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Total hotel profitability as the key objective for 2025

eHotelier

The new book “Total Hotel Mogel: Essays on Hotel Profitability” focuses on giving you the tools and insights you need to help your hotel organization continue to prosper no matter what 2025 brings.

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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Across the globe, and largely amongst younger age groups, more and more people are choosing to go out to eat by themselves. Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news.

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The fresh summer menus kicking off the season

Hospitality Magazine

With summer fast approaching, Sydney’s dining scene is amping up with a host of new menus across town. Longshore, Chippendale For an inner-city restaurant, Longshore has a quintessentially laidback vibe. The restaurant is leaning into this atmosphere for summer by serving up its signature coastal flavours and native ingredients with a new spin. Highlights include briny and sweet Sydney Rock Oysters sourced from Moonlight Flat near Batemans Bay and paired with a refreshing magnolia mignonette; hi

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How to Measure My Hotel Website Performance Using GA4

Soft Inn

Your hotel’s website is the heart of your digital marketing, functioning as both a virtual front desk and a booking engine. To make the most of it, you need clear insights into how visitors interact with your site, what drives bookings, and where potential guests drop off. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) introduces an advanced, event-based tracking model that gives you a more nuanced understanding of these visitor interactions than ever before.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Collaborative Success for eCommerce and Revenue Management Teams

Revfine

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the best practices for building and maintaining successful collaboration and communication between hotel eCommerce and Revenue Management teams? (Question by Aida Muñoz) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Connor Vanderholm - CEO, The post Collaborative Success for eCommerce and Revenue Management Teams appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Industry bodies unite to create RespectInHospitality

Hospitality Magazine

Hospitality and business peak industry bodies have united for the first time to release RespectInHospitality, a microsite with resources, training and templates for hospitality businesses. The peak bodies and organisations include, the Australian Hotels Association NSW, Night Time Industries Association, Independent Bars Association, Clubs NSW, Restaurant & Catering Association, Business NSW, and Hospitality Industry Insurance.

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HHP acquires Hyatt Place/Hyatt House Charleston Historic District

Hotel Business

Highline Hospitality Partners (HHP) , the hospitality investment platform launched by Highline Real Estate Partners has acquired the dual-branded Hyatt Place/Hyatt House Charleston Historic District. This acquisition marks HHP’s 13th and 14th hotels, representing the company’s first entry into the Charleston market. Located along King Street in Charleston’s Historic District, the property is surrounded by dining, entertainment and cultural attractions.

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Don’t Count Out Cash

Modern Restaurant Management

The demise of cash payments might be exaggerated as 90 percent of people select cash as their most widely used payment method and 89 percent consider the ability to pay in cash as important for their customer satisfaction, according to Why Won't Cash Just Die??? , a research report from PayComplete. Among the highlights: More than two-thirds (69 percent) sayd they always have cash on them.

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Powering the Future – Why EV Charging is a Must-Have for UK Hotels

Hotel Owner

In recent years, the hospitality sector in the UK has faced unique challenges, from adapting to shifting guest expectations to meeting heightened sustainability standards. Now, as the transportation landscape rapidly changes, a new opportunity is emerging for forward-thinking hoteliers: electric vehicle (EV) charging. With EV adoption in the UK tripling over the last three years , driven by the government’s ambitious plan to ban new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle sales by 2030, now is

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Sustainability in the hospitality industry: going the extra mile

eHotelier

When sustainability becomes embedded in the culture of an organization, extraordinary behaviors follow.

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Ozge Kalvo takes on Olympus

Hospitality Magazine

From Ester to Baba’s Place, Ozge Kalvo has worked at some of Sydney’s most celebrated restaurants. Now, The Apollo Restaurant Group has appointed Kalvo as Head Chef of its anticipated Wunderlich Lane restaurant, Olympus. When we chat, Kalvo is in the kitchen joking with her colleagues. “Sorry, I’m moving a little bit away from the kitchen staff,” she laughs.

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Rates Refuse to Fall: Hotel Industry Faces Uncertainty as Global and Domestic Pressures Build

Lodging Magazine

In a financial climate once thought to be trending toward lower interest rates, recent market behavior has upended expectations, revealing stubbornly high rates despite the Federal Reserve’s most recent cut. This stall has perplexed economists and business leaders alike, particularly those in interest-sensitive sectors such as hospitality. The hotel sector must brace itself for potential challenges as this financial landscape shifts due to the complex global economic environment and domest

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Two new contracts executed under Choice’s SOAR program

Hotel Business

Choice Hotels International Inc. has revealed that two new contracts have been executed as part of its Supporting Ownership Access and Representation (SOAR) program, which aims to help empower and support hotel ownership for underrepresented entrepreneurs. The new contracts—a WoodSpring Suites in Truth or Consequences, NM, and a Rodeway Inn in Effingham, IL—are part of the 17 SOAR contracts signed year-to-date.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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8 Common Pain Points of a Legacy PMS – and How to Solve Them

Hospitality Net

Running a hotel has never been easy. And the challenge is made even harder for those hoteliers who still rely on legacy property management systems (PMSs) that are no longer suited to modern habits, expectations and technologies. Systems that hinder rather than drive efficiency for your teams.

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7 digital marketing trends for hotels in 2025

eHotelier

At the end of the day, hospitality is about building relationships and making your guests feel valued. Trends like the metaverse, UGC, and voice search are powerful tools, but they should serve one purpose: to create seamless, personalised experiences that put the guest first.

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Fair Work recovers $310,000 for Adelaide hospitality workers

Hospitality Magazine

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered a staggering amount of money for underpaid food outlet workers in Adelaide’s west. The Ombudsman investigated 36 hospitality venues in suburbs including Bowden, Croydon, Allenby Gardens, Woodville, Grange and Flinders Park, which were selected for investigation based on a range of intelligence sources. 79 per cent of businesses had breached workplace laws varying from failing to pay penalty rates to underpaying minimum wages as well as pay slip breache

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Choice Hotels Signs Two New SOAR Contracts

Lodging Magazine

NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced two new contracts as part of its Supporting Ownership Access and Representation (SOAR) program, which aims to help empower and support hotel ownership for underrepresented entrepreneurs. The new contracts—a WoodSpring Suites in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and a Rodeway Inn in Effingham, Illinois—are part of the 17 SOAR contracts signed year-to-date.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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At Alinea, Beware of the Kitchen

EATER

Encountering rude customers presents a challenge for all restaurants, even Michelin-starred operations, so if you’re invited on a kitchen tour, it’s probably not a good sign.

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Hyatt Regency Brand Set to Grow by 70% in The Balkans

Hospitality Net

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced plans for scaled growth of the Hyatt Regency brand on the Balkan Peninsula. Following the brand’s market entries in Croatia and Albania, the latest project in Romania further strengthens the brand’s momentum in the region with five new Hyatt Regency hotels and resorts expected to open by 2027.

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10 benefits of becoming a hotel manager

eHotelier

The hotel industry is a dynamic field offering diverse roles, leadership opportunities, and the chance to enhance guest experiences.

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HVMG promotes Cory Chambers, Maggie Rosa

Hotel Business

Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based third-party hotel operator and investor, has expanded its executive team with the promotion of Cory Chambers to EVP, chief commercial and analytics officer. The company also promoted Maggie Rosa to VP, operations. In their respective new roles, Chambers will work with the team to build and drive cross-functional strategies to better serve hotel general managers, their teams and hotel owners, and Rosa will spearhead the operational pe

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.

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CBRE: U.S. Hotel Performance Expected to Accelerate at Year End

Lodging Magazine

DALLAS, Texas—Despite facing challenges from subdued summer demand and a sluggish third quarter, U.S. hotel performance is expected to reaccelerate in the fourth quarter and extend into 2025, according to CBRE’s latest forecast. CBRE now forecasts a.5 percent increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth for 2024, down from the previously estimated 1.2 percent in August.

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We Tried Every Flavor of Molly Baz’s New Mayo Brand

EATER

Jordan Moss/Peden+Monk Here’s what we thought about Ayoh In the least surprising development in food influencer history, cookbook author and YouTube star Molly Baz just launched her very own mayonnaise brand called Ayoh Foods. For anyone who’s familiar with Baz’s interest in caesar salads and brash flavors , it’s a move that makes total sense. Ayoh just launched online this week with four flavors — original, hot giardinayo, dill pickle mayo, and dijonnayo — and we got our hands on all of them.

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Grand Hyatt Strengthens Global Brand Presence with Openings in New Markets and Notable Renovations

Hospitality Net

The Grand Hyatt brand, featuring a global portfolio of hotels that celebrate the iconic in small details and magnificent moments, continues to expand its global footprint in key destinations that matter most to guests, World of Hyatt members, customers and owners. Building on the latest openings of Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, Grand Hyatt Barcelona and Grand Hyatt Kuwait Residences, more than 10 new Grand Hyatt hotels are expected to open through 2027 in new markets around the world.

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Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita selected as 2025 Good Housekeeping Family Travel Award Winner

eHotelier

Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita announced today that the luxury resort in the heart of Mexico’s lush Riviera Nayarit was named as a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2025 Family Travel Awards.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a