rhythm that decides the following year.

Advisor: Serdar Güntekin

Pre-Opening

In preparation

10 Pre-Opening Mistakes Hotel Owners Should Avoid

Recruitment timing, systems sequencing, budget assumptions and trial operations — where openings usually slip.

Advisor: İsmail İnözü

Technology

In preparation

Hotel Technology: What Owners Need to Know Before Opening

Infrastructure, PMS and POS decisions taken early are inexpensive; taken late they are structural.

Advisor: Rıza Uğur

People

In preparation

Why Training Programs Fail in Hotels

Training rarely fails on content. It fails on structure, follow-up and departmental ownership.

Advisor: Serdar Güntekin

Commercial

In preparation

Revenue Is Not Profit: Understanding Hotel Performance

The measures owners need monthly to see a problem early, and the reporting habits that hide it.

Advisor: İsmail İnözü

Strategy

In preparation

When Does a Hotel Need Repositioning?

The signals that separate an operating problem from a product problem — and what each one costs to correct.

Advisor: Serdar Güntekin

No publication dates are announced. Nothing here is published yet.

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