Author Archives: Dave Waller
Mandatory Licensing Requirements for Colorado Managers Moving Ahead
Colorado House Bill 1277 was passed out of the Senate Local Government Committee on a 3-2 vote, moving on to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. The bill already passed out of the House on a 35-28 vote. Here is the gist of HB13-1277, … Continue reading
Crystal Ball – Hotel Performance
PricewaterhouseCoopers is bullish on hotels, forecasting 5.9% revenue-per-available-room growth this year at the Hotel Equities and Lender Perspectives conference earlier this month. On a not-entirely-unrelated note, STR reported that the total active U.S. hotel development pipeline is comprised of 2,717 projects, totaling 320,750 rooms, … Continue reading
Your 2013 Phrase to Know – Content Marketing
So while I am still explaining the acronym “SEO” to some folks (yes, I know), along comes the son of SEO – Content Marketing. In consultant-speak, content marketing is explained as follows (compliments of the Content Marketing Institute): Basically, content … Continue reading
The Great Pool Lift . . . What?
It has only been a little while since the new pool lift regulations went into effect, but I’m not seeing much in the news. Ogletree Deakins reports that eight nearly identical lawsuits were filed by the same attorney-client tandem, where the … Continue reading
Travel Clubs – Some Regulatory Updates To Consider
When discussing compliance with Travel Clubs, I always advise them that what works today may lead to scrutiny tomorrow. As a consequence, it’s a good idea to review your advertising and consumer-facing documents from time to time. Now may be … Continue reading