July, 2023

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Resurrect Your Dead Times and Fill Seats with Marketing Innovations

Modern Restaurant Management

Dead times are a hit to your wallet as a business owner as empty seats represent wasted capital investment. Now, you can resurrect your dead times and build a new stream of revenue through innovative technology providing messaging that appeals directly to each consumer on a personal level. Seeing empty seats in your restaurant is disheartening, but the impact goes beyond just losing money.

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Nostalgia-motivated tourism

eHotelier

Which elements of virtual trips are the most essential and how these can be used to encourage returning tourists’ behavioural intentions via immersion and nostalgia?

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Colin Fassnidge headlines Sydney Guinness and oyster festival

Hospitality Magazine

Chef Colin Fassnidge is teaming up with Sydney venue The Doss House to celebrate all things Guinness and oysters for one weekend this August. The festival is the brainchild of Doss House Owner Ciara Doran, Fassnidge, and Fishtales’ John Susman, and will see different food activations held across The Doss House’s sandstone courtyards including an East 33 oyster station, a pig on a spit, and a stall with colannon (mashed potato) turnovers and beef and Guinness pies.

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Marriot’s Pricing Strategy: What You Need To Know

Soft Inn

Try googling the largest hotel chain in the world and see what pops up. It's a guarantee that Marriot International takes the cake. Being so successful must come from a solid strategy, right? Take a look at what you can learn from Marriott's pricing strategy.

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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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Adopt Hotelogix cloud-based multi-property solution and go live quickly

Hotelogix

As per our interactions with hotel groups, it is clear that most of them want to replace their existing on-premises solutions with today’s cloud-based solutions. But then, why is the adoption rate so slow, at least slower than expected?

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Revolutionizing Guest Experiences Through Virtual Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

The quick service restaurant (QSR) industry is currently experiencing a trend of commoditization, with low barriers to entry and a standardized set of features offered by most restaurants. This trend is primarily driven by advancements in point of sale (POS) systems and the availability of white label, plug-and-play online ordering systems. In today’s highly competitive landscape, marketing departments are focused on getting a 360-degree view of the customer in order to personalize their e

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7 steps to creating a guest journey for the first time

eHotelier

From understanding your target audience to leveraging guest data, here's how to put together a guest journey that helps you to achieve your desired results.

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Steven Sinclair to join Sydney’s Jacksons on George

Hospitality Magazine

The former Icebergs Dining Room and Bar and L’enclume alumni has been announced as head chef for the upcoming venue. Jacksons on George is the first venue from hospitality group DTL Entertainment Group Pty Ltd lead by Creative Director Maurice Terzini and General Manager Michael Broome. The multi-level venue is set to open in spring at the new Sydney Place precinct in Circular Quay.

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Ical vs Channel Manager: Which one do you need?

Soft Inn

It's hard, isn't it? Dealing with guest reservations when you're integrated with other channels is challenging, especially during peak season. To make sure you don't make any mistakes with their reservations and to prevent other issues, systems like iCal and channel manager are created. But, which one suits your hotel best?

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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 Kwini Reed Makes Intentional Restaurants at Poppy + Rose and Poppy & Seed

7 Shifts

Kwini Reed fell into the restaurant industry by accident. She met her now husband and business partner, chef Michael Reed when he worked at Poppy + Rose in downtown LA. She now co-owns Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed , and Root of all Food , an LA-based catering company. She joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast to discuss her philosophy on managing a team, including how she coaches managers.

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How to write effective product documentation

MEWS

Modern product documentation has evolved beyond the sole purpose of conveying information. It also plays a crucial role in meeting various business demands, such as building brand reputation and customer trust, sales enablement and marketing support – along with user adoption and engagement. At its core, modern product documentation must be intentional, and it must anticipate certain user outcomes.

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Uncover Your Restaurant’s Uniqueness: A Path to Standing Out

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant operators are always looking for new tools, promotion channels, and advertising options, but they might not be quite sure what they need to say to tempt a potential guest. Before dealing with promotion of any kind, you should determine your restaurant’s base: the value of the establishment, its uniqueness, target audience, and the place that the restaurant occupies in the minds of guests.

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Your bartender is your real hotel concierge

eHotelier

The hotel bar is experiencing a revival while guests who are over-satiated by screens are reverting to the ‘old school’ method of asking a real person what they should do or where they should go. There are plenty of ways to make this work for your topline growth.

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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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Last chance: join us at the Hospitality Leaders Summit

Hospitality Magazine

Can you believe the 2023 Hospitality Leaders Summit is this Monday? Neither can we, so it’s your last chance to get your hands on tickets to the industry’s much-anticipated event. Don’t miss out on the chance to join the country’s leading industry figures for a day of practical advice and insights to help your business grow. The full-day program will host discussions and panels on topics that matter including staffing, employment law, sustainability, the rise of technolog

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Five Ways Hotels are Adding Value for Guests

Horizon Hospitality

Travel demand is surging, yet hotels are handling more dissatisfied guests than ever before. What’s causing the trend? The biggest complaints are not about quality of service or cleanliness (in fact, satisfaction in these areas has risen). The biggest concern guests have is the value they receive for the price. While room rates do not seem to be falling any time soon, properties can take steps to help guests find more value in their stay, and keep coming back in the future: Keep Fees Transparent

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How to Attract More Guests to Your Hotel During the Summer Season

InnQuest

As the temperature rises and vacation plans take shape, the summer season presents a golden opportunity for hoteliers to attract a large influx of guests. But how can hotel owners capture their attention and ensure that their property stands out in a sea of options? In this blog post, we will explore actionable hotel marketing tips that will help you attract more guests during the summer season, maximize occupancy rates and enhance overall profitability.

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8 Benefits of staying in serviced apartments | Mews

MEWS

Modern travelers have diverse needs and preferences. Let's see how serviced apartments meet them by offering flexibility, comfort and convenience while bridging the gap between hotels and apartments.

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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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Embracing AI: A Recipe for Success in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t new, but suddenly it’s everywhere. Stories of its perils or profits appear in everything you read, scroll, listen to, or watch, making it difficult to separate hype from help. Our Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) team believes AI falls into the latter category. We also believe in the fast-paced world of the restaurant industry, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a key ingredient for success.

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Ensuring success with diversity in hospitality organizations

eHotelier

Leveraging diversity within an organization is a conscious, continuous, and collective process that requires pro-activeness for both employees and organizations.

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Register for September’s Fine Food Australia

Hospitality Magazine

Fine Food Australia returns to Sydney from 11-14 September, with the Southern Hemisphere’s ultimate industry food event set to showcase the latest innovations in the sector. Registrations are now open to trade who will be able to visit more than 850 local and international exhibitors during the four-day event at the ICC. “We are thrilled to be back in Sydney for 2023 hosting the ultimate food trade event, to inspire, educate and unite this incredible industry, which is the backbone of our

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Is your Country Club’s Career Page Turning Away Talent?

Horizon Hospitality

Believe it or not, ninety-two percent of online job applications go unfinished by candidates. That is a staggering figure for any business trying to keep teams staffed. For industries like country clubs, which already deal with a limited talent pool, it is also problematic. What can clubs do when their career page is losing candidates interest? Focus on the Candidate.

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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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Power of Social Media: Use it to Boost Your Summer Bookings

InnQuest

In today’s interconnected world, social media has completely altered the way we communicate and share our experiences. It has also become an effective tool for the travel and hospitality industries in maximizing hotel bookings and creating exciting summer adventures for their guests. Research suggests 52% of travelers decide to visit a specific destination after seeing its images or videos on social media, making it a powerful tool for the travel industry.

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How to maintain innovation in a scaling business

MEWS

Often as organizations scale, they lose their edge. Things start to move slower, and innovation can feel few and far between. This post will outline seven key points I’ve learned for maintaining an innovative edge within a cross-functional product team, enabling growth and promoting creativity.

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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become invaluable in the food industry. It can help improve restaurants’ transparency, validation, verification, and communication, driving key performance indicators (KPIs) like increased customer satisfaction, trust, and loyalty. AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand.

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Why you need to reconcile your credit cards every day

eHotelier

Why you need to reconcile your credit cards every day - Insights - Insights The dreaded credit card reconciliation need not be such a big deal if we bite-size it.

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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.