Originally Posted by
moondog
If so, does the benefit of brand diversification offset the cost of dealing with multiple management companies? (I have some guesses on this point, but I'll hold them back until further comments come in)?
Are there usually multiple management companies? This phenomenon seems to be more and more common; I assume that one benefit is an economy of scale -- you can have multiple brands appealing to a wider range of customers (to a greater extent than you could with a club floor for example) with some common facilities such as a single central kitchen or functions like sales, maintenance, housekeeping, and back-office. Maybe mundane things too like larger-volume purchasing for items used at all of the brands. It could be the same management company even if it were different brand owners, like a couple of your examples.