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Transform your hotel’s revenue in two years or less with this guide to revenue management

eHotelier

Managing a profitable hotel requires a careful eye on your inventory. You don’t want to sell your rooms too early at reduced rates because such spillage can drain your revenue. However, spoilage, overbooking, and overselling can also wreck your profits.

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Everything you need to know about marketing your hospitality business

Hospitality Magazine

There’s much to think about when running a hospitality venue. Has the roster been done? Did I order the meat from the supplier in time? Has the drinks menu been updated? It’s more than understandable that posting on social media or sending out EDMs often falls by the wayside. But it’s also essential to think about the landscape and how it’s evolving.

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Is the Customer Always Right?

Modern Restaurant Management

A new study challenging the long-standing mantra “the customer is always right" determined that to better support employee mental health, restaurant operators should have clear policies stating that customers' uncivil behavior will not be tolerated. “For decades, a customer could be uncivil, angry, yelling or just plain wrong, and employees were expected to deal with it because it was just part of the business.

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Asian American-Owned Restaurants Are Breathing New Life Into Sacramento’s Historic Japantown

EATER

New restaurants including Japanese izakaya Binchoyaki, Southside Super, and pop-up Mecha Mucho are helping reinvigorate a part of downtown Sacramento that was once home to a thriving Japantown.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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Rostering as a strategic asset for tomorrow’s hotel management

eHotelier

Rostering staff in tourism and hospitality can be complex, due to the variety of working hours, shifts, award conditions and staff budgets The future belongs to those who recognize the transformative potential of rostering in elevating guest experiences, optimizing operational efficiency, and driving financial performance.

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Hungry for Change: Understanding Consumer Perception and Demand for Sustainable Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry has recognized the need for innovative packaging solutions to meet growing consumer demand and contribute towards sustainability targets. Traditional restaurant packaging has a significant negative impact on the environment as common materials used, such as Styrofoam and single-use plastics, are not compostable. The high reliance on plastics for food packaging has led to a buildup of landfill waste and ocean pollution.

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Which Lasagna Recipe Is Worth the Work?

EATER

Clay Williams /Eater We tested three very popular lasagna recipes to find the best one The basic makeup of lasagna is simple: sauce, pasta sheet, cheese. But that sparse list contains the potential for so much variation, whether it’s multiple sauces, meat or no meat, pasta from scratch or a box, or what kinds of cheese and how much. What makes the most satisfying lasagna depends a bit on what you’re looking for — a person who believes lasagna needs meat probably won’t be satisfied with one that

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Preparing for the unexpected: Best practices for crisis management in the hotel industry

eHotelier

Crisis management for your hotel doesn’t need to be overly complex, but it benefits from some focused effort. It helps you to navigate the unexpected better while keeping your staff and guests safe and satisfied.

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ESA Demonstrates Resilience of Extended-Stay Segment, Brand for KARA Hospitality

Lodging Magazine

LODGING brings you the first installment of our three-part Ownership Series, providing owner perspectives on various hot topics and industry trends. For this installment, Vinay Patel of Fairbrook Hotels and Mitesh Amin of KARA Hospitality discuss some of the key benefits of operating within the extended-stay segment and share their model for success.

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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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Build Staff Loyalty by Leveraging Payments Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

In today’s tech-driven world, customers and workers alike expect a seamless payments experience wherever they go. Until now, restaurants have primarily focused on customer experience when considering payments technology, but the emergence of new and developing worker payment programs can impact and improve the restaurant worker experience. With the restaurant industry facing an ongoing labor shortage , it’s more crucial than ever to offer your staff the best experience possible, whic

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Using analytics for rare disease treatment: Unveiling opportunities for advancements

SAS

Rare diseases, often called orphan diseases, affect a small percentage of the population. Despite their rarity, these diseases collectively impact millions worldwide. Being a health care professional who cares deeply about overall patient care, the challenges in diagnosing and treating rare diseases resonate profoundly with me. Limited data availability, dispersed [.

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Understanding the difference between material and immaterial expenses

eHotelier

The materiality refers to the significance of the expense item in the context of the financial statements. Our industry is unique in many ways and so is the application of this contrast.

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Please Don’t Tell Me About Every Single Dish on the Menu

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater That’s what the menu is for I’ve come to lightly dread a server asking “Have you dined with us before?” Not because I feel uncomfortable being new, or insulted if they don’t recognize me from a previous dinner, but because I know my answer does not matter. It’s not a real question, but an overture to a canned speech about every single dish on the menu.

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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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JBF Launches Climate Solutions Campaign

Modern Restaurant Management

Calling it a critical subject, the James Beard Foundation® launched a campaign focused on tackling the significant impact of climate change on independent restaurants, chefs, and the local economies they support. Through the Climate Solutions for Restaurant Survival campaign, the James Beard Foundation will unite chefs across the country to raise awareness, educate federal policymakers, and galvanize action to mitigate the impacts of climate change. “Independent restaurants are not ju

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Report: Privacy ranks as top hotel AI adoption concern

Hotel Business

According to SOCi Inc. ‘s AI Marketing Transformation Index, Part IV, 52% of U.S. digital marketing professionals list privacy as their top concern regarding the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for hotels. SOCi’s commissioned study of more than 300 digital marketers provides further understanding of AI utilization in marketing and future plans for its use.

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Checking in at Fairmont Banff Springs and the luxury trend for more intimate guestrooms

eHotelier

We take a closer look at a property that has leveraged the global trend that’s accelerated in the post-pandemic era centered around the ‘price inelastic yet experience elastic’ hotel consumer.

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Swedish Candy Is Suddenly Inescapable

EATER

Sweden’s candy culture is vast, with Saturdays designated for lördagsgodis, or “Saturday sweets.” | Getty Images/Johner RF Thanks to newfound TikTok popularity, candy sellers are finding themselves swamped with online orders and long lines Around 10 p.m. on a recent Friday night, the line at BonBon in Manhattan’s Lower East Side was out the door. This isn’t an uncommon sight in the neighborhood — the queue for Double Chicken Please was visible across the street — but BonBon isn’t an acclaimed co

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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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Two-Way Radios Can Provide Better Customer Service

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are constantly busy, which means communication is key to make sure the experience for customers is top of the line. Two-way radios, help restaurant staff communicate more efficiently leading to a better experience for the guests. With fast communication your guests receive the service they deserve each time they enter your establishment in a timely and effective manner.

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AI: Beyond the Buzzword

Lodging Magazine

About three years ago, Oracle Hospitality acquired Nor1 to deliver an AI (artificial intelligence) solution for real-time pricing and inventory management—specifically to create ancillary offers to guests—and embedded that tool into Oracle’s property management system, OPERA Cloud. Despite the availability of sophisticated AI tools, Jason Bryant, vice president of Nor1, considers the hotel industry to be in the early stages of adopting them, but expects the usage to ramp up exponentially in the

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Retail revolution: Driving revenue beyond room rates

eHotelier

Retail can produce up to 45%-65% profit and even the smallest space can produce revenue that will increase the bottom line.

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Honoring the Ancestral Tradition of Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico

EATER

Appreciating the passion fueling the spirit’s production This post originally appeared in the February 17, 2024 edition of Eater Travel , dispatches from Eater staff about culinary destinations worth planning an entire trip around, direct to your inbox. Subscribe now. Invisible to those around me, I could feel tiny tributaries of sweat beginning to creep down my backside.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Pop-Ups Keep The Purple Parrot Spirit Alive

Modern Restaurant Management

Mississippi restaurateur Robert St. John of the New South Restaurant Group has taken a twist on the adage "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." In his case it's more like "when your restaurant closes due to the pandemic, host pop-ups." St. John's The Purple Parrot had been a community stalwart in Hattiesburg for 33 years.

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Hilton Shares Record Growth in Caribbean and Latin America

Lodging Magazine

MCLEAN, Virginia—Hilton shared a year of growth in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), entering new markets in 2023. Last year, Hilton opened 19 new hotels and approximately 4,000 rooms in the Caribbean and Latin America, representing more rooms added in the region than in any other year in the company’s history. Hilton’s CALA portfolio is comprised of more than 220 hotels and over 40,000 rooms spanning 15 brands and 29 countries and territories.

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A giant leap forward for Irish spa Roe Park Resort’s ecommerce journey

eHotelier

Blending traditional Irish charm and hospitality with modern luxury, Roe Park Resort - located within easy reach of the Giant’s Causeway - is one of Northern Ireland’s premier golf and spa destinations.

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In Search of the Ultimate Negroni

EATER

We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Negroni—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.

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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.