Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities

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Sirisena, N. (2001), "Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 47-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm.2001.13.1.47.1

This edited text by Josef Ransley and Hadyn Ingram, traces the development process of hospitality properties and facilities. The chapters are written by experts in each field on topics such as design, feasibility analysis, building costs, maintenance and asset management. Case studies accompany each of the 14 chapters, and in chapter 15 they have included an integrated case study which draws on several topics in the book.

The book is well signposted and reader‐friendly, and includes a glossary of technical terms. This would be a useful book for students and practitioners who wish to gain an overview of the development process of hospitality properties. It also deals with property issues relating to customer satisfaction, operating efficiency and profitability.

The editors are well placed to compile such a book because they have both practical and academic experience. Josef Ransley is chairman of Ransley Group, and has more than 20 years’ experience in the design of hospitality properties around the world, as well as lecturing on the subject. Hadyn Ingram is a practitioner turned academic who still operates a hotel and writes on hospitality topics. They both lecture widely on hospitality property management both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

I welcome this book, as it provides a useful text for students and practitioners in the fields of hospitality property development and hospitality property management. The book is broad in its coverage, addressing a variety of topics. I would have liked to have seen pre‐opening activity as an additional topic, dealing with its cost, timing and importance. Similarly, a worked example of evaluating feasibility of a proposed development project, would also have been a useful addition. In my view, this would have made forceful connections between the varied topics covered in this book.

In summary, Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities is a welcome addition to the limited library of applied and useful texts. I expect it to be a popular book with hospitality management students and practitioners alike.