Post #574360 by TikiG on Wed, Feb 2, 2011 12:05 PM

Well in business its all about performance and customer perception isn't it? Next is "planning" for income. Booking events in advance. Knowing your customer base. FORECASTS vs PERFORMANCE. Data Data Data. What do we order this month, staff requirements, maintenance requirements, civic and community requirements and services etc etc all must be carefully orchestrated. Now consider the appeal factor for corporate alliances, product placement and long-term contract with those difficult to obtain corporate alliances.

The flip-side...in a old-school traditional motel set-up you rely on road traffic and road advertising and maybe a little organic theming to set you apart from local competition. We know that a roadside motel may have little or no customers during the week, but you can always count on being busy Friday and Saturday nights...i.e. "book-by-the-night" or worse the dreaded "book-by-the-hour" (depends on what end of the stick you're looking!)

I hope this explains what I wrote earlier. G

[ Edited by: tikig 2011-02-02 12:36 ]

[ Edited by: TikiG 2011-02-02 12:40 ]