How to Solve The Biggest Problems With Hospitality

In the hospitality industry there are a variety of issues that can arise.  From labor and skill shortages to escalating construction costs, being in hospitality can be a hot bed of problems.  Below are some of the biggest issues in the hospitality industry and how they can be fixed.

Labor & Skills Shortages –When people stay at a hotel, especially a luxury one, they expect to get high-end, quality service, and when that expectation is not met, hotels can expect to see a major decline in sales.  The best way to fix this issue is to ensure your screening process for potential employees is top notch, including checking their references and running background checks for all departments.

High Renovation and Construction Costs – As the economy gets better or worse, depending on your opinion, construction and renovation costs have steadily grown.  While there is no quick fix to this particular issue, any hotels undergoing renovations or construction can ensure that they make a budget and stick to it.  This will help keep costs down as much as possible.

The Ever Changing Technology – Keeping up with the all the different and new technology options that consumers have can become very costly for a hotel.  The best option to fight this expensive cost is to ensure that the basics that all guests expect of their hotel selections, like free Wi-Fi, and guaranteeing the hotel gets the best packages available from the providers.

Future Hotel Profits – As prices go up, hotels must also raise their prices, however, the higher their prices get, the less likely patrons are going to choose their establishment for the traveling needs.  A way to fix this issue is to ensure that the rates you charge your guests are at least competitive to the other rates being charged.

This update was brought to you by Jaguar Hospitality, a leader in hospitality renovations.  To learn more about their luxury hospitality renovations and project management services, contact them at (214) 295-3570.

Ways to Make Your Hotel Renovation Go Smoothly

Successful renovation projects come about when all parties involved are aware of and have planned for all of the unique challenges that a renovation project can pose.

As a Hospitality Renovations company with considerable experience in the industry, Jaguar Hospitality has a few tips to help your hotel renovation run smoothly. The keys to ensuring a successful project are:

·         A clear vision and objective concerning the project
·         Clearly defined standards for the time, cost and quality of the project.
·         Linking the scope of the project directly back to the previously defined objective and performance standards

Tip #1: At the start of your renovation project it would be a good idea to work with your project manager to develop a reliable schedule that makes sense for your renovation.  That can mean including standards for any part of the renovation done during operating hours and/or standards for how to transition guest rooms in and of service.

Tip #2: Hiring qualified contractors that understand the work involved with your renovation process can be the difference between a successful renovation and a renovation that ends up going over budget.  An experienced contractor is also great because they have the experience to deal with any unexpected challenges.

Tip #3:  Make sure all standards, prior to starting the renovation project are clearly defined, including time, cost and quality. A clear vision and objective are critical elements to keeping renovation projects on track.

Tip #4: Before starting a renovation project on your hotel, it is a good idea to research the market to ensure that any renovations you do on your hotel will provide a big enough return on your investment.

Tip #5: Lastly, when undergoing a renovation project it is very important to ensure that you, your contractor, and project manager stay focused during the entirety of the renovation.  If you don’t account for your staff and your guests your project could end up being quite disastrous.

Jaguar Hospitality adheres to strict standards of performance and innovation with each and every renovation project. With our cutting-edge strategies, resources, and personnel, we are ready to offer the best in luxury hospitality renovations and project management to ensure an optimally smooth project.

 To learn more about the Hospitality Renovations we can offer, contact us at (214) 295-3570 or click here to email us.

Maximizing Hotel Profits While Renovating

The cost of renovating a hotel can be very expensive, even if you choose the most cost efficient options available to you, so there’s no room for a hotel to lose even more money.  That’s why it’s important for any hotel deciding to undergo a renovation, to ensure that their current guests are happy and comfortable and that any new guests and/or their current operations won’t be disrupted.  Jaguar Hospitality, a Hospitality Renovations and project management company that specializes in maximizing their clients return on their capital investments, would like to present some tips and ideas that will help any hotel and/or hospitality company maximize their profits during a planned or unplanned renovation project.

Tip #1: Keeping your guests happy is key.  A big oversight a lot of hotel owners make during a planned renovation is forgetting about their current guests and any new guests that may take up residence at their hotel.  Obviously hoteliers know that there will be guests during their renovation, but a few of them may forget to take a look at what their guests will be experiencing during the renovation.  So it’s a good idea to ensure that when planning a renovation, you think about ways to ensure that your guests will be comfortable and happy during their stay with your property.  A good way of doing that is ensuring there is no disruption to the HVAC system, and to have a plan in place in case the system does happen to experience a disruption.  A working HVAC system, or rather lack thereof, can be the difference between your guests deciding to come back and refer their friends and family or them putting you on their DO NOT STAY list.  Another good way of making your guests feel at home is to interact with them personally.  Something as simple as making sure that your front desk associates address all of your checked in guests by their name or that every employee they interact with can at least offer advice regarding any entertaining attractions in the area.  Finally, focusing on customer satisfaction is always an important aspect in maximizing your profits.  As long as your guests are satisfied you will always see positive results, however, on the other hand if your guests are unhappy, you can be assured that the negative feedback will be something that can translate into a loss in profits, sometimes quite significantly. 

Tip #2: Differentiate your hotel from your competitors by being creative, proactive and productive.  With the many different hotels around, it’s important to make sure your property gives something to your guests that no one else can do.  In 2015, good, original ideas can be hard to come by, so sometimes it’s good to just tweak things a little bit.  For instance, maybe having an earlier check in time then your competitors and/or a later check out time, can be just the boost your hotel needs to put you in the lead.  Furthermore, a renovation project is a great time to get creative with the design of the guest rooms, or even with just the more elite suites (which is a great cost effective solution to jazzing up your hotel without spending a great deal of money).

Tip #3: Happy employees will almost always translate into good profits.  Think about it, your guests interact with just about all of your employees on a daily basis, from the always seen Front Desk Associates, to the rarely seen janitors, every person that works in your hotel will make some form of impact on your guests at one time or another, so it’s best to make sure your employees are on their best behavior at all times, and some of the best ways of doing that is to pay your employees a fair, competitive wage, recognize them for their achievements, and offer them annual enticing incentives that will make them not only want to come to work every day, but will also make them want to put their best foot forwards at all times.

Jaguar Hospitality is ready to offer the best Hospitality Project Management Solutions like Capital Management, FF&E and OS&E Procurement, and 24/7 Reporting, in order to help the hotel maintain the profits and the guests happy. To learn more about the Hospitality Renovations contact us at (214) 295-3570 or click here to email us.

Free WiFi is a Must-Have on Traveler’s list

Jaguar Hospitality knows that for every Hospitality company it’s important to please the guests while maintaining the profits. Our services are created to maintain the hotel and help it advance with new request from the guests.

According to The New York Times, hotel offering free WiFi is starting to become a necessity, rather than an added perk. In addition the company Loews Hotel & Reports exposed that charging for WiFi was one of the biggest complaints of guests during last year.

“The public’s expectation switched from ‘It’s nice when you have Wi-Fi’ to ‘You must have Wi-Fi,’ that evolution is a problem for hotels,” said Max Rayner, a partner at the travel consulting company Hudson Crossing.

Previously some hotel charge fee for WiFi in order to increase the profit margins, but at the moment, free WiFi is expected by guests in every hotel, because travelers are used to have it in restaurants, airports and more. Actually, during 2014 Marriott chains were hit with a $600,000 fine for trying to block personal WiFi hotspots of guest to encourage the use of their own.

Jaguar Hospitality is ready to offer the best Hospitality Renovation Solutions like Capital Management, FF&E and OS&E Procurement, and 24/7 Reporting, in order to help the hotel maintain the profits and the guests happy. To learn more about the Hospitality Renovations contact us at (214) 295-3570 or click here to email us.

Learn more about Jaguar Hospitality Services

At Jaguar Hospitality we are prepared to give excellent service to all of our clients, as the leading company dedicated to maximizing your hotel, restaurant, and healthcare clients return, in addition we provide solutions for the entire furniture and operating supplies procurement process for new builds or small to major refurbishment projects. Learn more about our Hospitality Renovations.

Our services were created according to the company’s mission to exceed our customer’s expectations for every facet of the project. The capital planning tools were established to manage the capital projects and achieve all goals. Jaguar Hospitality creates the approval actions, the schedule, and the budget.

The OS&E Procurement is the way to determine what is needed for the project’s first opening order. And the FF&E Procurement ensures that the products are purchased at the best value. In addition 24/7 reporting service is designed to give our clients access to the report online in any moment of the day, this unique reporting system is easily accessed through a web service.

Over the years, Jaguar Hospitality has worked with international and national hotel chains to keep them up to date with the dynamic and fast-growing industry, like Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Omni Tucson National Resort, Hotel Duval, Marriott River Center, and more.

For more information about our extraordinary hospitality renovation services like FF&E and OS&E Procurement and the 24/7 reporting contact Jaguar Hospitality at (214) 295-3570 or click here to email us.

Hotel Guests Wants Luxury and Sustainability

The United States is an important destination for travelers from all over the world which is why it’s important to keep innovating with quality Hospitality Renovations, in order to fulfill new requirements and advance with technology. Booking.com created a survey where they asked 32,000 travelers from 16 countries about the reasons to choose one hotel, and hotel guests want luxury and sustainability.

According to the survey made by Booking.com an estimated 52% of global travelers indicate that they are more likely to choose a hotel and destination based on its social or environmental mental impact, meaning that travelers are three times more likely to book an environmentally-friendly accommodation.

 In addition 50% of travelers are more likely to book luxury hotels. The webpage suggested there could be a connection between luxury and sustainable travel. While these respondents seem interested in sustainable travel that does not mean they would actually book these accommodation types en mass.

 74% of the Brazilians reported they were most interested in sustainable travel, but 36% of Danish and 39% of Dutch said their plans would be influenced by a hotels’ potential social or environmental impacts. Also Australians and Americans were among the world’s top sustainable travel intenders. 

This update is brought to you by Jaguar Hospitality. We are ready to keep you up to date with the dynamic and fast-growing hospitality industry. To learn more about the industry-leading Hospitality Renovation Services contact Jaguar Hospitality at 214-295-3574

How Jaguar Hospitality Delivers Premium, Cost-Effective Service

To keep up to date with the dynamic and fast-growing hospitality industry, businesses of every size need quality Hospitality Renovations. As a nationwide leader in this highly specialized field, Jaguar Hospitality is adept at proving effective, custom renovations at a reasonable price.

By relying on the latest advancements and strategies in the industry, our Hospitality Renovations Services provide an exceptional balance between innovation, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Jaguar’s cutting-edge Capital Management Service entails approval actions, scheduling, and budgeting, ensuring affordable but timely services. By recommending contingency dollar amounts, procuring products and services, and presenting various options for you to choose from, you get only what you need at the price that suits you.

Jaguar Hospitality relies on a top-notch procurement team that coordinates with the best owners, designers, contractors, and suppliers in the industry to establish full budget and time restrictions. Products are purchased only at the best value, and projects are initiated in a timely fashion. Once you make your first order, we maintain an item listing for future reorders and prepare an itemized OS&E budget for your future convenience.

Jaguar Hospitality’s unique, round-the-clock reporting system provides an accessible and consistently-updated picture of your project’s progress. You can access it at any time through JaguarHospitality.com, allowing you to stay in the know about your big investment with minimal difficult. It doesn't get any more convenient than this.

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