For too long, Indian American hotel owners have been pigeonholed as “Super 8 operators,” a lazy and inaccurate oversimplification that fails to recognize their innovation, success and contributions to the American hotel industry.

"Africa is probably to China what Asia was to the U.S. While the U.S. leveraged Asia's labor, China is leveraging Africa's commodities."

After a blog about common mistakes made by aspiring hotel owners on HOTELSmag.com, I decided to collate some of the recommendations made by international hoteliers and professionals alike.