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This article explains trends in hotel development models and patterns throughout Central America, as well as identifies the countries within the region offering the greatest potential for hotel development.
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Unemployment rates are surging, global stock markets are crashing, commodities are collapsing, and the real estate bubble has finally burst. What moves can hotel developers make during the downturn?
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Tour flow alone typically will not fill a hotel. Business travelers, meeting and convention travelers, and pleasure or leisure travelers are the three primary market segments that comprise the total of lodging demand.
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In this article the author explains how cash-flow modeling is an important part of a timeshare project's initial planning stages.
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Individual components of the business can be analyzed and evaluated separately. A timeshare development is actually three businesses in one, each with distinct characteristics and value observations as noted in the article.