As hotels consider whether to keep their laundry operations in-house or to outsource them, a major factor is determining the cost associated with the laundry operation. A prime example of TRSA partnering with its operator members to come up with solutions to solve industry issues is the TRSA Hospitality Committees’ OPL (on-premise laundry) Calculator, now available on TRSA’s website for use by its operator members. 
 
In some cases, getting hotel operators to realize the costs associated with running a full-scale laundry operation is challenging due to their relative inexperience managing commercial laundries. Convincing a hotel’s upper management ...