Services at a glance
Asset Management
While the reasons for seeking asset management services may be varied - the overall goal is simple: to enhance, elevate and solidify a hotel asset's ability to drive value for the owner via maximized profit. This is easier said than done - the hotel industry is complex, capital intensive, labor intensive and market sensitive - with any hotel's performance being susceptible to wide variations on a day-by-day and even hour-by-hour basis.
There is no substitute for hands-on exposure over a period of many years including several industry cycles. Christian can be of assistance via a full asset-management arrangement or, when the needs are more specific, via operational consulting where he provides a third party clinical assessment of an operation's functioning on a day-to-day basis.
While the overall goal for a client seeking asset management or operational review services may be simple, the specifics of how that goal is achieved differ on a case by case basis. Christian Kettlitz understands that each of his clients has different service requirements and is able to customize his service offering accordingly to a variety of clientele. Read more here
Best known among these services are those related to "feasibility studies" as they are most often called. But the due diligence process is often also used to assist in "buy-sell-hold decisions”.
My work typically encompasses several critical elements - all designed to allow the client to assess feasibility and/or make strategic decisions regarding any given project.
Once complete, such a study can be used by the client to determine whether or not a development is feasible given costs and investment parameters. It is also a firm basis upon which to make strategic decisions regarding the "buy-sell-hold" process. Read more here
If you are looking for a hotel group to run an existing or planned hotel, Christian Kettlitz can assist you with the selection of a suitable operator. Furthermore, he will advise you with regard to the financial and legal aspects of a lease, management, franchise or affiliate contract. A fair and precise contract provides a basis of an agreement which can withstand future challenges.Read more here
Operational Management
Christian Kettlitz has significant operating experience at all levels of the market - both within the Germany and internationally – and combines various areas of expertise in order to enhance hotel performance.
He has highly developed competencies in all the critical disciplines including finance, sales and marketing and revenue management, and is skilled in all aspects of day to day operations. He focuses on the details to ensure that the hotel is professionally managed and that guest and staff satisfaction levels are delivered and maintained at the highest levels. He drives an intense focus on profit delivery within his mission to maximise returns on investment and create shareholder value.
He ensures that the General Manager and support team are fully aligned with the goals and objectives of the owning company and encourages a focus on detail to deliver his philosophy that highly trained and motivated staff, operating in a well maintained and high quality environment, will ensure the delivery of optimal profits. Read more here