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Surefire Ways to Streamline Onboarding for Hospitality Businesses

Are Morch

Onboarding is perhaps the most underrated part of the hiring process, but organizations must pay attention to it to ensure comfort for new hires. After all, you expect employees to blend in effortlessly from the day they join the organization. Implementing a robust onboarding program gives you a head start in this context. But it […] The post Surefire Ways to Streamline Onboarding for Hospitality Businesses appeared first on Are Morch, Digital Transformation Coach.

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Get found by your guests – SEO tips for hoteliers

eHotelier

Here are the top priorities for optimising your website from a technical perspective, optimising your website’s content, and optimising your presence in local search.

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Nomad Group’s Beau Bar opens tomorrow in Surry Hills

Hospitality Magazine

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.

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Top Restaurant Hiring Tips

Modern Restaurant Management

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?

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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 Show Your Staff Love for Employee Appreciation Day

7 Shifts

One of the biggest issues facing restaurants in 2023 is finding and keeping good talent. During the pandemic, many service workers either left or were forced out of the industry and never returned. According to our data , the average turnover rate for restaurant staff in the U.S. was 62%. When staff are unhappy, you lose more than just the cost of hiring and training.

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Maurice Terzini on the new Icebergs

Hospitality Magazine

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.

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The Beautiful Relationship of Vegan Desserts and Design

Modern Restaurant Management

At the height of the pandemic, Casework’s founder Casey Keasler and Kate’s founder Katelyn Williams were the only two coming into the interior design firm's studio in Portland, Oregon. Kate’s Ice Cream kitchen was across the courtyard and she needed a desk and quiet place to work. They quickly developed a socially distanced friendship.

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Clermont Hotel Group names CEO

Boutique Hotel News

UK: London-based hotel owner and operator , Clermont Hotel Group, has promoted Gavin Taylor to the company’s chief executive officer. Taylor first joined Clermont Hotel Group in 2017 as chief financial officer, where he led the group’s finance, procurement and IT functions. Prior to this, he held senior finance positions at Jupiter Hotels, as well as development roles at Bulgari Hotel & Residences London and Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club.

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Why GMs may have difficulties managing their financial leader

eHotelier

Here are things General Managers can do to ensure they stay on top of their numbers person and not have it be the other way around.

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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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Mantle Group Hospitality open final stage of Brisbane venue

Hospitality Magazine

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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Increasing Profits in the Wake of Rising Food and Labor Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

According to a new survey by the National Restaurant Association, restaurant operators don’t think the future looks very bright. Nearly all of the operators surveyed think rising food and labor costs pose significant challenges heading into 2023, and half expect to be less profitable in 2023. This year will undoubtedly be difficult, but uncertainty provides an opportunity for restaurants to identify inefficiencies in their business models and establish long-term solutions for sustained gro

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art’otel London Battersea Power Station officially opens

Boutique Hotel News

UK: Hospitality real estate company PPHE Hotel Group has opened the UK’s first art’otel property at Battersea Power Station in London today. Managed by Park Plaza Hotels, art’otel London Battersea Power Station is located within Battersea Roof Gardens in a new building designed by Foster + Partners. Interiors have been overseen by Spanish artist Jaime Hayon and include design features such as tailor made furnishings and personal works of art by Hayon.

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Fixing these hidden labor costs using big data

eHotelier

Big data and integrations with other systems come into play by allowing an individual property or group to obtain objective inferences to then shift towards ‘smart labor management’.

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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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Sexy Fish London’s global cocktails arrive at Sydney’s Re-

Hospitality Magazine

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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Multi-property management system: The key to selling more rooms at your hotel group

Hotelogix

The post Multi-property management system: The key to selling more rooms at your hotel group appeared first on Hotelogix.

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Cheyne completes €62m loan to redevelop The Hotel Maria

Boutique Hotel News

Finland: Global asset manager Cheyne Capital has provided a €62 million senior loan to Samla Capital Oy to finance the redevelopment of The Hotel Maria in Helsinki. The Hotel Maria will be a five-star luxury hotel housed across four historic buildings. The loan will be used to reconfigure and refurbish the site whilst retaining the original exterior.

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MEGA events – the big cash cow

eHotelier

As a hotelier having suffered immense revenue and profit losses in the past years, paired with current inflation and rising costs, make sure to optimise all the big demand driving events that come to your market – they are indeed a blessing.

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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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My CSR journey: how Mews supports Corporate Social Responsibility

MEWS

The source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, defines Corporate S ocial R esponsibility (CSR) a s “ a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethically oriented practices.

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Belles Hot Chicken announce Sydney restaurant

Hospitality Magazine

Opening on 3 March in Circular Quay, it’ll be the brand’s first restaurant-style venue combining the feel of a dedicated chicken joint with a local diner offering. Expect all of the Belles’ favourites, including wings, drumsticks, tenders and buffalo cauliflower alongside Nashville-style chicken sandwiches and share platters. Drinks wise, Belles Original Drought will on pour alongside canned cocktails by Baba’s Place and a selection of champagne and spirits.

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NH Collection debuts in the Middle East

Boutique Hotel News

UAE: NH Collection Dubai The Palm, a new-build hotel located on Palm Jumeirah, has opened marking the brand’s debut in the Middle East. The 532-key hotel features 226 rooms and suites in addition to 306 studios and apartments across 11 room categories. It offers five F&B venues, five meeting spaces which can cater up to 45 people, a rooftop bar and infinity pool, a gym, spa treatments, and a kid’s club.

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FCS takes on The Americas with strategic addition of two offices in U.S.

eHotelier

The expansion reinforces the company's commitment to increasing its local market presence globally and being more accessible to hoteliers in The Americas.

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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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The Future Of The Hospitality Industry: 7 Key Trends

MEWS

The future of the hospitality industry is something we all contemplate three years after a global pandemic struck, changing the way we travel and the way we live. We’ve all had to adapt to this new reality, showing that resilience is without a doubt in our DNA. At the heart of this resilience is innovation and technology, which helps us better face these changes and to help us prepare for the future.

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Fair Work compliance blitz hits Perth

Hospitality Magazine

Fair Ombudsman inspectors will visit Perth eateries this week to undertake compliance checks to ensure workers are receiving the correct entitlements. A total of 50 businesses will be investigated across Belmont, Victoria Park and East Victoria Park, with inspectors speaking with business owners and employees. Inspectors are on alert for breaches including inaccurate record-keeping, low flat rates, unpaid work, unpaid penalty rates, late payments and failure to provide pay slips.

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BCD Travel and Amadeus expand partnership

Boutique Hotel News

Worldwide: Travel management company BCD Travel has expanded its agreement with travel technology company Amadeus to target opportunities in corporate travel. Under the new agreement, BCD Travel will leverage Amadeus’ technology, content and global footprint to support its operations in additional markets. This includes incorporating Amadeus’ NDC (new distribution content, which provides personalised travel retailing), as well as workflow capabilities.

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AHLA elevates Kevin Carey to Senior EVP and COO

eHotelier

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is promoting Kevin Carey to senior executive vice president and chief operating officer.

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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.