Mumwe weavo mahotera makuru / vagadziri venguva yedu, John Q. Hammons akavandudza mazana maviri emahotera mumatunhu makumi mana. Asi huwandu hwehuwandu hunovanza hunhu hwaVaHammon hunyanzvi hwekuvandudza matekinoroji. Akashora zvidzidzo zvakajairika pakuongorora nzvimbo dzinogona kuwanikwa dzekuvandudza hotera uye aivimba neruzivo rwake, ruzivo uye ruzivo.

Heano mamwe mafungidziro naJohn Q. Hammons pakuve yakasarudzika hotera mugadziri:

Nyatsoenderana Nechinjo: Iva NePurani Yekuita. Vanhu havamire kuti vafunge zvinoreva shanduko. Ndicho chinhu nekubudirira. Iwe unofanirwa kutarisa shanduko muvanhu, shandura mutsika, shanduka musambo, shanduka mune chishuwo, shandura mune zvese. Zviri kuitika mazuva ese, uye hapana anofunga nezvazvo. Ndino.
Rarama neMubhedha Mutemo. Ivo havasi kugadzira imwezve ivhu, saka kana iwe ukasungirira pairi kwenguva yakakwana, unosungirwa kuti uwane purofiti, kungave nekutengesa kana nekuvandudza iyo.
Zvipira kune Hunhu uye Nzvimbo. Munguva yekupera '80s uye kutanga' 90s apo mabhangi akavharwa, ndakaudza mamaneja edu ematunhu, isu tichagara mubhizimusi remhando yepamusoro. Ndakati ndazvipira kuti zuva ririkuuya rekuti pachange paine mabhajeti akawandisa zvekuti haungazvitende. Mutengo wekupinda wakaderera, uye haufanire kunge wakangwara kuita makamuri makumi mashanu kana zana. Hatisi kuzofamba ikoko. Tichaenda nemakoreji, mayunivhesiti nemaguta makuru. Tichapinda mumisika yakasimba, uye tichavaka mahotera emhando yepamusoro.
Chengeta Shoko renyu. Mbiri yangu inondibvumidza kuita madhiri hapana mumwe munhu angaite, zvirokwazvo kwete pakubata ruoko. Ini ndinogara ndichiita zvinoenderana nezvandinoti ndichaita… uye nezvimwe. Ukasaita zvaunotaura, shoko reizvozvo rinofamba nenyika. Handisati ndambove nerudzi irworwo, uye handichazo.
Dzosera. Kana iwe uchikwanisa kubudirira zvine mutsindo muhupenyu, iwe unofanirwa kugovana, uye ndizvo zvandakaita.
Kufambira Mberi Munguva Yakanaka kana Yakaipa. Kunyangwe zviitwe nehupfumi, zvisinei nemamiriro ezvinhu, fambira mberi. Ndakatakura dutu rakawanda, asi ndinoramba ndine tariro. Zvakaitika zvakandidzidzisa kuti ini ndichakunda, kunyangwe zvodii zvichaitika kwandiri.

John Q. Mahammoni

Hammons akatanga basa rake rekuvandudza nekuvaka dzimba dzevakarwa Hondo Yenyika II muSpanish, Missouri. Pakarongwa komisheni yekuronga maguta kubvumidza nzvimbo yepamusoro yekutenga, vaHammon vakaenda kuCalifornia kwavakaona Del Webb's Highway Houses: yekupayona mota hotera pfungwa yakatevera nzira 66. MaHammon paakadzokera kumba, akasangana neMemphis isingazivikanwe, Tenn. muvaki anonzi Kemmons Wilson uyo aiita zano rakafanana rakanzi Holiday Inns. MaHammon akaumba kudyidzana nekontrakta yemapombi dzemvura Roy E. Winegardner uye muna 1958 vakave mumwe wevashandi vekutanga veHoliday Inn. Munguva yekudyidzana kwavo, Winegardner & Hammons vakagadzira 67 Holiday Inns, ingangoita 10% yehurongwa hwese. Uku kusimudzira kwakabatana nekugadzirwa kweInterstate Highway System apo Mutungamiri Dwight D. Eisenhower akasaina Federal-Aid Highway Act ya1956: chirongwa chemakore gumi nematatu chingatore madhora makumi maviri nemashanu emadhora, yakapihwa 13 muzana nehurumende yemubatanidzwa.

MaHammon akarondedzerwa mumashoko ake, mbiri dzinotsanangura nguva dzehupenyu hwake:

Kutsanangura Nguva Nha. 1: “Muna 1969, mweya wangu webhizimusi wakazoita kuti nditange kambani yangu, John Q. Hammons Hotels. Kunyangwe hazvo Holiday Inn yakandibatsira kuve budiriro huru, ndakachinja magiya mushure mekuona mahotera ehupfumi achibuda padhuze nepadhuze. Isu taifanira kuita hunyanzvi, saka takatarisa pamusika wepamusoro, tichinyanya kuvaka Embassy Suites neMarriott mahotera nenzvimbo dzemusangano. Takasarudza kuvaka mahotera emhando yepamusoro ayo akapfuura zvinotarisirwa nevatengi. Hapana emahotera edu akafanana uye isu tinoshandisa maatriamu, maficha emvura uye hunyanzvi hwemuno kugadzira kuzvimiririra. Isu tinoedzawo kudarika zviyero zvemhando muhotera yega yega, sekukura kwenzira kusvika kumamita manomwe uye kushandisa pod yekutarisa-mukati masystem. Kana iwe ukaivaka nemazvo, tsvaga nemazvo uye upe vatengi izvo zvavanoda, ivo vachatenga. Nzira yakanakisa yekutengesa ndeyekuti mumwe munhu atenge. ”

Kutsanangura Nguva Nha. 2: “Mushure me9 / 11 hotera yekusimudzira yakamira pakarepo. Makambani aitya kwazvo kuenda mberi. Ipo munhu wese aive akamira, isu takaenderera kumberi. Kubatsira kwekuenderera mberi nekuvaka mahotera kwaive kuwanikwa kwezvinhu nemabasa. Taiziva kuti hupfumi hwaizowanda uye vanhu vaizotanga kufamba zvakanyanya. Mahotera edu aifanira kunge akagadzirira kuvagamuchira. Isu takavaka nekuvhura mahotera gumi nematanhatu kubvira 16/9, uye sarudzo iyi yaive yakakosha. Munguva pfupi yapfuura mutengo wesimende nesimbi dzakabatidzwa, zvichiwedzera 11%. Nekuvandudza mahotera panguva isina chokwadi, kambani yedu yakachengetedza US $ 25 mamirioni. Hazvina mhosva kuti hupfumi hunoitei, zvisinei nemamiriro ezvinhu, fambira mberi.

Ini ndariita iro rangu rehupenyu-bhizinesi kutsvaga misika uye kuvandudza emhando hotera. Kubva 1958, takavaka mazana maviri emahotera kubva pasi kumusoro. Tiri munzira, hatina kumbokanganwa kudzorera kumaguta anotibatsira kubudirira. Takadzidzawo kuti unofanira kusatya kuti ubudirire. ”

Mazano ekutanga aHammon akange ari ekuti "haumbofi wakavaka pasina musika… Munhu wese anoti 'nzvimbo, nzvimbo, nzvimbo'. Asi hachisi chokwadi. Iwo musika, musika, musika. Chandinoita kuenda munyika (yese) ndotsvaga maokoni nemakiriniki ayo maindasitiri akabata nzvimbo akaenda kubasa. ” MaHammon haana kubvira avakwa munzvimbo dzekutanga. Akasarudza misika yechipiri neyepamusoro apo makambani makuru aive nemahofisi ematunhu kana mafekitori pamwe nemataundi eyunivhesiti nemaguta makuru ehurumende. MaHammon nemutevedzeri wake mukuru weScott Scott Tarwater pavakakwira jeti yakavanzika yaHammons, vaitsvaga kusangana kwenzira dzekunze, nzvimbo dzekufambisa, njanji, mayunivhesiti nemaguta makuru ehurumende. Ivo vaisafanirwa kuve pakati chaipo pechiito chiripo; kutaura zvazviri, ivo vakasarudza kuve munzvimbo yakagadzikana uye isina kushandiswa. Teerera kuchirongwa cheHammon a homerun. Nekuti kana hupfumi hwasvika, vanhu vachiri kuenda kuchikoro uye vashandi vehurumende vachiri kupihwa mari. Mushure me9 / 11 vese vatambi vakuru vane mahotera mahombe kumahofisi makuru enhandare uye nzvimbo dzeguta vakatora kurohwa kukuru. Vakashaya zvekuita. (Ipo) tanga tiri muno mumayunivhesiti nemaguta makuru nenzvimbo dzakasimba dzekurima / dzekurima. ”

MaHammon aisatenda mune zvepamutemo, chechitatu-bato kugona kuita zvidzidzo. Paakatanga rake rekusimudzira basa, vaHammon vaipinda mumataundi kunotora yavo yega mhando yekugona kudzidza. Izvi zvaireva kutaura na bellman, vatyairi vematekisi, vese vebhizimusi vemuno. Aivimba nekutonga kwake uye nemaonero evatungamiriri vake vepamusoro. Meya Susan Narvais weSan Marcos, Texas vakati "Maguta mazhinji achati," Ndivigirei chidzidzo chenyu. ' Asi VaHammon chidzidzo chekufamba chinogoneka. Unovimba nekutonga kwake nekungotarisa nyaya yehupenyu hwake uye nekukudza kwaanowana. ” MaHammon akapa fananidzo inotevera: "Mackinac Island ine The Grand. Colorado Springs ine iyo Broadmoor. Ndaiziva kuti nyika yegungwa yeBranson ichava chinhu. ”

MaHammoni aive akarurama here? Ingo funga zvinotevera:

Inowanikwa mukati memakomo eOzark kumahombekombe kweLake Taneycomo, Branson inzvimbo inozivikanwa yekushanya, inozivikanwa nenzvimbo dzayo dzemitambo dzemumhanzi, makirabhu uye dzimwe nzvimbo dzekuvaraidza, pamwe nenhoroondo yedhorobha uye runako rwepanyama.
Vanhu vanosvika mamirioni manomwe vanotyaira muBranson gore rega rega kuti vaende kumitambo makumi mashanu uye varatidze zviratidziro mutaundi
Kanganwa Las Vegas neNew York's theatre district. Acre yeacre, Branson ndiyo inorarama-varaidzo nzvimbo yenyika.
Branson ndeye $ 1.7 bhiriyoni yekushanya mecca, iyo nhamba yekutanga mota murairidzi kuenda kuUS

Ihotera yakanakisa muBranson ndeyeHammon's Chateau paLake Resort Spa & Convention Center, nyeredzi ina, hotera yemakamuri 4 ine 301 tsoka, $ 46 yemuti mune yayo atrium. Nzvimbo yayo yekushanda inosanganisira 85,000 square tsoka Great Hall, gumi nematanhatu emakamuri emakamuri, matatu emakambani emakamuri uye 32,000-seat-theatre. Iyo Chateau ine yakazara-sevhisi marina nezvose kubva kune jet skis kuenda kune ski zvikepe, scuba diving, hove uye mimwe mitambo yemvura. Iyo yakasarudzika 51 mativi tsoka Spa Chateau ine gumi ekurapa makamuri ane hydraulic-anoshanda masaji matafura.

MaHammon nenzira isingadzivisiki akavaka hotera iri nani uye hombe kupfuura yaitarisirwa nenharaunda uye kupfuura yaitarisirwa kambani yekambani. Vakati, “Ndakagara ndichipona nekuti ndinotenda mune zvemhando yepamusoro. Kumusangano wamaneja uya kwandakaudza vanhu vedu kuti ndaida kugara muupscale, bhizinesi remhando yepamusoro, ndakavaudza kuti ndaizoisa nzvimbo yekusangana mumahotera edu. Uye kuti nzvimbo yemusangano ichave yakakura, yakaita gumi, 10 kana kunyange makumi mana emazana emakumbo mana, nekuti ndiyo yedu inishuwarenzi Ini ndaiziva kuti mafambiro emakokorodzano makuru senge muChicago, New York, Miami, San Francisco neLos Angeles, Seattle, nezvimwe, zvaizove chinhu chekare nekuti haugone kusvika ikoko. Ndaiziva. I could see that coming. Ndosaka ndaida kuenda mudunhu kwandinogona kuve munzvimbo ine hukuru. … .Chengetedza zvivakwa zvako uye ukwire kumusoro. Isa nzvimbo yekokorodzano ipapo uye unogona kuramba uri mubhizinesi uine misangano yako nezvinhu zvakadaro, ”akadaro Hammons.

kuburitsa

Mukugadzirira kunyora kwebhuku rangu, "Great American Hoteliers: Mapiyona eImaindasitiri ehotera" (AuthorHouse 2009), ndakashanyira Springfield, Missouri neBranson, Missouri kubva munaChikunguru 11-13, 2006 kuzobvunzurudza John Q. Hammons; Scott Tarwater, Mutevedzeri Wemutungamiri Mukuru; Steve Minton, Mutevedzeri Wemutungamiriri Mukuru; Cheryl McGee, Mutungamiriri weKushambadzira; John Fulton, Mutevedzeri weMutungamiri / Dhizaini naStephen Marshall, Mutevedzeri weMutungamiri & General Manager, Chateau paLake Resort, Branson, Missouri.

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