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Total hotel profitability as the key objective for 2025

eHotelier

The new book “Total Hotel Mogel: Essays on Hotel Profitability” focuses on giving you the tools and insights you need to help your hotel organization continue to prosper no matter what 2025 brings.

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Compliance training as a cornerstone of culture in hospitality

Hospitality Magazine

This year, the Australian hospitality industry has seen a renewed focus on the importance of compliance training and employee well-being. In response to a rapidly changing landscape, evolving legislation, and increasing awareness of workplace challenges, businesses are recognising the critical need to create environments where employees feel safe, supported, and valued.

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How to Reduce Technology Management Costs in Hotels

Hotelogix

The 2024 Lodging Technology Survey by Hospitality Technology indicates that approximately 56% of hoteliers globally are actively seeking ways to cut the costs associated with managing technology. We know that you also know that this is a pressing issue. But have you given it any thought? Do you plan to embrace or upgrade to modern technology to improve operational efficiency, but what about keeping IT costs under control?

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Why Mews acquired Atomize, by Richard Valtr

MEWS

Why revenue management? Revenue management is without doubt one of the most exciting areas in hospitality. It’s also one that’s advancing fast, with the smartest companies already weaving automation and AI decision-making into their everyday processes. There’s so much potential in this category that we didn’t just want to watch things develop from the outside looking in – we wanted to be an active part of the transformation.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Understanding the Lifecycle of a Seasonal Hire

Modern Restaurant Management

With the holiday season often comes a surge in dining out: shoppers are grabbing quick bites between stores, families are reconnecting over dinner at their favorite hometown restaurants, and people are seeking professionally-prepared meals for their various holiday gatherings. Restaurants added nearly 70,000 jobs this September, a sign of hope that demand will grow despite inflation-weary consumers’ pullback on restaurant spending.

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How to Deal with the Challenges of Retention and Turnover

Horizon Hospitality

According to industry data, turnover rates in hospitality often exceed those of other sectors. The physical demands of the job, combined with irregular hours, often contribute to job instability, especially when employees perceive more lucrative or stable options outside of hospitality. Here’s a look at key factors driving turnover and actionable strategies to improve employee retention in your hospitality business.

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How to Price a Hotel Room: Best Practices

Soft Inn

Pricing a hotel room effectively is a complex yet crucial aspect of hotel management. The right pricing strategy can significantly impact a hotel's revenue and guest satisfaction. This guide aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the best practices for setting hotel room prices. In this article, we will explore various strategies and factors to consider when pricing hotel rooms.

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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Long after the restaurant industry felt the most significant impacts of the pandemic, echoes still reverberate in the form of workforce realities and operational challenges. After millions left the industry in 2020, restaurants responded by increasing wages and leaning into incentives to attract employees back. This adaptability allowed the industry to come back even stronger, but to this day, the struggle to attract and retain a stable workforce remains.

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Fair Work recovers $310,000 for Adelaide hospitality workers

Hospitality Magazine

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered a staggering amount of money for underpaid food outlet workers in Adelaide’s west. The Ombudsman investigated 36 hospitality venues in suburbs including Bowden, Croydon, Allenby Gardens, Woodville, Grange and Flinders Park, which were selected for investigation based on a range of intelligence sources. 79 per cent of businesses had breached workplace laws varying from failing to pay penalty rates to underpaying minimum wages as well as pay slip breache

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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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The Top Traits of Exceptional Hospitality Professionals

STAAH

The hospitality industry thrives on people. Behind every memorable guest experience is a team of dedicated professionals, each bringing unique skills and qualities to the table. Whether you’re a hotel manager, concierge, or front desk staff, cultivating the right traits can set you apart in this competitive field. Here are the top traits that define exceptional hospitality professionals and why they matter. 10 Exceptional Hospitality Professionals Traits 1.

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What is the Importance of the Digital Customer Journey?

Revenue Hub

In today’s highly competitive hospitality landscape, understanding the digital customer journey is crucial for hotels looking to optimise their online presence and increase direct bookings. NB: This is an article from Net Affinity Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date With the majority of bookings now made online, ensuring your website provides a seamless, user-friendly experience is not just beneficial — it’s essential.

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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Across the globe, and largely amongst younger age groups, more and more people are choosing to go out to eat by themselves. Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news.

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Shane Delia announces Brisbane restaurant

Hospitality Magazine

Melbourne chef and restaurateur Shane Delia has announced plans to open a new restaurant in Brisbane in early 2025. The venture, which is yet to be named, will be Delia’s first in Brisbane. It will feature the signature bold, Middle Eastern flavours that his Melbourne restaurants Maha, Maha North (renamed from Maha Bar last year), and Maha East became known for. “I’m excited to be launching a restaurant in Brisbane.

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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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IDeaS unveils 2025 hospitality predictions

Hotel Business

IDeaS, a SAS company, a provider of hotel revenue management software and services, has released its annual trends report, 5 Predictions That Will Shape Hospitality in 2025. To help hospitality companies navigate the new year and beyond, IDeaS collected insight from some of the top minds in the industry, including hoteliers, management companies and technology partners to identify the major trends hospitality organizations are likely to see, as well as how to implement new strategies and technol

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Powering the Future – Why EV Charging is a Must-Have for UK Hotels

Hotel Owner

In recent years, the hospitality sector in the UK has faced unique challenges, from adapting to shifting guest expectations to meeting heightened sustainability standards. Now, as the transportation landscape rapidly changes, a new opportunity is emerging for forward-thinking hoteliers: electric vehicle (EV) charging. With EV adoption in the UK tripling over the last three years , driven by the government’s ambitious plan to ban new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle sales by 2030, now is

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Five Reasons Your Business Needs Video Surveillance

Modern Restaurant Management

Is your business as well-protected as it should be? Do you truly know what goes on when you’re not there to see it firsthand? As a business owner, safeguarding your investment from potential losses—whether from the public or your own employees—is essential. Society Insurance outlines five reasons why every business owner should have an effective video surveillance system. 1.

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2025 Sydney restaurant openings to keep an eye on

Hospitality Magazine

2025 is gearing up to be a big year for established Sydney hospitality businesses – here are two new venues to keep an eye on. Efendy Group Somer Sivrioglu has confirmed Efendy Group will open a seafood-centric restaurant inside the Sydney Fish Market, which is slated for completion later next year, according to the SMH. The unnamed restaurant marks the first time the chef will solely focus on seafood, with his current venues spanning Anason and Baharat in Barangaroo, Maydanoz in the CBD,

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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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Hamburger America Celebrates the History of Burgers in the U.S.

EATER

George Motz wants every hamburger to come with high-quality ingredients a history lesson It’s quite possible that no one knows hamburgers better than George Motz, the founder of New York City’s luncheonette-style Hamburger America and self-proclaimed burger scholar. Even before opening his love letter to burgers in New York City, Motz was infatuated: He directed a documentary about burgers in America in 2004; hosted a television series on the Travel Channel called Burger Land ; and has written t

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The Hotelier’s Guide to Experiential Gifting

Revenue Hub

Experiential gifting is an increasingly popular form of gifting among consumers – and especially among shoppers looking to step away from the materialist mindset – whereby the giver offers the recipient a gift that’s too intangible to wrap. NB: This is an article from Travelboom Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date These gifts focus on providing the recipient with an experience rather than stuff.

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Navigating Labor Cost Challenges in Hospitality: Turning a Court Ruling Into Strategic Action

Hospitality Net

The recent ruling by a Texas federal judge to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule sent shockwaves through the hospitality industry. The proposed salary threshold increase would have expanded overtime eligibility to approximately 3.6 million lower-paid salaried workers across industries, many of whom are employed in hospitality. While this decision provides temporary relief, it also opens the door for deeper introspection and strategic action.

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Report finds retention gap to be primary driver of hospitality staff shortages

Hospitality Magazine

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has released Better Together – The Jobs and Skills Report 2024. The report found that the ‘retention gap’ is driving the food and hospitality sector’s staff shortages. The gap refers to there being enough people with the skills, qualifications and experience to fill vacancies, yet these people may not remain in the role long due to working conditions.

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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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7 digital marketing trends for hotels in 2025

eHotelier

At the end of the day, hospitality is about building relationships and making your guests feel valued. Trends like the metaverse, UGC, and voice search are powerful tools, but they should serve one purpose: to create seamless, personalised experiences that put the guest first.

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Holiday Restaurant Revenue: Insights to Drive Event Bookings

Revenue Hub

The goal this time of year is to maximize holiday restaurant revenue and capture the seasonal boost in earnings. The holidays are such a busy, much-anticipated time in our industry. NB: This is an article from Tripleseat Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date With strategic planning, restaurants can unlock the full revenue potential of holiday events and private dining.

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Mews Coffee Corner with Westcord Hotels and Flexkeeping | Mews blog

MEWS

If you’ve ever wondered how your hotel’s operations could be smoother, faster and more efficient, you’ll enjoy the latest episode of Mews Coffee Corner. We sat down with Maurits Bots from WestCord Hotels and Luka Berger from Flexkeeping to explore how automation is transforming hospitality. Watch the full episode here , or keep reading for some sippable takeaways.

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Vinesmith opens French bistro, wine bar, and cellar door

Hospitality Magazine

Vinesmith Wine Group, the company behind Victoria’s Blue Pyrenees, Decameron Station, and Glenlofty Estate vineyards, has opened Vinesmith City Cellar Door in the heart of Melbourne. The venue is part cellar door, part late-night wine bar, and part French bistro, overlooking Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens at 1 Flinders Lane. The ground floor hosts a cellar door and wine shop led by wine experts including Yuhan Jiang and Vanessa Crouse.

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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