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Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities » (2nd Edition)

Book cover image of Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities by Josef Ransley

Authors: Josef Ransley, Hadyn Ingram
ISBN-13: 9780750659826, ISBN-10: 0750659823
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Josef Ransley

Book Synopsis

A host of English hotel managers, solicitors, architects, and academics describe the key issues in developing hospitality properties. They discuss design, planning, buildings, maintenance, and operational relationships, offering a model-based perspective of the process while avoiding technical language. The thematic structure of the book takes the reader through the entire process of developing a property, from concept to conclusion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

Pt. 1Concept1
1Concepts3
2Feasibilty23
3Design43
Pt. 2Planning59
4Development strategy61
5Project finance79
6Legal agreements and contracts95
Pt. 3Construction113
7The design team115
8Building costs140
9Managing construction162
Pt. 4Operations193
10Operational planning and relationships195
11Planning accommodation215
12Service provision232
Pt. 5Asset management249
13Asset management251
14Product development and brand management266
15International and cultural issues285
Conclusions299

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