What We Do

Operations & Brand Strategy

All Avion leadership started our careers at the asset level. We are hoteliers first, with a deep understanding of the nuances and expectations of our owners. Our experience ranges across all verticals of investor profiles as well as verticals by brand and market segments. As fiduciaries to our owners, not only do we negotiate asset level contracts, but we also hold asset leaders accountable for managing expenses via our regional oversight and provide consistent training and education for the current environment in which we operate.

BRAND EXPERIENCE

Operations Management

  • Deployed operations teams to each asset
  • Low ratio of asset oversight per operating team to give more enhanced coverage and support at the property level
  • Enterprise tools allowing owners access to up-to-the-minute results
  • Monthly asset reviews with properties and owners Constant evaluation of value enhancements yielding profitability via living action plans
  • Engagement with asset team members to identify top performers and succession planning
  • Engagement with Brands to maximize results

Revenue Generation

  • Grassroots accountability of property level sales efforts and results
  • Regional Sales Deployments with low asset to oversight ratio
  • Constant performance evaluations of market performance with associated action plans to affect change
  • Daily revenue management oversight with data technology powered by RevGen software in addition to exhausting brand tools
  • Monitoring and responsiveness to social media channels
  • Digital marketing oversight and in-depth knowledge of Brand marketing programs
  • Aggressive Sales Incentive Plans focused on market share and growth

Accounting & Finance

Enterprise accounting platform powered by M3 technology that supports the following tasks well as in a dashboard format accessible to owners and the operator.

  • Forecasting
  • Cash and treasury functions
  • Monthly P&L
  • Annual Budget Model
  • BI Tools
  • Central accounting environment that supports the property with Payroll, Accounts payable deliverables and Financial statement preparations
  • Sr. Accounting leadership carries CPA designations with experience in Public and Private company ownership, as well as multi-entity accounting experience.
  • Owner Dashboards powered by InSight

Human Resources

  • Advanced HRIS System and employee mobile applications powered by Paylocity
  • Tiered Health benefits with Vision and dental options
  • PTO, vacation and sick time (depending on local laws and requirements)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k)
  • Associate travel discounts
  • Associate tuition reimbursement program

Business Development

Successful hotel acquisitions and new developments begin with detailed underwriting of markets, financials and capital requirements.

Our approach to guiding attractive investments for our owners is collaborative between business development expertise in feasibility, operational proficiency validating and implementing assumptions that become the investment thesis of confidence.

Avion embraces differences in owner strategies for making hotel investments; risk-reward profiles. Our commitment to you is investing our in-depth knowledge and resources exclusively and thoughtfully.

Services

  • Market and Financial Feasibility
  • Acquisition and New Development Sourcing
  • Rebrand and Reposition Underwriting and Implementation
  • Capital Planning and Management for Brand PIPs and on-going capital ROI
  • Pre-Opening Budget and Critical Path to Opening and Stabilization
  • Construction Management Resources
  • Debt Sourcing

Technology & Partners