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Hotel Expert: Stop Blindly Chasing Demand and Focus on Profit

Hospitality Net

Since 2016, I’ve considered Cindy Estis Green to be one of the brightest minds in the hotel sector. Her key insight is that hotel commercial strategy directors have to become more sophisticated about which customers will be the most profitable after accounting for all costs.

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Phoenix forecasted for second-highest hotel RevPAR in Super Bowl history

Hotel Business

The ADR level would rank third among host markets behind Miami in 2020 and San Francisco in 2016. The overall Phoenix market comprises 544 hotels accounting for 70,488 rooms. Even with 11.7%

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Three Reasons Why You Should Be Using Micro Influencers

Modern Restaurant Management

Micro influencers are defined as accounts with 1,000 to 100,000 followers who are well known in their niches with a hyper-engaged audience. A smaller account is more approachable and able to better interact with followers, leading to genuine connections and relationships.

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Restaurants Under Attack from Cybercriminals: How to Protect Your Business

Modern Restaurant Management

One study found that in 2016, the food and beverage industry accounted for ten percent of all data breaches. Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting restaurants, seeking to steal sensitive customer data and disrupt business operations.

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Top-Effective Tech Solutions to Improve Profits

Modern Restaurant Management

Their recent survey results of 2016, report over $36 billion (dollars) lost due to theft and error in the United States only. The Face ID system helps to automate the accounting of work time of the restaurants, increase the reliability of the received data, and reduce the cost of maintaining the turnstile or security guard.

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McDonald’s Sues Disgraced Former CEO for Lying About Sexual Relationships With Employees

EATER

Per the lawsuit, Easterbrook had also sent nudes and sexually explicit photos and videos of women, including those of the aforementioned employees, from his work email account to his personal email account. In 2016, Fight for 15 filed a complaint alleging rampant sexual harassment on behalf of 15 workers.

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I Really Hope These Rumors About Rihanna’s Tableware Collection Are True

EATER

A Twitter account dedicated to all things RiRi shared a screenshot on August 12 of a trademark application filed by Rihanna’s company, Roraj Trade LLC, titled “Sorry, I’m Booked.” Rihanna’s last record drop came in early 2016, when she released the instantly iconic Anti. . | Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock.

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