ISHC Announces the Top Ten Issues & Challenges for 2007

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ISHC Announces the Top Ten Issues & Challenges for 2007
Labor & Skills Shortages:

Growing shortage of qualified & skilled employees
Construction Costs:
Escalation of construction &renovation costs

Technology:
Lightening speed of changes – keeping up

Changing Demographics & Their Impact on Travel Trends:
Shift in baby-boomers to gen X

Future of Hotel Profits:
Balancing escalating expenses with the need to increase rates

Branding:
Mitigating consumer confusion over brand proliferation and investor concerns over cross brand impact

Distribution Revolution:
Keeping up with rapidly changing playing field

Travel Restrictions:
And their impact on the travel industry

Global Emerging Markets:
Are travel patterns changing

Capital Availability:
Will investor and lender confidence continue

For a copy of the full press release and additional information on the ISHC Top Ten Issues in the Hospitality Industry for 2007, please click here.