Rich Eichler
Hotel & Tourism Consultant & Advisor · Rich Eichler Consulting Inc.
AD-000096 · Published October 3, 2026
About
Rich Eichler is a Calgary-based hotel and tourism consultant and REALTOR® with more than 35 years of hospitality-industry experience. A graduate of Ryerson Polytechnic University's Hospitality and Tourism Management program, Rich spent 12 years with PKF Consultants before holding hotel asset-management roles with Westmont Hospitality/InnVest REIT and Royal Host Hotels. Through Rich Eichler Consulting Inc., he advises hotel owners, investors and developers on site selection, feasibility, market positioning, operational reviews, acquisition due diligence and tourism strategy. As a REALTOR® with First Place Realty, Rich has been involved in hotel and development-land transactions across Western Canada. His experience combines hotel operations, consulting, asset management, development advisory and transaction brokerage.
Profile
- Profession
- Business Broker; M&A Advisor; Commercial REALTOR®; Commercial Real Estate Advisor; Hotel & Tourism Advisor
- Firm
- Rich Eichler Consulting Inc.
- Location
- Calgary · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · Saskatchewan · Ontario
- Regions served
- Canada, with extensive Western Canada experience
- Specialties
- Hotel & Resort Acquisitions and Sales, Hotel Feasibility & Market Studies, Site Selection & Development Advisory, Operational Reviews, Tourism Strategy & Master Planning, Hotel Development, Land Brokerage, Business sale & purchase, Franchise advisory
- Credentials
- B.A.A., REALTOR®