Sat.Sep 07, 2024 - Fri.Sep 13, 2024

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Progressive luxury as the next evolution of hotel lifestyle products

eHotelier

It’s truly a new frontier with luxury representing the hospitality vertical at the forefront of immense change, with hotels developing new products and services to serve an ageless, 21st-century guest mindset.

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Entries open for women’s bartender competition

Hospitality Magazine

Perth-based not-for-profit Mix Haus has partnered with Rhubi to present a nation-wide women’s bartender competition. To enter, bartenders must make a drink using Rhubi as the main ingredient, share the cocktail on socials and offer it in-venue. Four finalists will be selected in November and flown to Sydney for an all-women bartender takeover of women-run Burrow Bar to determine the winner.

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

Modern Restaurant Management

Can AI and robotics provide solutions to some of the toughest challenges faced by QSRs? Ofer Zinger, co-founder of Kitchen Robotics, thinks so. The company's Beastro was designed to use AI to create personalized dishes, thereby cutting labor costs and cutting food waste. It also self-cleans, helping ensure food safety. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) learned more from Zinger.

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Restaurant Math Isn’t Working

EATER

Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? On the one hand, you get the possibility of technique and flavor you cannot, or don’t want to, create yourself, plated and served with attention.

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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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Empowering hotel staff with AI: bridging technology and tradition for superior guest experience

eHotelier

AI has the potential to revolutionize the way hotel employees learn, making the process more effective and faster, which in turn fosters a culture of innovation and openness to transformation.

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Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

In this comprehensive video guide, Adam Guild of Owner.com offers best practices for restaurant marketing. In total, you will learn 18 different marketing strategies across Instagram, Facebook, email, SMS, and direct mail.

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Kevin Hart’s Ambitious LA Vegan Chain Suddenly Closes All Locations

EATER

Hart House abruptly calls it quits after only two years on the scene

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Leveraging concerts, sports events, and music festivals for direct bookings

eHotelier

Hotel owners should ensure that they have strategies and systems in place to help them leverage the world of music and sports tourism. Here are 5 such strategies that will help to make the most of such events and drive up direct bookings.

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Australiana bistro Teddy launches in Potts Point

Hospitality Magazine

Ezra’s Nick and Kirk Mathews Bowden have opened a new Kellett Street concept, this time delivering a nostalgia-fuelled menu with a focus on affordability. The duo are no strangers to the Potts Point culinary landscape. Along with Ezra, the team formerly operated French brasserie Bistro Rex and Indian diner Raja, which is where Teddy is now located. The venue is touted as a neighbourhood bistro with a hint of retro infused through the menu, décor, and ’80s soundtrack.

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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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Are We at a Culinary Crossroads?

Modern Restaurant Management

Future foodspaces will need to be designed to meet the personalized needs of diverse customer bases, according to Culinary Crossroads: How Societal Shifts Are Defining Tomorrow’s Dining , the latest whitepaper from IA Interior Architects research initiative, HumanX. "The future of restaurant design will be complex and dynamic, shaped by generational preferences, shifting family structures, and broader ecological and economic trends," said Carlotta Dove, Director of Consumer Experie

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In ‘You Gotta Eat,’ You Don’t Gotta Cook

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater Margaret Eby’s new cookbook is as much about granting permission as it is showing you how to assemble a meal Most days, my partner and I have something we call egg lunch. At its most basic, it is an egg and rice. Sometimes there’s soy sauce and American cheese, or chile crisp, or the last of a wilting scallion and some other condiment, but sometimes it’s just egg and rice.

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Domestic tourism is on the rise – here’s how hoteliers can capitalise

eHotelier

Domestic tourists now want trips that are sustainable, relaxed, socially responsible, and immersive in the local area. As the sector grows anew, hoteliers should adapt their services and facilities in order to benefit fully.

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Hospitality industry encouraged to ask R U OK? any day

Hospitality Magazine

R U OK?Day lands on Thursday 12 September this year, and hospitality staff, managers and owners are encouraged to check in with each other – not just once a year, but any day. “We see an increase in supporting behaviours around R U OK?Day, our National Day of Action,” said R U OK? CEO Katherine Newton. “However, we know life happens every day.

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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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How To Attract Restaurant Employees In 2024: 10 Proven Techniques

7 Shifts

Hiring and retaining staff has always been a challenge for businesses in the food industry. With an average turnover rate of 79.6% over the past decade, keeping employees in restaurants has become increasingly difficult. High turnover not only disrupts business operations but also leads to increased costs and time spent on hiring and training new staff.

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The 16 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2024

EATER

Andrea D’Aquino New books from Martha Stewart, Carolina Gelen, Paola Velez, Yotam Ottolenghi, and more will make you happy to turn on the stove again You know the drill: According to the calendar, it’s fall now, and that means it’s time to Get Serious — about school and work, about the impossible task of emotionally preparing yourself for the upcoming election, and, of course, about cooking.

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Lisa Gerosa appointed GM at ATI Resort Cambodia, HMD Asia

eHotelier

Anthony Lark, Executive Director of HMD Asia is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Gerosa who has commenced her role as General Manager at JATI resort on Koh Russey Island, Cambodia, due to open in Q1, 2025.

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What is a Hotel PMS? All about Hotel Property Management System

Hotelogix

What is Hotel PMS? A Hotel Property Management System (Hotel PMS) is software that helps hotels efficiently organize, schedule, and manage their daily operations. It enables hotels—whether small, independent, or part of a group—to handle front office workflow, including booking, guest check-ins and checkouts, assigning rooms, managing housekeeping tasks, and billing.

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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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Essential Training Materials for Hotel Marketing Departments

Soft Inn

In today's competitive hospitality industry, effective marketing is essential to attract and retain guests. Hotel marketing departments need to be equipped with the right training materials to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest trends and strategies.

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The Most Overrated Cocktails?

EATER

Just because they’re classic doesn’t mean they’re good. Here are five drinks not worth the hype, and the recipes to try instead, according to bartenders.

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Dynamic pricing: maximizing revenue in the hotel industry

eHotelier

Dynamic pricing is more than just a pricing strategy for hoteliers. It is a tool for long-term growth that allows you to maximize profitability and influence demand.

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Best Hotel Review Websites to Improve your Hotel Reputation

Hotelogix

In the age of digital transformation, top hotel review websites have become crucial in shaping the reputation and success of hotels worldwide. These platforms provide travelers with insights into the services, amenities, and experiences hotels offer, making them pivotal in the decision-making process for accommodations.  This article explores what hotel review websites are, highlights some of the best platforms, discusses their benefits, and outlines how hotels can effectively manage bookin

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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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A la carte sushi bar GetSashimi opens in Coogee

Hospitality Magazine

Select-your-own sushi and sashimi concept GetSashimi is opening a second store in Sydney after the success of its debut Bondi shopfront. A two-level store in Coogee will launch to the public this Sunday in the heart of the picturesque location. “Coogee was the best suburb that appeals to the family-friendly, health-conscious foodie where fresh sushi and sashimi meets the beach,” says Founder Antonio Muollo says.

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A New Padma Lakshmi-Hosted Cooking Competition Show Is Coming

EATER

Padma Lakshmi hosted Top Chef for 19 seasons. | Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gold House The acclaimed ‘Top Chef’ host just signed a deal with CBS It turns out Padma Lakshmi isn’t out of the world of cooking competitions after all: Deadline reported today that the former Top Chef host and judge is working with former NBCU content chief Susan Rovner on a cooking competition series for CBS.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts debuts the Holiday Inn brand in Pushkar

eHotelier

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Satyadeo Hotels Pvt Ltd to develop Holiday Inn Resort Pushkar, Rajasthan.

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How Hotels Can Capture the Remote Work and Staycation Markets

Horizon Hospitality

The hospitality industry has always been shaped by evolving travel preferences, but recent trends like the rise of remote work and the increasing popularity of staycations have significantly impacted hotel bookings. Understanding these trends and implementing targeted strategies can help hotels thrive in this new landscape, attracting and retaining these new types of travelers.

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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.