Thu.Jun 20, 2024

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Staying ahead of recent changes in Google’s search and AI results

eHotelier

The search giant’s underlying algorithm is extremely sophisticated and ever-changing, but it always prioritizes consistency, quality, and relevance in order to deliver users the best results.

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Tackling Common Restaurant Payroll Challenges

Modern Restaurant Management

While running a restaurant can be rewarding, the job can be daunting and stressful. Managing finances and staying on track of payroll often comes with unique challenges. Understand Worker Classification A common mistake businesses make is improperly classifying employees as independent contractors. There are key differences between employees and independent contractors and misclassification can lead to legal issues and costly penalties for the business.

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The Essential Guide to Aperitivo Liqueurs

EATER

These are the 15 best aperitivo and red bitter liqueurs, according to experts. Plus, how to use them in cocktails like the Negroni and more.

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Educators share their experiences from SAS Innovate

SAS

Good educators are more than a source of knowledge; they inspire, innovate and continuously adapt to provide their students with the best learning experiences. Effective educators embrace new technologies, foster critical thinking and prepare students for future challenges. Recognizing their importance, SAS recently honored exemplary educators at SAS Innovate 2024. [.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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The Destination by Hyatt Brand arrives in Peru with the opening of The Legend Paracas Resort

eHotelier

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and El Pardo Hospitality today announced the debut of The Legend Paracas Resort, joining the Destination by Hyatt brand. The 124-suite resort invites guests and World of Hyatt members to discover the natural wonders and historical legacy of Paracas, located on the coast of Peru, about three hours south of Lima. The resort is nestled between the Paracas Nature Reserve and the Pacific Ocean, offering panoramic views of the Paracas Bay and desert hills, designed to be a pla

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Expedia TravelAd Strategies for Small Hotels

Revenue Hub

Expedia TravelAds is a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising solution that boosts the visibility of your hotel on Expedia, exposing your property to potential guests when they’re looking to book a stay. The tool is exclusive to the Expedia Group, which includes Expedia and platforms like Hotels.com, Orbitz.com, lastminute.com and Vrbo. NB: This is an article from Little Hotelier , one of our Expert Partners Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date Hotels that are boosted by TravelAds are

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How to Improve Guest Review Scores with Your Hotel PMS?

Revenue Hub

Hospitality has traditionally been a reactive service model. Guests shop for hotel stays, peruse reviews, secure a booking, attend their stay and depart with a review in mind. However, travelers have often been known to leave reviews mid-stay as issues or surprises challenge and delight them. NB: This is an article from Northwind-Maestro Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date Operators who fail to account for these guests are open to allowing negative reviews to color their prope

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Andy Wisniewski appointed Wellness Specialist at IHG Khao Yai Resort

eHotelier

Located in the heart of Thailand, 2.5 hours’ drive north-east of Bangkok, Khao Yai is a captivating destination for travellers’ seeking a natural beauty, local culture, wildlife, adventure and much more. The UNESCO World Heritage Site offers lush landscapes, diverse ecosystems and a wide variety of activities that promise an unforgettable experience for visitors.

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Top Tips to Help Convert Website Lookers into Hotel Bookers

Revenue Hub

Hi, welcome to another of our Coffee Time Chats Today we focus on converting visitors to your website into booking guests To share their insights, tips and advice, we are joined by Savina Karaivanova of Userguest , one of our Expert Partners We discuss the importance of the hotel website user experience to increase conversions, the need for clear CTAs (Call to Actions), how personalizing offers and tailoring these to specific target markets can drive bookings and the critical need to streamline

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Rodney Samuels appointed new General Manager at Plantation Island Resort

eHotelier

Fijian Hospitality Group Raffe Hotels and Resorts is excited to announce the appointment of Rodney Samuels to the position of General Manager at its award-winning Fijian family focused resort, Plantation Island Resort.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Impact of Data Silos and Diminished Guest Experience

Revenue Hub

Unfortunately, the hotel tech stack is far from a neat flow of seamlessly integrated solutions, with data flowing freely between them. When dealing with multiple core systems that don’t communicate well (your PMS, CRS, CRM, ORM, etc.), sometimes you need to get a little unorthodox. Often, these complicated knots arose out of necessity – a quick solution to “somehow make it work.

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Crewfare wins 2024 TravelTech Show Trailblazer Awards

eHotelier

TravelTech Show has revealed the winner of this year’s Trailblazer Awards - Crewfare – who fought off competition from four other finalists in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style final that took place on the final day of the event.

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The Craddock Terry Hotel Named One of the Best in Central Virginia by Virginia Living Magazine

Hospitality Net

Lynchburg, VA - The Craddock Terry Hotel, an award-winning boutique hotel located in the heart of Lynchburg, is thrilled to announce that Virginia Living Magazine has once again recognized it as one of the Best Hotels in Central Virginia. This prestigious recognition is part of the 12th annual Best of Virginia Readers’ Survey, in which over 50,000 readers participated.

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Visit Group and Atomize announce a strategic partnership to revolutionize the travel industry with AI technology

eHotelier

Visit Group, a leading hospitality and travel tech provider, has partnered strategically with Atomize, a global hotel revenue management software frontrunner. This collaboration aims to create a next-generation and full-service AI-driven technology platform catering to the travel and hospitality sector worldwide.

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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My plea for action: Why I’m calling for an entirely single use plastic free hospitality industry globally by 1st January 2025

Hospitality Net

The hospitality industry could be one of the most beautiful and united working environments on the planet. So why, in 2024, are we seeing such global discrepancy across international tourism efforts to become single use plastic free? Tourists are the single biggest culprit of single-use-plastic waste and it is down to the hotels to motivate each other to take immediate action.

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IDeaS Now Available on the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP)

eHotelier

IDeaS, a SAS company and provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, today announced that it has integrated with the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP). The partnership seamlessly connects RMS solutions, including IDeaS G3 RMS, with Oracle's OPERA Cloud platform, accessible through both OHIP and the Oracle Cloud Marketplace – a centralized hub for enterprise applications.

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Lodging Econometrics Shares Development Updates for Charlotte, North Carolina

Lodging Magazine

Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released Q1 hotel development data for the Charlotte, North Carolina, market ahead of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC). The Q1 2024 LE Market Trend Report for the Charlotte market reported that Charlotte has a total of 67 hotel projects and 7,772 rooms in the construction pipeline, positioning it 15th of the top 25 U.S. markets for the largest hotel construction pipeline by project count.

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Sabre and Spotnana expand partnership to include NDC content and streamlined booking for corporate travel

eHotelier

Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Spotnana, the world's first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, today announced a significant expansion of their existing partnership with the integration of Sabre's New Distribution Capability (NDC) content.

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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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How Does Guest Segmentation Help Boost Conversions

Revenue Hub

Imagine treating every guest the same, regardless of their travel style. Today’s travelers crave personalization. For this, guest segmentation is the most accurate answer. It’s a powerful marketing strategy that groups guests based on shared traits, like age or purpose of their trip, for example, to deliver a more relevant experience. NB: This is an article from Bookboost Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date This empowers you to resonate with each guest on a deeper

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Hotel Cerro Joins Autograph Collection Hotels by Marriott Following Complete Renovation

Hospitality Net

Marriott’s first Independent Collection hotel in San Luis Obispo is now open and bookable through Marriott and Marriott Bonvoy channels.

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Recent FTC Rule Implements Nationwide Ban on Most Non-Compete Agreements

Modern Restaurant Management

The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a rule largely banning the use of non-compete agreements nationwide. The stated purpose of the rule is to address the significant harm non-compete agreements have inflicted on fair competition in recent years. While several states, including California, already have similar bans in place, the FTC determined that a nationwide rule was necessary as the state-by-state approach did not adequately solve the problem.

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Hickory Global Partners & MGME launch commissionable referral program

eHotelier

Hickory Global Partners, a global corporate travel alliance serving travel agencies, corporate travel departments and corporations, has launched an official commissionable referral program alongside MGME, its sister company and full-service meetings and events agency. This referral program will allow Hickory members to have their clients partner with MGME for corporate events but also pair travel and event sales to boost both businesses while earning additional commissionable income of at least

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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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EOS Hospitality acquires The William Vale Hotel for $177M

Hotel Business

EOS Hospitality has acquired The William Vale Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, for $177 million, marking the company’s first property in the New York City market. The company will take over management of the property. “We are excited to expand the EOS portfolio through the acquisition of a premier urban-resort campus in one of New York City’s most dynamic neighborhoods, uniquely positioned for continued growth,” said Jenna K

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U.S. Travel Association’s Commission on Seamless and Secure Travel Identifies Five Bold Steps to Boost National Travel Competitiveness and Benefit Visitors

Hospitality Net

The United States stands on the cusp of major, long-awaited innovations in travel security and facilitation—developments that will enhance the country’s ability to more aggressively compete for global travelers and reverse a lagging rate of recovery as other nations excel, according to work underway by the Commission on Seamless and Secure Travel and the U.S.

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Road to the Show: HITEC heads to Charlotte

Hotel Business

Hotel technology leaders and vendors will make their way to Charlotte for HITEC 2024, which will take place from Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27 at the Charlotte Convention Center. The conference portion of HITEC will include a number of sessions throughout the three days. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Monday The conference kicks off with the HITEC Technology Showcase Session “Connect Your Tech Stack: Optimizing Hotel Operations and The Employee Experience” from

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Visit Group and Atomize announce a strategic partnership to revolutionize the travel industry with AI technology

Hospitality Net

Visit Group, a leading hospitality and travel tech provider, has partnered strategically with Atomize, a global hotel revenue management software frontrunner. This collaboration aims to create a next-generation and full-service AI-driven technology platform catering to the travel and hospitality sector worldwide.

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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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How a Chef Turns a Duck, Asparagus, Morels, and Tater Tots Into an Unexpected Burrito

EATER

Luis Herrera of Brooklyn’s mariscos restaurant Ensenada knows how to make a delicious-if-impractical work lunch Give a chef a cooked duck, a package of crepes, a bundle of asparagus, habanero peppers, morel mushrooms, and — plot twist — a bag of tater tots, and what do you get? A boundary-blurring tour of the world via burrito, according to chef Luis Herrera of the Brooklyn mariscos restaurant Ensenada.

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Announcing the first organization in the world to unite hospitality developers and conservationists

Hospitality Net

The hospitality industry reaches a significant milestone today with the official launch of the Nature Resort Development Alliance (NRDA). Founded by the industry for the industry, the NRDA is uniting the global nature-based hospitality sector with it’s landmark launch.

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Drury Plaza Hotel Savannah Pooler debuts

Hotel Business

Drury Hotels Company has debuted its first hotel in Savannah, the Drury Plaza Hotel Savannah Pooler. The property, the fifth Drury Hotel in Georgia, features 186 guestrooms and suites and more than 1,200 sq. ft. of meeting space. It is located off I-95, less than 15 miles from historic downtown Savannah and four miles from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.

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Venza Joins Expert Cybersecurity Session At Hitec 2024

Hospitality Net

VENZA, the leading provider of data protection and regulatory compliance solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that CEO Daniel Johnson will join a panel of experts in a cybersecurity educational session at the upcoming Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), hosted annually by Hospitality Finance and Technology Professionals (HFTP).

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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