BOUTIQUE|HOTEL ADVISORS  ■^SM  

BOUTIQUE|HOTEL ADVISORS  ■^SM

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Hoteliers Resource for Better Informed Decisions
1-480-221-7846   33-617-568977   971-65-5229805

Boutique Hotel Advisors is a specialized hospitality information resource that provides customized, partner-level services for owners, investors and operators of independent hotels, resorts, and residences.   BHA’s staff  are experienced market leading hoteliers from operations, sales, marketing, and management in all segments of the hotel industry.

BHA’s guiding principle is “better informed decision making” for hotel owners and operators. 

Each advisor is recognized in the industry with more than a decade of front-line hands-on experience among the world’s most recognized hotels.  They have operated within the most competitive markets and demanding clientele.  BHA’s distinguished and diverse careers in all aspects of hotel sales, marketing and operations are founded on the experiences and the key roles each advisor has played in developing, opening, sustaining, acquiring, and repositioning of international hotels and destinations.

As owners and managers in the independent hotel market are more ‘attached’ to their hotel, their decisions are often ‘emotional’ or ‘personal’.  It takes discipline to step outside of the immediate nature and review true business alternatives that are better chosen with objective rational criteria.  Popular matters include; management review, executive analysis, sales representation, brand selection, marketing alliances, and partnerships. These subjects are thoroughly evaluated for results, recognition, and resources actually provided and that can be measured and calculated as an undisputable return on your cost.

We understand, from our experience, the ins and outs of management companies.  We objectively reveal and assist to gather and verify qualifications, references capabilities,  contractual obligations and positions, operator fees and performance criteria, and systems to oversee and measure operator performance.  On behalf of owners, we employ a systematic approach for selecting hotel management companies and the process that will maximize the benefit for the property owner.  Specifically, we provide expert, qualitative assessments, among other matters, to the items listed above. 

John Sears is the principal and managing partner of Boutique Hotel Advisors.  A career hotelier, professional consultant and facilitator whose pedigree includes Mobil awarded five-star training to ownership participation of a market leader independent boutique hotel.  John has a balanced background in operations, sales, marketing, contract negotiations, development, property evaluations and acquisitions.

Prior to BHA, John served as executive vice president of Boutique Hotels & Resorts International where he led the company growth to twenty-six countries and worked first-hand with more than a hundred independent hotel’s and their owner’s and management.  Previous to Boutique, he formed the North American Conference Center Alliance.  He continues to lead the industry in joint-venture marketing for independently owned and operated  lifestyle hotels, clubs,  and conferencing venues.   John has been a featured speaker at several of the industries major events, including The Lodging Conference and World Travel Market.  He is a graduate of Cartrefle College, Wrexham, Wales UK.