Hotel management agreement budget provisions: Why they are so important, and five key elements for a good budget provision.

Uncomfortable bedfellows or the best of friends? Just how well do owners and operators get along? Michele Howe reports.

Jim Butler and Robert E. Braun examine hotel management agreement performance standards and a typical operator provision.

When owner-operator relations turn sour, the patience of both parties can be severely tested. Legal hospitality expert Jim Butler advises how best to terminate a hotel management agreement.