Services

Hotel Advisors Deploying Next-Gen Trends for Next-Level Profitability

As strategic hotel advisors, we work with boutique, independent and small groups to first discern what actions will generate the greatest returns, and then implement plans to achieve those results. Our expertise in wellness & longevity, hotel technology, sales & marketing, operations, new property development and finance allow us to see the big picture and think in terms of 'total profitability'. We know what levers to pull to maximize long-term asset growth.

Getting Started With Hotel Mogel

The first step towards any engagement is figuring out where we can be best deployed to maximize value, conveyed in an order of priorities for short, medium and long-term tasks. Following the 80/20 principle, an evaluation by us can look holistically to deduce the 20% activities that will produce 80% of the results (and any ‘low hanging fruit’) or we can focus our initial assessment on a specific area of operations at your request.

Evaluations in the recent past
have focused on

Maximizing revenue per guest (upselling, ancillary spend)

Direct booking optimization and CRM best practices
Low-capex wellness programs and add-ons that best fit brand
Experiential design to win over guests and create demand
Longevity science, advanced fitness and nutritional F&B programming
Design concepts and exceptional experiences that will get developments funded
Gaps and opportunities in IT systems for better analysis and commercialization
Technology vendor selection, system configuration and AI deployment

For Independent Hotel & Small Groups

Asset Management

Property improvement plans (PIPs) involving new program development with capex and opex forecasts

Advisory on hotel expansions, repositions, facility planning, rebranding, franchise agreement negotiations

Assembly of investor presentations (prospectus) with capital raise support

Secret shopper reports and business evaluations with topline recommendations

Wellness & Longevity

Auditing existing wellness programming and branding to suggest areas for growth

Evaluating how wellness experiences are sold to maximize current assets

Building spa and wellness programs to meet new trends

Embedding wellness into F&B, activities and in-room

Designing advanced longevity programs and integrated, multi-night wellness stays

Sales & Marketing

Territory representation for media purchases and digital advertising strategy

Go-to-market advisory and marketing plan reviews

Group sales strategic advisory and sales team training

Revenue management (rate planning, uplift, etc.)

Strategies and plans for reducing seasonality and attracting new types of travelers (e.g. digital nomads)

IT Systems

Strategic audits to reveal revenue optimization opportunities

Direct booking strategies to maximize this channel and lower acquisition costs

CRM and loyalty audits to devise microsegments and drive customer lifetime value

Vendor selection and system configuration

SEO, GenAI adoption and AI search readability evaluations

Hotel Development Services

Conceptualization

Site selection, brand selection and master plan advisory

Defining core reasons to visit (wellness, culinary, activities)

Feasibility studies, proforma, revenue forecasting, capex planning

Investor presentation assembly for equity or debt financing support

Project Planning

Determining operational details (size, theme, features)

Detailed luxury program design and area planning

Documentation, scheduling and detailed budgeting

Partner recruitment (architects, designers, engineers, suppliers)

Technical Services

FF&E and OS&E capital planning with value engineering

Management company and supplier recommendations

Technology architecture planning and implementation

Specific wellness and ancillary program definitions

Preopening Services

Executive team recruitment and team development

Establishing standard operating procedures

Marketing plans and awareness campaign oversight

Pre-sales strategy and sales team training

Thought Leadership & Internal Support

Speaking

We are regularly sought after for keynote presentations

Recent topics include:
(1) Luxury hotel trends and experiential design
(2) Wellness trends and profiting from the longevity revolution
(3) Growing total revenues from better use of technology

Presentation examples available upon request

Longevity Expertise

This service is meant for design agencies, management companies and other advisory firms

We act as an internal partner to augment the services you offer and help you win more engagements

By acting as the resident expert in longevity and medical wellness, we enable you to develop concepts and programs that truly resonate

Strategy Sessions

Deploys leading industry expertise to every engagement

Available to lead executive team planning meetings and retreats

Experienced sales and marketing team training and secret shoppers

Offered as a day rate as well as on a multi-day basis

Hotel Influencers

Authority amongst corporate and group travel planners

Helps to build prestige for major industry accolades

Can be recruited for property experiences, site visits and tours

Can interview top officers then write about the brand