Profit vs property management with AAHOA’s Chairman Kamalesh (KP) Patel

Is it time we thought about the PMS as profit, not property management? Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) represents nearly 20,000 hotel owners who operate 60% of all hotels in the US. Mews has recently become AAHOA’s official PMS. The association’s Chairman, Kamalesh (KP) Patel, joins Matt to talk about the partnership’s impact, along with why technology is now a profit decision, especially if you’re an independent hotelier.

Meet KP and Mews at AAHOACON

Kamalesh (KP) Patel is the 35th Chairman of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), the largest hotel owners association in the world, representing nearly 20,000 members who collectively own over 60% of hotels across the United States. A second-generation hotelier, KP grew up in the business and today owns and operates hotels with his family in California. Alongside running properties, he has spent years working inside AAHOA, serving as ambassador, regional director and secretary before becoming its chairman.

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0:00 - AAHOA’s origin story

5:35 - Why Mews became AAHOA's official PMS

9:01 - Why PMS is now a profit management system

14:45 - On hotel franchise fees

19:40 - Building a tech ecosystem for independent hoteliers

23:28 - Why hoteliers still fear cloud

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