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Going beyond the room to meet new hotel guest expectations

eHotelier

As we look to the future, the key for hotel marketing leaders and their teams lies in agility and the ability to anticipate and meet travelers' changing desires.

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Cameron Mackenzie exits Four Pillars

Hospitality Magazine

Four Pillars’ Head Distiller Cameron Mackenzie has made the decision to step away from the business he co-founded alongside Stuart Gregor and Matt Jones in 2013. The award-winning distiller confirmed his exit to staff on Wednesday via email, writing: “It’s time to step away.” “As you would have noticed over the last 12 months, I have made myself beautifully obsolete!

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Don’t Get Burned By The IRS – Tax Tips for Restaurant Owners

Modern Restaurant Management

Operating a restaurant is not easy. By the time you manage inventory, staffing, customer demand and narrow profit margins, the last thing you want to think about is the IRS. Recordkeeping and tax deadlines may seem like a low priority item that can be pushed off to another day. However, neglecting these obligations can not only put your restaurant in jeopardy, but expose you to personal liability for certain unpaid taxes.

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What can hospitality learn from retail?

MEWS

What is the retail value chain? The retail value chain is a series of activities or processes that a company performs to deliver a product or a service to a consumer. This includes every stop from the initial concept of whatever the product might be, all the way through to post-purchase support.

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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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What can search engine optimization do for your brand?

eHotelier

Search engine optimization is the process of increasing your brand awareness and strength with visibility. People can not invest or purchase what they can not see.

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Delivering on Delivery: An Implementation Guide

Modern Restaurant Management

Online food delivery thrives as phones become one-stop shops for ordering and tracking meals. This convenience has made the online food delivery market massive, with global revenues of over $1 trillion in 2023 alone. As the huge market keeps growing, expected to hit $1.8 trillion by 2028, restaurants face a big decision. They must choose whether to use third-party online ordering platforms or handle delivery in-house.

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How to Get a Job at A Restaurant (and Make Great Tips)

7 Shifts

Working in a restaurant is unlike any other job out there. It’s fast-paced, collaborative, and always interesting. You never know who’s going to sit at your table or at your bar. If you love meeting and working with people, then a Front of House service position might be job for you. But even the best servers and restaurant workers have difficult days.

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Cash in Hand: Examining the role Hotel PMS plays in digital tipping and employee rewards

eHotelier

Tipping is an integral part of North American service culture, but it has always had challenges in hospitality.

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Hospitality hotshots compete to help homeless communities

Hospitality Magazine

Sydney’s hospitality hotshots will hit the field for The Hospitality Cup, a one-day soccer fundraiser for The Big Issues’ Street Soccer Program. The inaugural year of the Sydney competition will see some of the city’s best known hospitality names go head-to-head in five-a-side teams. Teams will be formed with staff from Icebergs , Aria , Solotel Group , Merivale Group , House Made Hospitality Group , Love Tilly Group , Oncore by Clare Smyth , Chachii, Esca Group , Quay/Fink Group , Swillho

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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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The Power of Consistency in Guest Satisfaction

Modern Restaurant Management

Recent reports of possible portion-size discrepancies at Chipotle are a cautionary tale for brands, highlighting a few critical issues in the restaurant industry: consistently meeting customer expectations and the swift power of social media. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine connected with Kim Lawton, founder and CEO of New York City-based marketing agency Enthuse to discuss social media accountability, safeguarding a brand, best practices and more.

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The Godparents of the Filipino Food Movement Say Goodbye

EATER

Amy Besa surveils the Purple Yam dining room on the Wednesday evening of its final week of service. Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan are closing their beloved Filipino restaurant Purple Yam, which helped shape the modern Filipino food scene On August 30, Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan will — for the last time — serve food at Purple Yam , the Filipino restaurant in Brooklyn that they opened in 2009.

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The Mille Club: exploring SoCal luxury at El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel

eHotelier

From the moment the team welcomes guests, their goal is to allow them to unwind, relax, and soak up the tranquil atmosphere.

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Melbourne Rice & Grain Delights Fair arrives in Melbourne

Hospitality Magazine

The Japan Rice and Rice Industry Export Promotion Association (J.R.E) invites hospitality professionals to attend the Rice & Grain Delights Fair on 16 September. Held at Crown Plaza Melbourne, the Rice & Grain Delights Fair will cover a seminar on the latest cooking and food trends, live cooking demonstrations hosted by Japanese Iron Chef Ikuei Arakane, and provide attendees with the opportunity to network with leading Japanese food exporters.

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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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Paving the Way to Extended Stay: How Franchisors Can Set Up Developers for Success

Lodging Magazine

LODGING brings you the first installment of our three-part Ownership Series, providing owner perspectives on various hot topics and industry trends. We speak with Damon C. Healey, managing principal of Eternal Companies, on the various ways that a brand can facilitate success in the extended-stay sector. The extended-stay segment is attracting developers for three fundamental reasons: opportunity, performance, and longevity.

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Capri Sun Introducing Bottles Would Completely Miss the Point of Capri Sun

EATER

Corbis via Getty Images How else will we challenge our children? My children have never gone down a steaming hot metal slide. They have never fallen from monkey bars onto hard concrete. As babies, they never rammed their heads into an unpadded furniture corner, or had to fall asleep without the soothing whoosh of white noise to dampen their chaotic little thoughts.

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Most Haunted Hotel in the World’ now featuring HCN in-room tablets to connect guests to spirited services & amenities

eHotelier

The Emily Morgan San Antonio – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel is recognized by Historic Hotels of America for many reasons.

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How SAS HBCU+ Fellows are inspiring future analytics professionals

SAS

Since its inception in 2023, the SAS HBCU Program has been dedicated to supporting faculty at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). This initiative was created for educators who are passionate about learning and teaching analytics. The program brings together faculty members at different stages [.

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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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AHLA: Industry Groups Celebrate National Hotel Employee Day

Lodging Magazine

WASHINGTON—Hotel industry groups—including the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD), and the Latino Hotel Association—will recognize National Hotel Employee Day throughout the weekend along with hoteliers across the country.

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What Do I Do With Pawpaws?

EATER

Dilek Baykara The distinctly North American fruit has a sweet, tropical flavor that makes it perfect for lassis, preserves, and much more “My first taste of a wild pawpaw was the tipping point into obsession,” says Casey Roe, a marketing consultant for food businesses who has come to be known as the pawpaw forager. “I couldn’t believe the bright yellow flesh, the sweet aroma, and the surprisingly tropical flavor of this wild fruit hiding in plain sight all around us in the woods in North Carolin

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Dan Fitzgerald appointed Complex Commercial Director at Conrad Punta de Mita and Hilton Los Cabos

eHotelier

Conrad Punta de Mita and Hilton Los Cabos are pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Fitzgerald as Complex Commercial Director.

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The importance of diversity and inclusion in advertising

Hospitality Net

At Expedia Group, we operate with a core belief that travel is a force for good and a mission that travel should be accessible for everyone, everywhere. Like many industries, travel has not been accessible to people of all abilities and backgrounds, and the desire to challenge that continues to shape our core belief. Despite positive intent, these challenges can range from physical barriers for people with disabilities to safety and acceptance concerns for people of color or those in the LGBTQIA

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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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Jeff Toscano named Aspen Hospitality CEO

Hotel Business

Aspen One , the parent company of Aspen Hospitality, Aspen Skiing Company and Aspen Ventures, has appointed Jeff Toscano as CEO of Aspen Hospitality. He will join the team in a transition from current leader Alinio Azevedo starting on Sept. 16. Toscano brings three decades of experience in the luxury-lifestyle market and is known for his ability to create, manage and scale a variety of assets, according to the company.

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Hospitality software provider Agilysys acquires spa management platform Book4Time

Hotel Management Network

Agilysys, a provider of hospitality software solutions, has acquired Book4Time, a leading spa management software company. The post Hospitality software provider Agilysys acquires spa management platform Book4Time appeared first on Hotel Management Network.

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Tips on how to write a winning resume

eHotelier

Here are the essential elements of crafting a resume that showcases your skills and experiences in the best light.

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Relais & Châteaux Publishes Second Sustainability Report and Records Positive Gains Across Almost Every Indicator

Hospitality Net

The new publication demonstrates positive gains across almost all its indicators and core objectives against the Association’s first sustainability report, published in 2022. The report also announces the formation of a Sustainability Commission, with members hand-picked by President Laurent Gardinier, to advance and accelerate the Association’s sustainability action plan.

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Optimize Restaurant Operations With the Right Payroll & HCM Services

Running a restaurant involves juggling numerous tasks, but payroll and HR shouldn’t add to the stress. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," is tailored for the restaurant industry to help you choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, crucial for maintaining staff morale. Compliance support helps navigate labor laws and avoid costly fines.