Hospitality Consulting

The principal and associates of Bachran & Associates have been involved in a wide range of tourism, hospitality, retail and real estate related projects through out China, Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region for owners, developers, operators and investors.

The product knowledge and experience includes hotels, resorts, service apartments, retail products and components, food service, commercial, master planned mixed- use development and other related fields. The services offered include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

• Strategic advice and planning for owners, investors, developers, operators, and other agencies;
• Conceptual Planning & design review;
• Facilities planning & concept review;
• Development management overview;
• Project & construction Management overview;
• Management/franchise agreement review;
• Contract negotiation;
• Market position studies;
• Operations review; and
• Hospitality support services

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Real Estate Development Consulting

Conduct studies for facilities concept development, administrate competitive market position studies and market and financial feasibility and other related analysis for mixed-use and other real estate development in the following fields:

• Highest and best land use studies;
• Financial modeling;
• Review of franchise and management agreements;
• Site selection analysis;
• Market support analysis;
• Development and facilities planning and definition of product and facility requirements;
• Financial analysis and;
• Operational reviews

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Strategic Market Planning

Marketing action planning to define goals, strategies and tactics in relation to:

• Economics and demographics analysis;
• Promotional activities;
• Market positioning studies and;
• Other destination competition

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Investment Advisory

Assist in the identification of target investment and the best combination for the investment based on the profile of the investors. Some of the services include:

• Deal initiation and review;
• Negotiation Assistance
• Preliminary due diligence

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Tourism/Hospitality strategy Review & Resource Analysis

Coordinated tourism planning and promotional programs among neighboring areas can be highly effective in attracting both the traveler and the travel trade and therefore visitor destinations located far from major market sources, or those areas that face strong competition from nearby locations often find that multi-destination planning can be highly successful. Visitor arrivals increase, while tour costs decrease as both airlines and tour operators alike respond to the cooperative marketing strategies among otherwise competing destinations in the geographic location. Bachran & Associates has the ability to assist both the private and public sectors in creating effective tourism and development programs.

Assessment of resources of a tourism destination location which creates a viable visitor market including:

• Potential visitor market sources;
• Human resource availability;
• Manpower needs and training programs and coordination;
• Food, beverage and entertainment profiles and facilities;
• Hotels, resorts and other accommodation;
• Scenic and other physical attractions;
• Cultural and man-made attractions;
• Infrastructure and availability and facilities planning;
• Hospitality product potential;
• Meetings and convention facilities and;
• Golf courses, marinas and other sport related facilities

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