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Could revenue management solve hospitality’s labor shortage?

eHotelier

While there are various factors to consider for implementation to be successful, hospitality must think outside the box if it is to tackle the labor shortage.

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House Made Hospitality announces 3 new venues

Hospitality Magazine

Sydney-based hospitality group House Made has confirmed it will open three new concepts in Surry Hills next year. The venues will launch in the Wunderlich Lane precinct on the corner of Baptist and Cleveland Streets, a newly developed village that will feature a boutique hotel, supermarket, fresh food stores, and a range of food and beverage outlets at its completion.

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Hospitality Insights webinar highlights part 1

MEWS

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on the recent changes we’ve seen in hospitality. So we gathered some of our industry’s bright sparks and asked them to reflect in our webinar series: Hospitality Insights: What’s in Store for ’24?

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What Does 2024 Look Like for the Restaurant Industry?

Modern Restaurant Management

A new year brings new beginnings and opportunities for transformation in the restaurant industry. It’s the perfect time to look back on a few things we learned in 2023 – based on recent survey data from our restaurant partners – as well as what we predict for the industry in 2024. A Look Back at 2023 To gauge the state of the restaurant industry, including the industry’s most pertinent worries around food and labor costs, Restaurant365 conducted a survey of over 730 custo

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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.

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Web-based guest apps for enhanced hotel branding and guest loyalty

eHotelier

Web-based guest apps for enhanced hotel branding and guest loyalty - Insights Let's explore how modern hoteliers can use digital tools to sustain their competitiveness and provide exceptional experiences to their guests.

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Maximizing hotel success: Partnership marketing insights

MEWS

Hotel partnerships can do wonders for your hotel's bottom line. Maximizing collaborative opportunities in your local community lets you offer one-of-a-kind experiences that go well beyond guest expectations.

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Transforming Customer Experiences: Four Ways to Embrace Innovation in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

In the dynamic and ever-evolving restaurant industry, culinary experiences are shaping customer preferences. After all, this business is all about people with customers at the forefront of decisions being made. In order to achieve long-term success and build essential brand credibility, restaurants must cultivate meaningful experiences and relationships to help drive growth and expansion.

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8 pricing strategies for hotels during the holiday season

eHotelier

Implementing these pricing strategies effectively will position your hotel as a sought-after destination during this festive period while ensuring a profitable season ahead.

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The Many Causes and Effects of Keith Lee

EATER

Lille Allen | Eater Known to 15 million TikTok followers for his candid restaurant reviews and multi-thousand-dollar tips, here’s how the MMA-fighter-turned-social-media-phenomenon became the voice of a generation of diners There is no shortage of food opinions online. (Hi, you’re on Eater.) But over the past year, Keith Lee has emerged as the voice millions of people turn to for their restaurant recommendations.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Hotel Innovation Trends for 2024 | Mews

MEWS

Curious about what changes the new year will bring? Travellers' expectations evolve and so does hotel innovation. As we approach 2024, hotels of all sizes are starting to prepare for this new chapter.

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2024 Emergency Planning for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Picture this – it’s 5 a.m. and you receive a frantic call about the state of your restaurant. In the hospitality industry, the last thing you want is a phone call from the alarm company at an early morning hour about a fire, break-in or other disaster at your business. Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency.

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The end of daily housekeeping marks the end of traditional hospitality

eHotelier

Even though times are changing, we must nevertheless decide what are the immutable parts of the hotel experience. Review our arguments and prove us wrong about daily housekeeping being one of those parts.

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How NASA Gets a Turkey to Space for Holiday Meals

EATER

Lille Allen | Eater It’s not just the challenge of creating food that will survive the journey, but all sorts of logistical issues unique to dining in a state of near weightlessness Planning holiday meals is tricky enough on Earth. In space, it requires Noma-levels of preparation from teams of scientists determined to give astronauts something special.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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Immersive hotel tech: enhancing guest experiences

MEWS

The future of hospitality belongs to hoteliers who embrace innovative immersive technology. Hotels that seamlessly intertwine technology to revolutionize the guest journey will find ways to stand apart from their competitors.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry. Here are some of their insights. Click here for the first part and here for the second one. BrewLogix sees consumers of craft beverages moving from a “consumption creates the experience” mindset to an “experience creates consumption” mindset.

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Crafting a unique brand identity through heritage hotel uniforms

eHotelier

By working with heritage brands to create your hotel’s uniforms, you can connect the hotel brand to the story of the heritage brand, helping you both connect better with your ideal customers.

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Lodging Luminaries: Four Longtime Hotel Industry Leaders Who Have Excelled This Past Year

Lodging Magazine

LODGING recognizes four C-level executives who have helped accelerate growth within their respective companies and provided positive contributions to the lodging industry as a whole in 2023, as well as throughout their careers. We would like to honor and congratulate David Duncan, president/CEO, First Hospitality Group; Warren Fields, president/CEO, Pyramid Global Hospitality; Mark Laport, president/CEO, Concord Hospitality; and Nan Cummings, COO, InterMountain Management.

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Win More in 2024: Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success

Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success Start maximizing ROI and doing more with less with Olo’s ultimate guide to restaurant marketing. In this guide: Strategies to level up in 4 key areas: data, audiences, content distribution, and loyalty Interactive checklists to help you track your progress throughout the year Tips for leveraging guest data across your entire business What you’ll learn: Level 1 | Beginner: Learn how to collect guest data, build a healthy subscriber list, launch personali

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Mews Hospitality Insights webinar highlights, part 2

MEWS

Welcome to part two of Mews Hospitality Insights. We hope you enjoyed part one , where the star-studded cast f rom Microsoft, Lamington Group, Generator / Freehand and NHL tried to answe r the question on every hotelier ’s mind: What’s in Store for ’24? If you haven’t had the chance to catch up, we got you – just hit the button below.

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Community Sparks Detroit Brick-and-Mortar Breakthrough

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurateur Ameneh Marhaba has fire in her belly — and it’s not just her “Hot Keyeh Sauce.” Fueled by the legacy of a courageous father and guidance of a resilient mother, Marhaba has transformed a lifetime of cooking for survival into a career slated to hit a major milestone in 2024 with the opening of her first permanent Little Liberia location.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Survey finds many Holiday Travelers are Seeking a Vacation, Post-Vacation

eHotelier

With the holiday season in full swing, the joy of reuniting with loved ones brings a lot of excitement and anticipation, but according to a new holiday travel survey by IHG Hotels & Resorts, it might also come with an unexpected need for additional rest.

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How Butter Beans Went From Gross to Glamorous

EATER

Lille Allen | Eater The unlikely “it” bean of 2023 has had a meteoric rise, thanks largely to vegan and vegetarian influencers who are embracing it as a main character, not a forgettable side dish About six months ago, I started noticing food influencers on TikTok going gaga over butter beans. As an omnivore who loves meat and whose husband leans vegetarian, I often rely on TikTok for recipe inspiration, so the idea of substituting animal protein with beans wasn’t new or shocking.

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No-Code Technology: The Key to Unlock the Future of Your Business

Global economies are reeling from recent upheavals—pandemic aftershocks, geopolitical conflicts, and a tech sector crunch. Mark Zuckerberg's 2023 "Year of Efficiency" ethos extends into 2024, with leaders seeking cost reductions without stunting growth. No-code technology emerges as a beacon of hope, fostering resilience and adaptability. Platforms like Make.com and Zapier empower even non-technical staff to automate and innovate, freeing IT for strategic tasks.

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Radisson Hotel Group opens first Radisson Individuals in Saudi Arabia

Hospitality Net

Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Vivid Jeddah Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals, in the vibrant city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This marks the opening of the first Radisson Individuals hotel in Saudi Arabia, further solidifying the Group’s growing footprint in the region, with a portfolio of 43 hotels in operation and development in the country, and five hotels in the city of Jeddah.

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Buying and Selling: Restaurants Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Market, But Interest Rates Remain a Challenge

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry has been put through a meat grinder the last three years with pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and inflation and labor issues dominating most of 2021 and 2022. This year was the first year that restaurant owners had a chance to breathe and get their business back to baseline after spending the last two years recovering from pandemic losses.

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Palazzo Cordusio, A Gran Meliá Hotel, opens in Milan

eHotelier

Gran Meliá ushers in a new era with the opening of Palazzo Cordusio, Providing a gateway to Milan’s rich culture and iconic landmarks, the hotel is set to become the city’s new gourmet hotspot and social hub thanks to the partnership with the leading international company Sunset Hospitality Group, boasting globally inspired fine dining concepts and an unmatched central location.

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The Gilda Age

EATER

Lille Allen | Eater Once a rarity outside of Basque Country, the salty, spicy gilda is finding new fans across the globe A large, curved gourd snaked down the center of the snack table at a recent New York City event for the brand Birkenstock. The pintxos known as gildas poked out along the gourd’s length, each one skewering a pickled pepper, an anchovy, and an olive.

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Unlock Restaurant Success: Mastering 7 Vital Employment Laws

As a restaurant leader, your plate is full with responsibilities, from staff management to serving up delicious dishes. But amidst the hustle, there's a crucial area you can't afford to overlook – employment laws. In this comprehensive eBook, we'll unveil the seven essential employment laws every restaurant leader must master. We'll break down the intricacies of each law, showing you how it directly impacts your business.