Macy Marvel is a Geneva-based journalist/consultant and is an associate at Hotel Analyst. He is a frequent presenter at international hospitality and tourism industry conferences and, for 20 years, he was professor of economics at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), the world oldest and largest hotel management school. He has also authored dozens of hotel industry studies for Mintel International in London, as well as numerous journalistic articles for HospitalityInside.com. and industry reports for Hotel Analyst and Questex. Mr Marvel has also performed hotel valuations and market studies for EHL Advisory services, the consulting division of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.