■ ➔ BRAND BLING.. pulse 7 8 6 2 Number of U.S. lodging brand introductions 2015 The Leading Hospitality News Authority Since 1875 HotelManagement.net Vol. 230, No. 14 | November 2015 A Questex Hospitality Group Publication 2014 2013 2012 SEE PAGE 24 FOR MORE TRENDS & STATS Source: STR, PwC, lodging trade publications * R E * L DE EA RSHI VATION NO S * P * * ADR * * T THE GM ISSUE VOICE of the GM SURVEY Few things help professionals do their jobs better than data: numbers and anecdotes that allow for comparison. That is the strength of our 2015 Voice of the GM survey. Check out some of the numbers within, then log onto www.hotelmanagement.net/2015-gm-survey for more. THIS SPECIAL REPORT BEGINS ON PAGE 36. GMs to WATCH Leadership and general manager go hand in hand. They are the culture setters, the game-changers. Within these pages, you’ll meet our newest crop of GMs to Watch, who are helping make hospitality better—one guest at a time. THIS SPECIAL REPORT BEGINS ON PAGE 39. ■ ➔ TRENDS & STATS. Room creep inside this issue In design ONE ON ONE . TECHNOLOGY. Own the experience Next-gen PMSes are the new paradigm in the industry, so how do you pick the right one? PAGE 54 Supply levels are poised to catch up to long-term averages, with new brands in the mix. PAGE 24 Wyndham Worldwide’s George Scammell: the man behind the curtain of hotel brands. PAGE 26 * O MWOR EA CC UPANC K Y * *
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