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Third-Party Delivery Service Management in the Age of COVID-19 – and Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

While takeout and delivery revenue has more than tripled since 2014, reaching over $300B+ in 2019, demand for delivery services has skyrocketed as businesses shift to takeout and delivery-only models in response to COVID-19.

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Beating the Labor Crunch: Outsourced Strategies Are Key

Modern Restaurant Management

Labor markets were tight in the years prior to the pandemic, with nearly a million restaurant and hospitality jobs going unfilled as recently as 2019 , when Forbes sounded the alarm that “the ultimate service industry is experiencing epic problems in finding people to work.”

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Bowood Hotel appoints new GM and deputy

Hotel Owner

Under his leadership, the hotel earned accolades including Seaside Hotel of the Year 2019, and the Cond Nast Johansens Sustainability Award 2019 and Best Service Award 2022. Her career began in the travel sector, where she spent seven years as a travel agent, progressing from trainee to manager in just three years.

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LEVA Hotels announces expansion in MENA

Boutique Hotel News

Founded in 2019, LEVA provides full-service management of third-party hotel assets. The group’s flagship property is the LEVA Mazaya Centre – Dubai and in 2021, took over management of Resivation, an upscale coliving property in Dubai’s Al Furjan development.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-February 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Service Management Group (SMG) published new research that highlights how quick service restaurant (QSR) brands can drive app adoption. percent when compared to 2019 sales. In-store card sales fell less than 20 percent compared to 2019. QSR App Experience. Paytronix Systems, Inc., percent year over year.

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What simple practices should M&E teams adopt to secure more bookings?

Hotel Owner

By 2019, she had become Meetings and Events Performance manager for IHG’s UK & Ireland Managed Portfolio, overseeing 19 hotels. In August 2021, Tawadrous joined BVA BDRC as client services manager, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Venue Verdict and a brand compliance audit program.

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Wyndham reports record-high rooms growth in ’23

Hotel Business

Comparing to 2019 to neutralize for COVID-impacted travel patterns, U.S. Compared to 2019, international RevPAR grew in fourth quarter and full-year by 44% and 36%, respectively, on a constant-currency basis. in full-year 2022, which included 40 cents per share from the select-service managed and owned hotels.