November, 2024

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Unlock your hotel’s potential: the top 3 business intelligence myths

eHotelier

Here's a look at how integrating data across all your systems provides a holistic view of your business, how interactive analytics go beyond traditional reporting to offer actionable insights, and how affordable, scalable BI tools are more accessible than ever—even for independent hotels and small chains.

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Why Mews acquired Atomize, by Richard Valtr

MEWS

Why revenue management? Revenue management is without doubt one of the most exciting areas in hospitality. It’s also one that’s advancing fast, with the smartest companies already weaving automation and AI decision-making into their everyday processes. There’s so much potential in this category that we didn’t just want to watch things develop from the outside looking in – we wanted to be an active part of the transformation.

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How to make happy hour work for your business

Hospitality Magazine

Once silly season passes, Australia tends to slow down. Cicadas begin chirping, kids play cricket on the streets, and late summer becomes laced with balmy nights and nostalgic childhood memories of peeling yourself off sticky leather sofas. And while it’s a beautiful time of year, once the chaos of December subsides, it can leave hospitality seats empty and nights quiet as patrons rein in their spending.

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November 2024: Latest News from the Malaysia Hotel Industry

Soft Inn

The Malaysian hotel industry continues to evolve in November 2024 with key updates. Here's a look at what's happening in the Malaysian hotel sector this month.

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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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Best Practices for Capitalizing on Workplace Holiday Party Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

It's beginning to look like a festive holiday season at workplaces as office party attendance and budgets are rising, according to ezCater's first-ever Workplace Holiday Party Trends Report , which reveals emerging trends and insights from 1,600+ employees and decision-makers nationwide. Kaushik Subramanian, Chief Revenue Officer at ezCater, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine that the report allows restaurants to predict seasonal trends and prepare their offerings as workpl

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Leveraging AI for strategic growth and innovation

eHotelier

By integrating AI thoughtfully with a focus on enhancing human interaction and improving efficiency, hotels can not only address today’s challenges but also pave the way for future innovations.

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Hunger for Justice

EATER

Rosa Tapia prepares lunch for her husband, cooking spaghetti with tomato sauce, beans, onions, and chicken with chili at her home on the outskirts of Mexico City. Bringing home-cooked meals to loved ones in prison is an expression of love — and activism From the four large pots of food simmering on Rosa Tapia’s stove, no one would guess that she shares a home only with her son.

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Australian Chatime franchisor and MD penalised $132,840

Hospitality Magazine

A hefty penalty has been issued to the Australian franchisor of Chatime and its managing director for underpaying staff more than $160,000. Staff who worked at 19 Chatime Australia Pty Ltd stores across Sydney and Melbourne were short-changed between August and December 2016 due to the company paying flat rates spanning from $7.59-24.30 per hour. 152 workers, many of who were international students and visa holders, were underpaid a total of $162,533 during this period.

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Cendyn and Amadeus Index Reports Highest Rating in Four Quarters

Lodging Magazine

AUSTIN, Texas—Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, previously known as Knowland, and Amadeus presented the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index. For the third quarter of 2024, the Index shows an overall health metric of 107.9 percent year-over-year (YOY), showing the highest overall index rating in four quarters.

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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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Self-Service Innovation Summit executive panel to share future predictions, strategy insights

Fast Casual

This year’s Self-Service and Innovation Summit, hosted by Networld Media Group in Tampa, Florida from December 9-11 will culminate with “Thought leader roundtable: Executive predictions,” a panel dedicated to helping decipher fact from fiction and providing practical advice for building your business.

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Contextualizing AI: How an AI-powered Staff Interface Improves Guest Experience

Hospitality Net

As the closing part for the Thematic with Oracle Hospitality focusing on how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will help hoteliers, this latest panel discussion [link to video] is truly superb 50-minute conversation with Jason Bryant and Tanya Pratt, two senior leaders at Oracle Hospitality.

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Event tourism: how music, sport, and film shape destinations

eHotelier

The allure of mega-events and on-screen destinations can generate substantial short-term economic boosts, yet they also bring challenges. We delve into the complex and multi-dimensional impacts of event tourism and pop culture tourism.

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Why Are People So Freaked Out About Seed Oils?

EATER

Lille Allen Signs posted in New York City accused Carbone of including seed oils in its spicy rigatoni. But why is that even a problem? The flyers started popping up like dandelions around Manhattan. “CARBONE PUTS SEED OILS IN THEIR SPICY RIGATONI,” they screamed in expectant outrage. “Your favorite restaurant serves you garbage,” they continued, explaining that seed oils cause bowel disease.

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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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Can a niche fast-food joint in South Eveleigh fill a gap in Sydney’s market?

Hospitality Magazine

Daniel Sorridimi (owner of Blackwood Bondi and Cronulla) and Joel Bennetts have teamed up to open Sana, a Mediterranean restaurant offering casual, fast dining. Not your typical fast-food joint, Sana will prioritise premium produce and healthy and delicious meals. Sorridimi developed the concept after identifying a gap in the Sydney market for fast, health-conscious dining options, which was inspired by the sector’s growth in the United States.

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The Hospitality Industry’s Digital Evolution – PMS and RMS: The Dynamic Duo Driving Hotel Success in a Digital World

Revfine

The hospitality sector is evolving rapidly. The digital age has brought new challenges and opportunities for hoteliers, making it essential to adopt advanced systems to optimize operations and enhance guest experiences. Two critical components of a hotel’s technology ecosystem are the Property Management System (PMS) and the Revenue Management System (RMS).

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Networld Media Group launches Restaurant Marketing Workshop

Fast Casual

This digital marketing workshop, co-hosted by FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler and Rev Ciancio, co-founder/CMO of Handcraft Burgers & Brew, Salad House CMO and Crazy Pita marketing director, provides tactics, tips and playbooks for restaurant marketers focused on growing brand awareness, guest acquisition retention and creating brand evangelists.

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Complying with DMA: Booking.com’s commitment to fairness, transparency, and innovation

Hospitality Net

After months of constructive dialogue with the European Commission, other stakeholders and intense efforts of teams across our business, we reached a major milestone today: our compliance with the requirements under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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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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Running a great hotel event with the Hotel Villa Pamphili Roma

eHotelier

What makes for a great conference? With the MICE travel boom that has occurred since the pandemic subsided, it’s important for all hoteliers to sharpen their groups toolkit heading into 2025 in order to get the most out of this current experiential events boom.

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A New Initiative Hopes to Make Restaurants More Welcoming for Breastfeeding Parents

EATER

The Lactation Network set out to establish a set of standards for restaurants to implement to ensure that they’re being welcoming to breastfeeding parents. | Courtesy of the Lactation Network The Lactation Network’s new program will offer training to restaurant staff across the nation Restaurants are, famously, for eating. They are spaces in which consuming food is not only welcomed, but is expected.

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Powering the Future – Why EV Charging is a Must-Have for UK Hotels

Hotel Owner

In recent years, the hospitality sector in the UK has faced unique challenges, from adapting to shifting guest expectations to meeting heightened sustainability standards. Now, as the transportation landscape rapidly changes, a new opportunity is emerging for forward-thinking hoteliers: electric vehicle (EV) charging. With EV adoption in the UK tripling over the last three years , driven by the government’s ambitious plan to ban new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle sales by 2030, now is

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Collaborative Success for eCommerce and Revenue Management Teams

Revfine

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the best practices for building and maintaining successful collaboration and communication between hotel eCommerce and Revenue Management teams? (Question by Aida Muñoz) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Connor Vanderholm - CEO, The post Collaborative Success for eCommerce and Revenue Management Teams appeared first on Revfine.com.

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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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Best Practices to Reduce Hotel Chargeback Disputes

Lodging Magazine

With both fraudsters and guests engaging in bad behavior, chargebacks are becoming all too common for hotels—to the point where many merchants have given up the fight in combatting them. But now more than ever, hoteliers have the tools to protect and earn back revenue, and it starts with proactive preparation. Missteps can affect a merchant’s bottom line, but easy changes can have a significant impact.

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Navigating Labor Cost Challenges in Hospitality: Turning a Court Ruling Into Strategic Action

Hospitality Net

The recent ruling by a Texas federal judge to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule sent shockwaves through the hospitality industry. The proposed salary threshold increase would have expanded overtime eligibility to approximately 3.6 million lower-paid salaried workers across industries, many of whom are employed in hospitality. While this decision provides temporary relief, it also opens the door for deeper introspection and strategic action.

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Staying agile in hotel development

eHotelier

Deciding to make a significant change in the direction of a project requires a careful, balanced approach to maintain stakeholder alignment and ensure project success. Here’s a quick synopsis of how to navigate such a scenario.

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A Matcha Shortage Hits TikTok’s Favorite Brands

EATER

Matcha is gaining popularity at cafes around the world. | Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images #MatchaTok is in shambles On a trip to Japan in early November, Erica Lee, a TikTok creator , had one main goal: to get matcha powder. A novice matcha drinker, Lee travels to Japan often and always buys one or two tins. “They expire very fast,” she says. This time though, it was harder than usual to find the matcha she was looking for.

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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.