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How to make data-driven decisions in hospitality | Mews

MEWS

Data-driven hospitality is all about embracing information that helps you make decisions that ensure your hotel's long-term success. By informing everything you do, data gives you a competitive advantage while challenging you to adapt.

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Embracing Resident-Centric Dining: Senior Living Trends for 2024

Horizon Hospitality

As baby boomers retire and move into Senior Living communities, they are voicing strong opinions about what they want their individual dining experiences to look like. Communities are adjusting to create more “resident-centric” dining, incorporating more flexibility, personalization, and wellness. Look for these four dining trends in 2024 that cater to the newest generation of residents: Ingredients from Community Gardens Open Multi-Use Kitchens Restaurant-Inspired Efficiencies Giving Residents

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2023, the restaurant industry experienced a remarkable transformation, driven by the rapid integration of advanced technologies. This past year saw the following trends: The Digital Revolution – In 2023, restaurants gravitated towards digitalization, embracing things like online ordering, mobile applications, and digital payment solutions. These adaptations were driven by evolving consumer preferences for convenience and safety.

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The Best Recipes Eater Editors Made This Year

EATER

TikToker Caroline Anderson’s focaccia recipe, which became one Eater editor’s go-to for the year. | Bettina Makalintal/Eater A no-fail focaccia, a Smitten Kitchen one-pot wonder, and a breakout from the “Tenderheart” cookbook top Eater editors’ favorite recipes of the year AI-generated recipes that actually work aren’t coming to your kitchen anytime soon.

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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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Taking Stock: 6 Considerations for Grab-and-Go Inventories That Boost Revenue

Lodging Magazine

While consumers’ interest in grab-and-go items rose with the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend has been in place for at least a decade as part of a shift toward less-structured eating behaviors. The change is most evident among younger generations. “While older generations are holding on to the traditional three-times-per-day meal pattern, younger generations are fueling the grab-and-go snacking lifestyle,” said Tina Griffin, manager of foodservice and lodging commercial strategy, Kellanova Away From

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Six Senses Wadi Safar Project Launched by Diriyah Company in Saudi Arabia

Hospitality Net

When the Diriyah Company announced a unique giga-project with distinctive cultural, historical, and tourism landmarks, it invited international partners to come together and construct a new legacy for Saudi Arabia. Six Senses will help bring this to life through a new hotel in Wadi Safar, which lies just west of Diriyah and northwest of Riyadh.

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Everhome Suites Cheyenne Breaks Ground in Wyoming

Lodging Magazine

NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced the groundbreaking of Everhome Suites Cheyenne, slated to open by the end of 2024. The four-story, 114-room property in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is being developed by HighSide Companies. At the crossroads of two major interstate highways, the Everhome Suites Cheyenne will be near the Francis Warren Air Force Base and the Downtown Cheyenne Historic District.

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R Collection Hotels Expands Portfolio with Two New Italian Mountain Retreats

Hospitality Net

R Collection Hotels, owned by the Rocchi Family, announces its expansion into two distinguished mountain destinations with the official grand opening of two prestigious leisure hotels: Montana Lodge & Spa in La Thuile and Grand Hotel Courmayeur Mont Blanc in Courmayeur. Both properties are 5-star boutique retreats nestled along the northern border between Switzerland and France.

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Kimpton Claret Hotel to Open Spring 2024

Lodging Magazine

DENVER, Colorado—Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts‘ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, announced the name of its newest Denver hotel, Kimpton Claret Hotel, and the appointment of General Manager Keith Siebenaler. Set to open in spring 2024, Kimpton Claret will be the brand’s second property in Denver. The Kimpton Claret Hotel gets its name from the shade of red found throughout the state and is situated in the Belleview Station neighborhood along […] The

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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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The Top 10 Benefits of Serviced Apartments

Hospitality Net

If you’re planning a holiday, business trip, or weekend away, you’ll want to find the perfect location. serviced apartments offer full flexibility over long or short term visits with all the comfort and practicality you expect to find in a home.

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CoStar: U.S. Hotel Industry Reports Lower Performance From November

Lodging Magazine

WASHINGTON—As expected, the U.S. hotel industry reported lower performance results from the previous month but improved year-over-year comparisons, according to November 2023 data from CoStar. U.S. Hotel Performance November 2023 Percentage change from November 2022: Occupancy: 58.4 percent (down 1.2 percent)ADR: $151.23 (up 3.6 percent)RevPAR: $88.36 (up 2.4 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, New York City experienced the highest occupancy level (84.0 percent), which was up 6.3 percent year o

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2027 Opening for 1100-Key Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens in Greece

Hospitality Net

Hard Rock International, GEK TERNA Group and the Athens community celebrated the groundbreaking of the luxury resort and Casino in the heart of the Athens Rivera. The groundbreaking event featured a commemorative shovel celebration at the historical Hellinikon Airport. The ceremony to follow was conducted at the Hellinikon Experience Center and included the Hard Rock International executives, GEK TERNA Group executives, Greek government officials, political dignitaries and local community leader

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AHLA and Hireology Form Partnership for Talent Technology

Lodging Magazine

CHICAGO—Hireology announced a new partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). As part of this new partnership, AHLA has named Hireology its leadership partner for talent technology. The partnership will offer AHLA members access to industry-specific tools and insights to help them recruit and retain talent at a time when hiring in the industry remains more competitive than ever.

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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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Happy Holidays from Team Hospitality Net!

Hospitality Net

As the year comes to a close, we want to extend our warmest wishes to our valued readers, esteemed members, and incredible partners. Thank you for a year filled with collaboration, growth, and shared successes.

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Hospitality Industry data and key statistics: 2024 update

EHL Insights

The hospitality industry is a vast sector with many different categories that include recreation, lodging, entertainment, food and beverage which are constantly evolving. Due to the overwhelming amount of data availble today, it has become increasingly challenging for industry players to gather all the necessary hospitality statistics to keep up with the latest trends.

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2023: A Year of New Challenges and Opportunities for Hoteliers

Hospitality Net

The hotel industry has moved on from many challenges that have plagued it since the COVID-19 pandemic, but new challenges and opportunities have presented themselves in 2023. Carrying on from 2022, markets continue to deal with the highest cost of debt in decades, but the fear of a recession has receded, and the possibility of a “soft landing” from 40-year high inflation growth may be a reality.

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TANGER – 4

Mary Gostelow

Want that sense of place? Well, look above, at the collage styled by Girlahead in her little suite, #901, at Fairmont Tazi Palace. Tanger. #901, named The Signature Suite, is, along with its neighbour, the three-bedroom Katara Suite, does not have a terrace or private garden but boy it sure does have space. #901 is a series of interconnecting rooms, 53 metres long by 6.5 metres wide, mostly wood-floored.

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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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What Salespeople Get Wrong About Using GenAI

Hospitality Net

The salesperson did everything right. In fact, they did it better than they ever had before. They researched the challenges within the customer’s organization. They made the perfect connection to their value proposition. They learned all about the customer’s business dynamics, their key people, and pressing industry trends. All this work was tied into a highly contextual and targeted outreach.

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Transforming customer experience management: The power of hospitality

EHL Insights

More than a mere word, hospitality has evolved from being a term primarily associated with the hotel and restaurant industry to become a universal principle, a philosophy that transcends sectors and takes root at the core of organizations implementing robust Customer Experience Management (CEM).

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Is Generative Al Over-Hyped or Does It Have Real Business Value?

Hospitality Net

For the past year, generative AI has been everywhere, but is it all hype? I set out to explore this question with HSMAI Marketing Advisory Board at a recent meeting. There were mixed opinions in the room, highlighting both the potential and the challenges of integrating AI into the hospitality sector.