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“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou In the modern travel industry, many branded hotel chains offer amenities and services indistinguishable from each other. So, hotels must set themselves apart. How? They can help guests tune out the overload of daily information and enjoy letting their intuition make travel choices.
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UK: The Roseate Edinburgh is the latest boutique hotel to open under Roseate Hotels & Resorts, joining properties in London, Reading and Bath. The property is spread across two newly refurbished, heritage Victorian townhouses, situated in Edinburgh’s West End. Formerly known as The Dunstane Houses , The Roseate Edinburgh offers 35 rooms and suites with en-suite shower rooms, Noble Isle bathroom amenities, and handcrafted four-poster beds with Scottish woollen throws.
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.
The second installment of Nomad Group’s Beau concept will open its doors on Reservoir Street in Sydney’s Surry Hills this Friday. Manoosh-centric eatery Beau and Dough launched in early February, with Beau Bar honing in on seafood over ice and a wine-centric beverage program. “The Beau approach is elegant, refined and relaxed dining, embracing our city fringe and neighbourhood location,” says Rebecca Yazbek, co-owner and creative director.
A glamping type of accommodation has become a popular trend nowadays. This trend started to evolve especially after the MCO was lifted in 2022. Those travellers who love to explore nature but at the same time would like to experience another level of camping type, they will go for Glamping - “glamorous camping”.
As we head into 2023, the hotel industry faces several challenges and changes that hotel managers need to be aware of to be successful. From shifting consumer preferences to new technologies and trends, there are many things that property owners and hotel managers need to keep in mind to stay competitive and meet the needs of their guests well. Here’s a quick guide hotelier can follow to stay successful in hotel management for 2023.
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As we head into 2023, the hotel industry faces several challenges and changes that hotel managers need to be aware of to be successful. From shifting consumer preferences to new technologies and trends, there are many things that property owners and hotel managers need to keep in mind to stay competitive and meet the needs of their guests well. Here’s a quick guide hotelier can follow to stay successful in hotel management for 2023.
Ask any restaurant owner for their main pain point and the likely response will be: staffing. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked hiring expert Sid Upadhyay, co-founder and CEO of Wizehire for his advice on best practices for hiring and retention. What do you see as key challenges of restaurant hiring right now? What are the biggest pain points and have they changed due to the pandemic?
Piers Brown, CEO at IHM (publisher of Boutique Hotel News), reflects on what hospitality providers can learn from BrewDog. Call me ‘sober-curious’, beer has been an occasional sip from Dad when nobody’s looking (12-15), naughty secret (16-17), guilty accomplice (20’s), slightly dangerous obsession (30’s/40’s), and my not so toxic friend at times turning 50.
How would you describe the 2023 Icebergs experience? We have worked very hard to maintain the DNA [through] some additions as well as restoring what was broken. The product at Icebergs was not broken, but we needed to attend to the elements in the venue that needed restoring. The experience has perhaps in a way become truer to the original vision: an invisible restaurant … almost like a private beach house for guests to feel something special.
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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Today, restaurants’ staggering turnover rates are 70 percent higher than all other sectors. What can restaurant owners and managers do to better engage workers and increase retention in the long run? The current state of employee retention rates can feel dire for restaurant owners, especially after the Covid pandemic. McKinsey research analysts claim that the retail and hospitality employment sector – a segment that includes restaurant employees – is up against “a more se
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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.
UK/Ireland: Hotel management system RoomRaccoon has appointed Edd Kerr as the company’s country manager for the UK and Ireland. Kerr joins RoomRaccoon with more than 15 years of experience in the travel industry. This includes six years in sales and business development positions with companies such as Booking.com, Guestline and RMS Cloud. The central focus of his new role will be to strengthen RoomRaccoon’s sales development and provide a direct service to independent hoteliers , B&Bs and
Outdoor waterfront bar Babylon Garden rounds out the team’s Babylon Brisbane space that opened in December. The bar continues the venue’s much-loved Middle Eastern and East Mediterranean influences of its sister rooftop venue in Sydney’s CBD. The menu features a range of meze, along with dishes like kadinbudu (spiced beef with kashar cheese and rice balls) and lamb gozleme with garlic labneh and iskender sauce.
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There have been a lot of discussions and opinions swirling around after Rene Redzepi announced the closure of Noma , arguably one of the top restaurants in the world. While Noma’s run as a Michelin restaurant is now at an end, there are many reasons why it doesn’t spell the end of fine dining cuisine as we know it. Noma’s announcement generated a healthy debate on how we can improve the restaurant industry as a whole and how we should defend our food systems and culture.
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Italy: LVMH Hospitality Excellence has agreed with Sardegna Resorts S.r.l., owned by Qatar Investment Authority, to manage the Hotel Romazzino and Hotel Pitrizza in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia. LVMH Hospitality Excellence belongs to the luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton. The group’s portfolio spans wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewellery, as well as selective hospitality.
Global restaurant brand Sexy Fish will launch its Trinity cocktail menu on 6 March across six continents. Sydney-based bar talent Matt Whiley from Re- in South Eveleigh has been selected as the representative for Australia, with the drinks available for one night only. “Re- is thrilled to have been chosen as the Australian counterpart for the launch of Sexy Fish’s new cocktail menu, Trinity,” says Whiley. “We’ve loved working with Sexy Fish to create their Trinity menu down under, en
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We started our restaurant in 2008, during what is now known as The Great Recession. And we transformed it into a media company during a global pandemic in 2020. To say we’ve had to learn to be resilient at Cali BBQ is an understatement. By embracing new and emerging technologies, and going all-in on smartphone storytelling, we found a way to become much more than a single-unit barbecue restaurant on the outskirts of San Diego.
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