Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC, is a hotel consultant specializing in litigation support services, franchising, operational audits and asset management. Turkel's clients are hotel owners and franchisees, investors and lending institutions. Turkel serves on the Board of Advisors at the NYU Tisch Center for Travel, Tourism and Sports Management. His provocative articles on various hotel subjects have appeared in the Cornell Quarterly, Lodging Hospitality, Hotel; Online, Hotel Interactive, AAHOA Lodging Business, etc.
Stanley Turkel is a recognized authority and consultant in the hotel industry. He operates his hotel consulting practice specializing in litigation support assignments, asset management, operational audits, franchising agreements and management contracts.
Prior to forming his hotel consulting firm, Turkel was the Product Line Manager for Hotel/Motel Operations at the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation overseeing the Sheraton Corporation of America. Before joining IT&T, he was the General Manager of the Summit Hotel (762 Rooms), General Manager of the Drake Hotel (670 Rooms) and Resident Manager of the Americana Hotel of New York (1842 Rooms).
Turkel serves of the Board of Advisors and lectures at the New York University Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management. He is a member of the prestigious International Society of Hospitality Consultants and is certified as a Master Hotel Supplier by the American Hotel and Lodging Association. He served for eleven years as the Chairman of the Board og the City Club of New York.
Stanley Turkel is one of the most widely-published consultants in the hotel industry. His insightful articles on critical hotel industry subjects have been published in the Cornell Quarterly, Lodging Hospitality, AAHOA Lodging Business, and posted on the following websites: Hotel Interactive, Hotel Online, BlueMauMau, hSyndicate, HotelNewsResource, etc.
Stanley Turkel brings many talents and accomplishments to his clients including his broad-based experience, his keen intelligence, his informed knowledge in his more that 180 published articles, his frequent appearances as guest speaker and his sterling reputation for integrity and honesty.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BS/ Business Management from New York University
Certification as Master Hotel Supplier by the American Hotel and Lodging Association
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member: International Society of Hospitality Consultants
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: NYU: Hotel Franchising, Hospitality Management, Asset Management, Great American Hoteliers, History of the Hotel Industry
Harvard Club of NY: Great American Hotels, Heroes of American Reconstruction, Women's Suffrage
NYU Osher Institute: American Reconstruction, Great American Hoteliers, Women's Suffrage
Asian American Hotel Owners Association: FACs: Powder Puffs or Powerhouses?
Choice Hotel Owners Council: Fair Franchising is Not an Oxymoron
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 34
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Hotel franchising; impact studies; management contracts; liquidated damages; hotel purchasing and rebates; business interruption claims; hotel branding disputes; personal injury claims; areas of territorial protection.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 25
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 15
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 20
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 24
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: hotel consulting, management, franchising, operational audits, asset management, due diligence, feasibility and market studies, litigation support services
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $300 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $400 per hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: approved out-of-pocket expenses
