Hotel & Motel Management - March 17, 2008 - (Page 6) Checking In PERSPECTIVE H&MM March 17, 2008 | HotelMotel.com EDITORIAL 600 Superior Ave. East, Suite 1100, Cleveland, OH 44114 Keep an eye on management companies IN THE details Industry trends in 2008 Expect continued growth See management coverage Gain green guidance By Matt Waddell Publisher t the end of December when we published The Advisor, one of the newest additions to the Hotel & Motel Management family of publications, we wrote about trends that management companies among our readership could expect in 2008. “Management companies expect to grow quietly,” was the headline. In fact, this year is shaping up to be one of positive growth for this segment of our industry. Most of the management company execs I spoke with at Americas Lodging Investment Summit in January in Los Angeles said they were optimistic about this year and next because they had tak- en the time to build good teams, invest in marketing and make strong partnerships. In this issue, for the first time in several years, we’ve expanded our annual coverage of third-party management companies. More companies than ever before responded to our survey (see Page 26), and we’ve supplemented the survey with coverage from ALIS on brands such as Hotel Equities and Pyramid. Of course, the topic of the day at ALIS was that we can’t expect entirely clear skies ahead. Associate Editor Jason Freed asked management company execs about this for his story starting on Page 24. How are these companies planning for a possible looming recession? It’s a good question to ask. Going green As you no doubt noticed from the front page of this issue, Hotel & Motel Management continues to tackle the green issue. Sustainable business practices are nothing new; what’s new is how mainstream they’re becoming. Take a look at the presidential primary issues the candidates are raising about green issues, for example. This clearly isn’t a fringe topic anymore, and as it becomes more widespread, hoteliers need education. Like most education after you’ve left college, it’s up to you to find out the information for yourself, and then train your people. Forgot to pack your favorite issue of Hotel & Motel Management? Visit www.HotelMotel. com and go to www.HotelMotel. com/digitalarchive to download, browse through and search the text of each issue, click on links in the articles and advertisements and quickly navigate to any page. 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