eHotelier

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The travel industry is one of the prime beneficiaries of metaverse technologies with applications that your brand can realize for gains in 2023.

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Soft Inn

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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”.

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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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.

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Hospitality Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Surry Hills venue will close and undergo a significant renovation before opening under the lead of Craig Hemmings (ex-Quay, Bistro Guillaume and Bilsons.) Hemmings will be joined by Jed Gerrard (ex-Wills Domain, Wildflower, Ritz Carlton Perth) in the kitchen, along with James Audas and Michael Chiem looking after wine and drinks. “Our brief for the venue is simple – a pub we would all like to go to,” said Hemmings.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Hotels and resorts now have the ability to link key guest, dining and loyalty CRM data across both restaurant and hotel guest profiles. By integrating this combined data into a unified guest profile, hotels with restaurants can increase engagement with their most loyal guests through their dining experiences.

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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

UK: Real estate investment company Aprirose has sold The Queens Hotel in Leeds to hotel owner Pandox for £53 million. The acquisition will initially be financed by existing funds and credit facilities, and includes both the hotel and its operations. It will be operated as an independent brand under a new management agreement with Axiom Hospitality. In recent years, The Queens Hotel has undergone a renovation and upgrade of all rooms, public areas, restaurant and bar.

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Hospitality Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Making pasta from scratch is a deceptively simple process that’s nothing short of a labour of love — especially in a restaurant setting. At Ramona Trattoria in Brisbane’s Coorparoo, Owner Ashley-maree Kent forgoes extruders and produces almost every pasta shape by hand. The chef has long had an affinity for dough-based creations, honing various applications in some of the most reputable kitchens in Australia and overseas — think Quay, Tartine, Biota and Paper Daisy, to name a few.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

New values of travel are opening up important opportunities for hoteliers and DMOs to create innovative and engaging offers based on quality rather than quantity of travel demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We’re all aware of the value of an existing customer. Restaurant operators have scrambled to launch loyalty programs and subscription services in recent years – capitalizing on new technology to keep that “old” customer, often 16x more valuable than a new one. Recent data from our team at Revenue Management Solutions confirms the importance of loyal-to-the-brand customers.

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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.

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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

US: Rosewood Hotel Group has announced the development of Rosewood Residences in Turtle Creek , Dallas, scheduled for completion in 2025. The 17-storey tower, to be developed by One Turtle Creek and led by architect Lucien Lagrange, will comprise around 46 residences. Each residence will range from 2,000 to 6,380 square-feet and will come with the option to combine units.

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Hospitality Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Culinary talent Robin Wagner has joined Artisans of Barossa as head chef, taking over the role from Ryan Edward. Wagner previously worked at Magill Estate in Adelaide and was named as the Pacific representative for the upcoming S.Pellegrino Young Chef global final to be held in Milan, Italy. Wagner secured the win with a vegan dish, with the chef set to bring his seasonal-focused culinary approach to Artisans.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While it's unrealistic to target an overnight reduction in commissions, here are ways to bring about a steady adjustment of your direct booking to OTA ratio.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It should come as no surprise that the world’s first marshmallow café would attract a lot of social media attention. XO Marshmallow brand co-founders Lindzi Shanks and Kat Connor created their handmade gourmet confections in their home kitchens before expanding from digital direct-to-consumer to include a café and a separate production and shipping space.

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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Italy: Global hotel company Langham Hospitality Group has begun work on The Langham, Venice, which is due to open in 2026. The hotel is set directly on the Venetian laguna on the island of Murano, where the Casino Mocenigo and the Murano glass factory used to stand. The sites will be transformed into a 133-room hotel with an exclusive courtyard garden and a 20-metre pool by Italian architects Matteo Thun & Partners.

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Hospitality Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sydney’s breakfast landscape has a new player in the form of Japanese fine diner Nobu. The Crown Sydney restaurant is the first Nobu in Australia to launch the Teishoku breakfast menu, which kicks off this weekend. Nobu Sydney Head Chef Harold Hurtada collaborated with Nobu Founder Nobu Matsuhisa on the dishes during the chef’s recent visit to the city.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hospitality organisations can navigate potential headwinds through strategies that keep costs under control while maximising the guest experience and revenue. Here are four key trends hoteliers should be aware of to support their businesses going forward.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Chef Kristen Kish travels the world in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most remote restaurants. From local purveyors, farmers and herders to kitchen crew, managers and chefs, she goes behind the scenes to meet the people, hear the stories, and see the day-to-day balancing act required to keep food on the table.

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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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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

UK: Independent hotel group Exclusive Collection has purchased Ansty Hall in North Warwickshire from Macdonald Hotels. The 62-bedroom property marks the seventh addition to the Exclusive Collection portfolio of country house hotels. It joins Pennyhill Park, South Lodge, The Manor House, Lainston House, Royal Berkshire, and Fanhams Hall. Ansty Hall sits on eight acres of landscaped gardens and dates back to the 17th century.

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MEWS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

You may be wondering what is Zapier and how this tool works. In layman’s terms, Zapier is a virtual assistant which automates tasks using workflows called Zaps and is the glue that connects more than 1,000 web apps together for your needs.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The reimagined Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, announces the appointments of Patricia Kimball as Director of Sales & Marketing and Danielle Shear as Director of Operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s Possible to Be Profitable While Sticking With Your Values, and Here’s How I’m Doing It My business partner and I met when we were kids. In fourth grade, we became best friends and we shared a common vision to one day start a business together. After graduating from the University of Washington and starting a career in headhunting in Los Angeles, we decided to act on our entrepreneurial spirit and start our own recruiting firm.

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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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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

UK: The BoTree, opening in Marylebone, London this summer , has appointed Eva Mount as its general manager. Mount joins The BoTree from sister hotel The Guardsman. Both properties, as well as Middle Eight, form part of Shiva Hotels’ portfolio. Having spent over 10 years with Firmdale Hotels , including general manager roles at Dorset Square Hotel and Charlotte Street Hotel, Mount has gained five-star experience working across other independent properties in London.

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MEWS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Unless you've been living under a rock (hey, we love eco stays), you’ll have heard about Mews Unfold. Every year, our flagship hospitality tech event attracts the best of the best: future shifters, hotel tech disruptors and fearless innovators. People who look at mediocrity and say: no thanks. And since you're reading this, we know you belong to this group of trailblazers too.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

YAANA Ventures, a leading travel and hospitality company in Asia, is proud to announce a new research opportunity for Anurak Lodge, an award-winning eco-lodge located in Khao Sok, Thailand. This research project is aimed at identifying new and innovative ways for Anurak Lodge to fully utilize their property management system, HMP Master (HMP).

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Whatever you may have heard about how hard it is to find and retain employees in this market, restaurants have it worse. Much worse. More than 11.6 million people work in food service annually (including managers). Yet, a Bureau of Labor report flagged that the restaurant industry’s year-over-year quit rate jumped from 4.8 percent to nearly 7 percent , a more significant increase than in any other job sector.

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