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Report: Independent hoteliers see GDS bookings rise 34.5%

Hotel Business

vs. a decade ago (2014). year-on-year, 63% vs. 2019 pre-pandemic levels and up +4,609% vs. 2014. “Direct booking on a property’s own website accounts for around a third of all bookings, with OTAs about half that. in the past year and up 4.2% Channel Connect reservations increased 39.5%

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

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But as an employee on the receiving end of that rage, the book fails to account for trauma he caused me. Chang writes that he doesn’t remember the specific incident, but concedes that, apart from a few details, the account is “accurate and could have been written about almost any night I was working service.”.

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DiamondRock restructures C-suite

Hotel Business

She joined the company in 2007 as assistant controller and was promoted to VP/corporate controller in 2008 and to chief accounting officer in 2014. Prior to DiamondRock, she was the VP, finance and accounting for Meristar Hospitality Corporation, a publicly traded lodging real estate investment trust.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

Besides that, 20 percent of Americans don’t even have bank accounts or have accounts but choose to use financial services outside the banking system, making cash their only option, according to the FDIC. The approach was used during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, as well as in the SARS outbreak in 2003.

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Uber Acquires Postmates, Merging Two of the Biggest Delivery Companies

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Though the brand also scored early exclusive delivery accounts with Starbucks and Chipotle, it also garnered early ( if now ubiquitous ) criticism for listing restaurants on its app without their permission. It was also the smallest of the major players at the time of today’s merger, with 8 percent of the market share.

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Raising the Table Stakes: Why Omnichannel Is More Important Than Ever in Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, digital ordering and delivery have grown 300 percent faster than dine-in traffic since 2014, with 31 percent of restaurant goers saying they use these third-party delivery services at least twice a week. Customers are looking for dining options that are easily accessible and will meet their new habits.

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NYPD Debunks Police Union Claims That Shake Shack Workers Intentionally Poisoned Cops

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Throughout the night, Shake Shack was bombarded by tweets accusing the chain of attempted murder and calls to #BoycottShakeShack , messages that were amplified by right-leaning accounts with large followings.