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BHA’s worldwide network and years of experience provide for a swift, complete, and reliable resource to the everyday or unusual hotel management, sales, marketing, and operational situations. Hotel Feasibility Studies, Hotel Market Study, Hotel Valuations, interim hotel management & GM assignments, hotel cost analysis, hotel sales re-focus and systems re-alignment.We have extensive knowledge of and worked with hotel owner clients of soft brand affiliation companies such as Leading Hotels, Preferred Hotels, Small Luxury Hotels, Design Hotels, World Hotels, Epoque Hotels, Luxe Hotels, Great Hotels of the World, Luxury Lifestyle Hotels, etc.BHA’s guiding principle is “better informed decision making” for hotel owners and operators. In an industry filled with non-stop competition, data overload, and segment upon segment of niche slants, it can be difficult, costly, and time consuming to approach a hotel project without a hands-on pro.

BHRI pioneered the soft brand movement for independent luxury boutique hotels worldwide to compete against the giant hotel chains. BHRI awards a distinct identity to genuine boutique hotels globally that is recognized by travelers and travel professional for a genuine boutique lodging experience.Select hotels include such properties as CopperWynd Resort, City Hotel Shanghai, Mangosteen Resort Phuket, Threadneedles London, Fortuneland Beijing, Ermitage du Lac Quebec, Les Suites Da An Taipei, and Coral Deira Dubai.Six international sales offices generated more than USD$ 85m in revenue per year.

Kennedy Group Hospitality provides hotel & resort management and marketing services to the specialty segments of condo-hotels, residential resorts, boutique hotels, private clubs, and executive conferencing venues. Management included the historic and first redeveloped boutique property in Salt Lake City. Marketing services clients ranged from Destination Hotels & Resorts, Princeton's Chanuncey Conference Center, Utah's Homestead Resorts, and a collection of authentic boutique hotels in Canada and the US.

ICR managed industry leading conference resorts of: Scottsdale Conference Resort, Scottsdale, AZ; Barton Creek Resort, Austin, TX; Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO, Westfields International Conference Center, Washington, DC; Graylyn Conference Center, Winston-Salem, NC; Seabrook Isand Resort, Charleston, SC.