| Edward L. Xanders, President
Edward L. Xanders has over 30 years of hotel management experience, with over 12 years in hotel management companies.
As President/Owner of Interim Hospitality Consultants, Tallahassee, Florida, which was formed in 1994, Xanders provides Operations, Feasibility/Market Analysis, Yield Management, Food & Beverage Controls, Human Resource Search/Training, Pre-Opening and Renovation Coordination, along with Expert Testimony to the Hospitality Industry across North America.
His prior company was Cambridge Management Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida, from 1984 to 1993. He directed the operations of over ten Hotels and Condominiums. Two of the annual management contracts were extended five times until the properties were sold. Xanders has authored over 650 Feasibility Studies and market analysis. Developed four projects for investors that included the Feasibility Study, engagement of Architect, General Contractor, Franchise (Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, Travelodge, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel), construction and FF&E coordination, Pre-opening Staffing and Operations Management.
From 1972 to 1984, he was Vice President and Regional Manager for Management Resources, Tallahassee, Florida, along with assignments at Hospitality Management Corporation, Metro Inns Management, and Westbrook Inn Management, all of Dallas, Texas. During this tenure, he served as General Manager of the Tallahassee Hilton (246 rooms) from 1979 to 1984. Additional Hilton Hotel Management assignments included Hiltons in Macon, GA; Amarillo, Ft. Worth, Midland, and Abilene, TX; Wichita, KA; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM.
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