The Luxury Hotel Brokers Institutional Standards Library™
The authoritative standards, methodologies and governance documents that underpin every publication, database record, advisory engagement and research programme produced by the Luxury Hotel Brokers Research Institute™.
This is not a blog. It is not documentation. It is an institutional library.
The five constitutional declarations of the Research Institute.
These declarations define why the Institution exists, how it fulfils its mission, what it studies, how it thinks, and what the industry can expect from it. Read in full at the Research Institute.
- IPurpose
Why we exist.
- IIIntellectual Mission
How we fulfil our purpose.
- IIIScope of Study
What we study.
- IVPhilosophy
How we think.
- VPromise
What the industry can expect.
Foundational Documents
8 documents- LHB-DOC-001The Purpose of Luxury Hotel BrokersCurrentv1.0
The foundational statement of institutional purpose. Explains why Luxury Hotel Brokers exists and what it aspires to remain.
- LHB-DOC-002The Institutional Philosophy of Luxury Hotel Brokers™Currentv1.0
The enduring principles that guide the Institution. A constitutional statement of belief: why Luxury Hotel Brokers exists, what it holds sacred, and the philosophy by which every publication, engagement and decision is to be governed.
- LHB-DOC-003The Charter of Luxury Hotel Brokers™Currentv1.0
The constitutional commitments of the Institution. Ten articles by which Luxury Hotel Brokers shall permanently govern itself, in recognition of luxury hospitality's contribution to commerce, culture, architecture, tourism, philanthropy and international understanding.
- LHB-DOC-006The Philosophy of Institutional Stewardship™Currentv1.0
The constitutional statement of the Institution's enduring philosophy. Luxury Hotel Brokers does not exist merely to facilitate the sale of luxury hotels; it exists to preserve, advance and transfer the world's great luxury hospitality institutions into capable hands. Brokerage is the mechanism, research is the discipline, standards are the framework, stewardship is the philosophy, and legacy is the measure of success.
- LHB-DOC-007Research PrinciplesCurrentv1.2
The five principles that govern every act of research undertaken by the Institution. Subordinate to the Institutional Philosophy (LHB-DOC-002), the Charter (LHB-DOC-003) and the Philosophy of Institutional Stewardship (LHB-DOC-006).
- LHB-DOC-004Editorial IndependenceCurrentv1.0
The declaration of editorial independence that separates the Institution's research from its advisory and brokerage practices.
- LHB-DOC-008The Institutional Organisation Framework™Currentv1.0
The constitutional structure through which Luxury Hotel Brokers preserves, develops, governs and transmits institutional knowledge. This Framework defines not merely how the Institution is organised, but how it learns, how it governs, and how it ensures that knowledge entrusted to one generation becomes a lasting inheritance for the next.
- LHB-DOC-009The Luxury Hospitality Library Charter™Currentv1.0
The Foundational Document governing The Luxury Hospitality Library of Luxury Hotel Brokers™ — the Institution's permanent curated collection of the world's most significant published works relating to luxury hospitality. This Charter establishes the Library's purpose, its permanent collections, its selection principles, its editorial independence, its educational programme and the annual review by which the Luxury Hospitality Canon™ is maintained.
Institutional Standards
1 documentResearch Standards
2 documents- LHB-STD-003Citation & Evidence StandardCurrentv1.0
The evidentiary standard governing how facts are sourced, cited and rated for confidence across every Institutional publication.
- LHB-STD-006Research Publication StandardCurrentv1.0
The architecture that turns individual reports into permanent publication families with consistent numbering, versioning and archival treatment.
Editorial Standards
1 documentMethodology Standards
4 documents- LHB-STD-008Luxury Hotel Qualification Methodology™Placeholderv0.1
The methodology by which candidate properties are evaluated against LHB-STD-007 for inclusion in the Institution's database, benchmarks and awards. Placeholder pending publication.
- LHB-STD-009Luxury Hospitality Ecosystem Methodology™Placeholderv0.1
The methodology governing the Luxury Hospitality Ecosystem Index™ and related structural research programmes. Placeholder pending publication.
- LHB-STD-010Global Luxury Hotel Excellence Awards™ MethodologyPlaceholderv0.1
The methodology governing the Global Luxury Hotel Excellence Awards™. Placeholder pending publication.
- LHB-STD-011Knowledge Graph Ontology Standard™Currentv2.0
The constitutional ontology governing the Luxury Hotel Knowledge Graph™. Establishes the canonical entity taxonomy, relationship types, persistent identifier system, naming standards, evidentiary requirements, version control and governance procedures from which every report, methodology, publication, index, Intelligence Record™, award and database entry produced by the Institution shall ultimately derive or to which it shall contribute.