Ken Edwards

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants, a highly experienced network of independent hospitality consultants, is excited to announce that new member, Ken Edwards has joined their team. The addition of this expert will provide clients with more diverse expert guidance and services. The consulting group now offers more varied services within hotel asset management, operational restructuring, property development, eLearning technologies, hotel sales, and digital strategy consultations.

Ken Edwards has over 20 years of experience building, operating and developing hotels throughout the United States. His consulting services include hotel management, receivership and crisis management, property development, hospitality training, and technology for disruptive marketing and sales. He built his career and company, Tristar Hotel Group, which has managed over 75 properties in 17 different states, within different segments and with a variety of brands. Edwards has also managed over 30 distressed properties under receivership. In addition, he provides an end-to-end crisis management solution for properties in need. Edwards developed the industry-leading eLearning platform HMBookstore. He received a B.S. in Hotel Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Masters from University of South Florida. In addition, Ken graduated from the Culinary Institute of America as he continued his education in the Food and Beverage field. He has also served in multiple committees for IHG and as Board of Directors for InterContinental Hotel Group.