Hospitality Consulting Services
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Operational Reviews
R. A. Rauch & Associates has the most comprehensive diagnostic review process in the hotel industry. We analyze every department using our own highly effective step-by-step analytical approach. We review organization and staffing, human resource programs, accounting systems, food and beverage control systems, rooms divisions systems, physical plant management, technology and and the marketing plan. This analysis is an integral part of our hotel "takeover" plan.

Market Plan Development
We provide a market position analysis that includes an identification of the competitive marketplace, historic market performance summary, economic factors that impact demand and an interview process that determines lodging patterns in the marketplace. We have a significant database that can be used to analyze market trends and we can develop and implement marketing plans that increase occupancy sharply. Moreover, we are very current with electronic marketing techniques.

Training and Development
Our staff provides training to operational management as well as sales and marketing personnel. We have experience in the first-class hotel market as well as limited-service properties. We customize workshops for groups and provide executive search services to clients if needed. Robert Rauch is Director of the San Diego State University Center for Hospitality and Tourism Research and frequently conducts training workshops and forums.

Workout Plans / Partnership Disputes
R. A. Rauch & Associates Inc. considers every engagement to be unique. We rely upon an approach that has proven successful and customize the approach to your needs. We assist you in putting the case within a financial context and structuring arguments supported by facts. We will analyze and interpret data and present conclusions in a clear, concise format. In conjunction with legal counsel, we can determine what strategy is the most effective to accomplish a debt restructure.

Asset Management / Bankruptcy
R. A. Rauch & Associates Inc. acts as interim manager, trustee or receiver during the initial fact-finding stage through post-trial settlement. We have worked in tandem with fine law firms to expedite hearings, secure cash and preserve the asset. We have a comprehensive diagnostic review that will quickly identify problem areas and an experienced management team to "turn the property around." We have assisted lending institutions as well as debtors in this process.