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How to Measure Guest Satisfaction in Hospitality Industry – 2023

InnQuest

In the hospitality industry, guest satisfaction is the ultimate goal. Satisfied guests are more likely to become repeat customers, leave positive reviews and recommend the property to others. To ensure continuous improvement and success, hospitality businesses must adopt effective methods to measure guest satisfaction. This blog emphasizes the importance of guest satisfaction in hospitality industry and discusses various strategies to enhance guest satisfaction.

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Hotel Bellevue appoints Lorraine Sinclair as their new Culinary Director

eHotelier

Lorraine Sinclair joins the five-star Hotel Bellevue with a wealth of international experience and several accolades she has received during her celebrated career as an Executive Chef. The Les Toques Blanches Board Member has worked in restaurants and hotels around the globe from the UK to Asia, including being the corporate chef at two Chinese restaurants that earned Michelin stars during her time there.

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The toastie is having its moment

Hospitality Magazine

The toastie hits the comfort food trifecta with its crisp slices of bread, melted cheese centre, and overall nostalgic vibe. But while you may think of it as a childhood treat or the ideal late-night snack, the toastie is far from just a meal to indulge in at home. More venues, in particular small bars, are adding toasties — or jaffles — to the menu.

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How to Filter and Label Hotel Bookings Email on Gmail

Soft Inn

If you are tired of sifting through a mountain of emails every morning, this simple technique will help you stay organized and ensure that important messages don't go unnoticed.

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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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Cybersecurity for Hospitality Management in the Age of AI

InnQuest

In today’s interconnected world, where technology advances at an unprecedented pace, cybersecurity for hospitality management is a growing concern. Hotel chains and properties dealing with sensitive customer information, financial transactions and confidential business data, have become prime targets for cyber threats. As technology evolves, cybercriminals are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to execute sophisticated attacks.

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Serving Up Conversions: How to Create the Perfect Video Sales Letter for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Video marketing through social media opens up a world of opportunities for restaurants to grow their brands and bring new customers through their doors. Food-related content has been a staple of social media since its inception, as it brings users closer to a world of exciting dishes than ever before. While it gives restaurants the chance to connect with their target market in unprecedented ways, it also introduces new competition, from other local restaurants to world-class chefs to viral home

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How GDS [Global Distribution Systems] Can Propel Your Hotel’s Success

Hotelogix

Learn what the Global Distribution System (GDS) is and how it can benefit hotels. Discover how GDS works, its advantages and disadvantages, and the top GDS providers in the hotel industry.

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7 best technologies for serviced apartments | Mews

MEWS

Powered by innovative technology, serviced apartments can streamline processes, provide a better guest experience and offer an easy check-in and check-out. Great hospitality tech not only enhances the operational efficiency of your serviced apartment but can also improve your bottom line, saving you money on additional costs.

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The Mille Club: Details, details, details

eHotelier

Luxury hotels should never aim to be ‘just like home’ but must always strive to be ‘better than home’, which requires an ever-vigilant eye on the current aspirational trends.

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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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Engineered for Success: Boosting Profits through Intelligent Menu Planning

Modern Restaurant Management

In the demanding world of the restaurant industry, success is not solely reliant on exceptional food and service. Behind the scenes, strategic decisions greatly impact a restaurant's bottom line, and at the forefront of these is the art of menu engineering. Far from just a list of dishes, a well-engineered menu is a powerful tool that can significantly increase a restaurant's efficiency and profitability.

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2023 Len Evans Tutorial scholars announced

Hospitality Magazine

The renowned wine tutorial has revealed the 12 successful scholars who will undertake the five-day program later this year. The scholars were chosen from a record-number 180 applicants across the hospitality, winemaking, retail, and media space. Amongst the successful scholars are Louella Mathews of Trippas White Group, Penelope Vine of Trader House, Emma Farrelly of The State Buildings and Como The Treasury, and Kaylene Reynolds of Prince Wine Store.

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Google Hotel Ads: The Ultimate Guide | Mews

MEWS

In today's hotel industry, maximizing direct bookings is critical to increasing revenue and reducing dependence on third-party booking channels like OTAs. One of the most powerful channels for achieving this goal is Google Hotel Ads (GHA): with nearly 70% of the market share, it is the most used metasearch.

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Revenue management can sell a 3-star hotel room for 1000 euros a night: here’s how  

eHotelier

Revenue management can sell a 3-star hotel room for 1000 euros a night: here’s how - Insights There’s no limit to the rack rate if the demand is there. Revenue managers use data to predict market rates, not feelings.

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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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Taco Tuesdays Showcases the Risk of Trademarks

Modern Restaurant Management

TACO TUESDAYS: The story of a now-defunct trademark and the risk of trademarks becoming so general with time that they can no longer be protected. TACO TUESDAYS as a Registered Trademark Since 1979, Taco John’s (a regional taco chain based in Wyoming) has used TACO TUESDAYS to promote their restaurant. In 1989, Taco John’s successfully registered the trademark TACO TUESDAYS for restaurant services outside of New Jersey, since a New Jersey restaurant, Gregory’s, had shown earlie

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Korean fusion eatery The Evergreen opens in Chatswood

Hospitality Magazine

The Evergreen is the latest venue to join Chatswood’s dining landscape on Sydney’s North Shore. Located in The Mix food precinct, the eatery has rolled out a Korean-Australian-inspired menu put together by Head Chef Jun Hwang and Maureen Er and Callam Spelman, who round out the kitchen team. The venue opens from 11am daily with a lunch menu available until 3pm.

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8 differences between hotels and serviced apartments

MEWS

Serviced apartments respond to a market call for fully furnished apartments designed for short and long-term stays. Unlike hotels, serviced apartments are supposed to be a home away from home. They usually feature a living room, kitchen and the amenities that make long-term stays more pleasant. This article explores the difference between hotels and serviced apartments.

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Marriott International reports second quarter 2023 results and raises full year outlook

eHotelier

Anthony Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “With continued momentum in demand for global travel, we posted another quarter of outstanding results. Second quarter worldwide RevPAR increased 13.5 percent, aided by significant growth in all of our international regions, where RevPAR rose 39 percent. Greater China rebounded quickly once travel restrictions were lifted in January, with second quarter RevPAR surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

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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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What’s Next for the Restaurant Industry? (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

Amid a climate of recovery and relentless transformation, the restaurant industry braces for new challenges and opportunities. Fresh off a year marked by tremendous disruption, the sector is projected to record a staggering $997 billion in sales this year. Yet, this growth comes at a time of significant menu price inflation and continued impacts from the pandemic.

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Moutai boutique and tasting bar launches in Melbourne

Hospitality Magazine

Liquor brand Moutai now has its own shopfront in Melbourne’s CBD. Located on Exhibition Street, the boutique offers guests different selections of the baijiu at a 12-seat bar. T-A Square Architects are behind the design of the space, which takes its cues from the Moutai bottle’s rippled shape. Moutai is named after its place of origin in China in the Guizhou Province, with each bottle seeing premium ingredients, such as glutinous sorghum and fermenting agent qu, distilled and then ag

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How to write effective product documentation

MEWS

Modern product documentation has evolved beyond the sole purpose of conveying information. It also plays a crucial role in meeting various business demands, such as building brand reputation and customer trust, sales enablement and marketing support – along with user adoption and engagement. At its core, modern product documentation must be intentional, and it must anticipate certain user outcomes.

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Tactics hotel brands should employ to expand and increase portfolio value

eHotelier

Tactics hotel brands should employ to expand and increase portfolio value - Insights - Insights Here is a playbook for securing management contracts and expanding your brand.

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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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How to Attract and Retain Gen Z Talent (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

When it comes to running a restaurant, Gen Z is becoming the prevailing generation to attract and retain. While you may have thought them previously to be in the minority, it is expected that Gen Z will become 30 percent of the workforce by the year 2030. This, coupled with the fact that job transitions are up 80% from year to year for Gen Z, it is time to pay close attention.

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Top chefs headline Taste Port Douglas festival

Hospitality Magazine

Now in its seventh year, the much-anticipated food and beverage festival will be taking place on 10-13 August at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in far-north Queensland. With less than two weeks to go, the festival has released a final wave of tickets for selected events featuring some of the country’s top culinary talent. Some of the events with final tickets include La Dolce Vita: An Italian Feast With Guy Grossi and La Cucina e Bar and restaurant takeovers starring Jerry Mai and Jake N

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Five Ways Hotels are Adding Value for Guests

Horizon Hospitality

Travel demand is surging, yet hotels are handling more dissatisfied guests than ever before. What’s causing the trend? The biggest complaints are not about quality of service or cleanliness (in fact, satisfaction in these areas has risen). The biggest concern guests have is the value they receive for the price. While room rates do not seem to be falling any time soon, properties can take steps to help guests find more value in their stay, and keep coming back in the future: Keep Fees Transparent

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Revitalizing your hotel: Key areas for improvement and transformation

eHotelier

To survive and thrive, hotel owners need to make changes and ensure that their accommodation remains current and in tune with consumers' trends and buying habits. Here are the main areas you should consider if you want to breathe fresh life into your hotel.

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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.