July, 2024

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What is sustainable travel: 10 best practices

eHotelier

As academics specializing in the travel, tourism and hospitality (TTH) industry, we have trained and advised dozens of companies in their journey towards sustainable businesses. There is so much more to sustainable travel & tourism than the generic statements you see on brand websites – which are invarably an attempt to greenwash. TTH firms are accountable and.

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Mark Best charts his experience on Netflix’s The Final Table

Hospitality Magazine

Mark Best talks international fandom, being part of a new school of competitive culinary programming and why The Final Table was one of the greatest experiences of his career so far. When Netflix announced The Final Table in August 2018, the streaming platform described it as “a global culinary competition show featuring the world’s most renowned chefs”.

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How Senior Living Communities are Improving Resident Engagement and Mental Health

Horizon Hospitality

As the population ages, the focus on improving the quality of life and mental health of seniors becomes paramount. Senior living communities have the unique opportunity to create environments that foster both physical and mental well-being. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by increasing resident engagement. By providing opportunities for social interaction, mental stimulation, and physical activity, these communities can significantly enhance the lives of their residents.

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How AI Is Enabling Restaurant Labor Compliance

Modern Restaurant Management

When we talk about the “restaurant of the future,” labor compliance isn’t exactly the flashiest or most exciting topic to include—certainly not when juxtaposed with salad-making robots and personalized digital menus. But beyond its legal necessity, ensuring compliance with employment laws is critical to shaping a better experience for employees and customers alike.

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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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How to Feed the Olympics

EATER

Photo illustration by Lille Allen; see below for full credits Step one: Get 3 million bananas The Olympics are all about numbers: 500, the number of meters in a freestyle swim; 20, the maximum-possible points in rhythmic gymnastics; 3 million, the number of bananas the culinary team at Olympic Village think they’ll need over the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place over two weeks this summer.

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Essential tools every hotelier needs to take hotel management to the next level with AI

eHotelier

AI won’t remove human interaction completely, but it can provide enough support to streamline the workforce and add value to the customers.

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Low-waste bar Closed arrives in Newcastle

Hospitality Magazine

Newcastle has welcomed a new culinary addition in the form of low-waste bar Closed which has landed in the suburb of Islington. Former Subo talent Alannah Miceli is spearheading the culinary offering which is being tagged as ‘raw, rotten, and loud’ and showcases nose-to-tail and root-to-leaf low-waste techniques. “In the Hunter Region we have access to beautiful local produce that needs to be championed.

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The AI-Fueled Organization: Transforming for the Future with Oracle

Hospitality Net

In today’s dynamic world of cloud computing and enterprise solutions, Oracle has established itself as a leader by integrating advanced technologies to boost business operations across various industries. Let’s look at the applications of Oracle Hospitality, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Fusion within the broader framework of Oracle’s enterprise solutions, and highlight how these platforms deliver robust, AI-enhanced functionalities, driving efficiency and growth in the hospitality industry a

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Florida High Court Gave Bars a Big Win, But There Are Additional Ways to Reduce Liability Risk  

Modern Restaurant Management

Owners of bars, taverns, restaurants and other establishments serving alcohol kept a close eye on a case before the Supreme Court of Florida this year. At issue was a $28.6 million jury verdict against a bar awarded to a young woman catastrophically injured when she was hit by a pickup truck driven by an underage 20-year-old who had been drinking at the bar.

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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 South Korean Coffee Culture Wave Hits LA

EATER

Los Angeles’s Seoul-style cafe operators embrace the essence of South Korean coffee culture, where, often, nothing is off limits — or left off social media

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Data Driven Purchasing

Lodging Magazine

LODGING Editor-in-Chief Dennis Nessler and a trio of hotel executives discuss the increasing role of data in the procurement process and its overall impact. The group also addressed ongoing trends and current conditions within the lodging industry procurement landscape, and offered their projections for the future. The post Data Driven Purchasing appeared first on LODGING Magazine.

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Six potential guest expectations with direct bookings

eHotelier

State-of-the-art booking engines for hotels can equip your arsenal with the insights and foresight you need to ensure that your offerings are in line with the expectations of the potential guests.

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Peter Conistis’ new Greek restaurant Ammos opens tomorrow

Hospitality Magazine

Acclaimed chef Peter Conistis is gearing up to launch his latest eatery in Sydney tomorrow. Ammos is located at Novotel in Brighton-Le-Sands, with the dining room showcasing scenic views of the beach and the menu heroing produce from Australia and beyond – Greece, to be exact. Conistis has based the menu on seafood, taking inspiration from the food his mother Eleni made as well as his own culinary repertoire, which he has been building for more than 30 years.

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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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Capturing actionable data: the Digital Product Checklist

MEWS

Data in sharper focus There's certainly no shortage of data. Current estimates put the amount produced globally every day at 328.77 million terabytes. That sounds like a lot. And it is; if all that data was in full HD CCTV footage and your security team watched it for 24 hours a day, it would take around 7.5 million years to get through it all. It would be the night shift that never ended.

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How Text Analysis Helps Restaurants Identify Customer Issues

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants receive huge amounts of feedback from customers — in survey responses, via social media, on review sites, and more. This unstructured feedback — text responses about your restaurant — holds valuable insights into what’s going right or wrong at your locations, all of which drives repeat visitors, retention, and loyalty.

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The Foods Olympic Athletes Are Importing to Paris

EATER

Going back for more bananas, probably. | Zhao Wenyu/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images America is shipping peanut butter, Australia has a barista, and Japan has requested miso As Estelle Lamotte, Sodexo’s director of Olympic Village, told Eater earlier this summer, Olympic athletes are going to eat about 3 million bananas during the games. But athletes cannot survive on bananas alone.

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Forbes Travel Guide Ratings Opinion on the New Relevance of Luxury

Larry Mogelonsky

Bloomberg Businessweek recently reported (January 24, 2024) that $1,000 per night was pretty much the de rigueur price point for any hotel room befitting real luxury. Of course, inflation is a contributing factor to this with costs being paid forward to the consumer, but there are many others of significance. Without going into an entire dissertation on secular trends, there are a plethora of guests from all walks of life and nationalities who are ‘price insensitive but highly experience sensiti

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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 can your hotel ensure guests sleep well?

eHotelier

By focusing on sleep quality, hotels can greatly improve the guest experience and satisfied guests are more likely to return and recommend your hotel.

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Australia’s most popular cuisines revealed

Hospitality Magazine

BizCover has crunched more than a year’s worth of Google searches to find out Australia’s most in-demand cuisines. Japanese is the most popular cuisine across every state except for South Australia, which favours Italian. Overall, Japanese and Indian were the two most-searched-for cuisines, followed by Italian, American, Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese, English, and Spanish.

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Five successful hotel operations transformations

MEWS

1. Glampsource North Hatley: no more paper The new generation of hoteliers are lucky. They don’t know some of the painful, time-consuming processes that used to be necessary before technology came along.

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How to Take the Heat Off Restaurant Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

Imagine your wait staff getting your restaurant ready for the day when the heat index outside exceeds 100 degrees. The temperature is so oppressive that employees immediately crank up all the air conditioning units. An hour later, when sweltering guests crowd in, your team is too distracted to turn some units down. High electric bills and wasted energy are the last things on their minds.

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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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The Michelin Guide Is Coming to Texas for the First Time

EATER

The Michelin Guide to Texas, from the international restaurant, the international restaurant review system that awards restaurants with stars, is coming to Texas for the first time ever in 2024, with star ratings for restaurants in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth.

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My First Meal After HITEC 2024

Larry Mogelonsky

(Originally as a LinkedIn article by Adam Mogelonsky posted on June 30, 2024) What is this dog's breakfast that you see here? I've been reluctant to post some of the longevity meals I eat at home because my plating is certifiably atrocious, but many people have requested so here goes. The idea of #foodasmedicine isn’t new, but it’s going through a huge upswing in appreciation as we start to reinforce the concept with scientific evidence.

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Thoughtful sleep program setup at the Deer Path Inn as an example for all independent hotels

eHotelier

With the right strategy and thoughtful planning, a sleep program can be executed in a way that enhances the onsite storytelling and overall experience.

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Just in: Alejandro Saravia to open two Morena venues in Melbourne

Hospitality Magazine

Alejandro Saravia has announced he will open two iterations of his Sydney Latin American fine diner Morena in Melbourne later this year. Morena Restaurant and Morena Barra will join Saravia’s Renascence Group portfolio which includes Morena Martin Place, Farmer’s Daughters, and Victoria by Farmer’s Daughters. Morena Restaurant will operate as a formal dining venue with an a la carte and chef’s selection menu showcasing Latin American cuisine.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.