Towards the end of last year, I reported on the rise in salary levels awarded to hotel executives at four and five star hotels in London. My findings revealed that hotel executive committee salaries in the capital rose by an average of 12% between 2004 and 2005. The biggest winners were Directors of Sales and Marketing who recorded an increase of 17% in base salary but our figures excluded the General Managers. I therefore decided to take a look at how General Managers are faring. Is it just their executive teams that are benefiting from increased earnings from improved hotel performance or are General Managers also reaping the rewards? (Click below link to download complete article).

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