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Indirect Hotel Operating Expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]  
Indirect Hotel Operating Expenses

11. Indirect Hotel Operating Expenses

Indirect hotel operating expenses consists of the following expenses incurred by the hotels:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

15,998,281

 

 

$

13,843,578

 

 

$

13,537,887

 

General and administrative

 

 

14,581,707

 

 

 

12,949,596

 

 

 

12,135,835

 

Repairs and maintenance

 

 

7,624,031

 

 

 

6,828,963

 

 

 

7,314,178

 

Utilities

 

 

6,266,192

 

 

 

5,820,589

 

 

 

6,429,686

 

Property taxes

 

 

6,225,508

 

 

 

5,729,464

 

 

 

5,983,280

 

Management fees, including incentive

 

 

4,785,702

 

 

 

4,170,977

 

 

 

3,865,362

 

Franchise fees

 

 

4,308,065

 

 

 

3,877,231

 

 

 

4,091,729

 

Insurance

 

 

2,894,708

 

 

 

2,446,269

 

 

 

2,594,783

 

Information and telecommunications

 

 

2,142,698

 

 

 

1,647,728

 

 

 

1,679,603

 

Other

 

 

818,608

 

 

 

297,808

 

 

 

104,594

 

Total indirect hotel operating expenses

 

$

65,645,500

 

 

$

57,612,203

 

 

$

57,736,937