Hotel Owner

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

AGO Hotels has called for the government to “protect businesses from economic fragility and demonstrate commitment to the hospitality industry, a huge contributor to the UK economy”, ahead of the Autumn Budget. As wages and other costs continue to rise, Benjamin is “looking at where the Government will offer a helping hand”.

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Hotel Owner

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Exclusive Collection has revealed it has become accredited as a real Living Wage Employer. Since it was founded 40 years ago, the independently-owned hotel company said it has maintained “strong ownership of the welfare and development of its people” and in 2021 it further underlined this commitment by becoming a B Corp. .

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Boutique Hotel News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Industry leaders share their thoughts on the travel, hospitality and economic landscape in 2023. Closer to home, hybrid hospitality is likely to reap rewards thanks to the continued growth of the consumer preferences that have so far underpinned its success. BHN reports. Stephen McCall , CEO, edyn: .

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Hotel Business

JULY 12, 2023

Hotels have raised hourly wages by about 25% since Q2 of 2020. Per this May article from CNN , analysts believe wages have grown because of the convergence of pent-up demand for travel with a reduced supply of workers, many of whom are wary about entering into what they view as an unstable or unhealthy work environment.

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Hotel Owner

APRIL 4, 2024

Demand in the UK hotels sector started to pick up in February, boosted by half-term holiday staycations, according to RSM. RevPAR of UK hotels increased £6.03 for London hotels. Occupancy jumped to 71.4% in the UK and 73.2% in London last month, up from 68% and 68.2% respectively in February 2022. in the UK and £188.15

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2021

The federal minimum wage may soon be $15 an hour: Here are three ways restaurants can leverage tech to minimize the impact on revenue and employee retention. The problem is not about paying employees more, because the wage increase certainly helps employees to have a better life. These approaches cut the time it takes to serve patrons.

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Hotel Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lakeside Hotel and Spa, the Classic Lodges hotel situated on the shore of Lake Windermere, is creating hospitality career paths and opportunities for students in the North West through a series of conference days, work experience and practical training sessions.

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InnQuest

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This intricate process encompasses a plethora of components that intertwine to create a symphony of hospitality. This intricate process encompasses a plethora of components that intertwine to create a symphony of hospitality. The goal is to provide excellent guest experiences while maximizing revenue and maintaining cost control.

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Hotel Owner

MARCH 28, 2024

Demand for UK hotels started to pick up in February, boosted by half-term holiday staycations, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. RevPAR of UK hotels increased £6.03 for London hotels. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy jumped to 71.4% in the UK and 73.2%

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Hotel Owner

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A quarter of hospitality businesses have no cash reserves and a further 29% have less than three months’ worth, according to a joint survey by UKH, the BBPA, BII and Hospitality Ulster. Meanwhile, some 85% of hospitality venues have seen their energy costs increase. This has increased by 6% compared with October 2023.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Hotel-generated state and local tax revenue will reach new heights nationally ($46.71 billion) and in states across the nation this year, according to state-by-state projections from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Oxford Economics. hotel occupancy is projected to reach 63.8% Average U.S. Average U.S.

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Hotel Owner

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Whitbread has announced it is increasing the rates of pay for over 30,000 employees working in its hotels and restaurants and Guest Support teams, making an additional investment of c. 15m in team members.

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NV Hotels

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This is leaving the Hospitality Industry scrambling to understand how to attract and keep workers. To do that, implementing a Digital Frontline Workplace , with self-service shift management and early access to wages earned, is key. By supplying early access to wages earned , financial stress can be reduced.

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Serviced Apartments

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

UK: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the 75 per cent discount on business rates [up to £110,000] for businesses in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors has been extended by another 12 months as part of his Autumn Statement. Furthermore, the National Living Wage will rise to £11.44 At a cost of up to £14.3

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Hotel Owner

APRIL 30, 2024

The Rutland Hotel, along with its sister sites The Huxley and Kyloe, recently underwent a £1.2m Each of the nine renovated rooms at the hotel boasts a bath-butler package featuring products from Arran Aromatics. Analysts attribute the subdued performance to factors like increased costs and the recent hike in the national minimum wage.

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Hotel Owner

JANUARY 11, 2024

Whitbread, the hospitality group, reported an 11% increase in UK Premier Inn accommodation sales during the third quarter of FY24, compared to the same period in the previous year. The Atholl Hotel in Aberdeen has reduced its asking price from £3.5m million people and contributing £7.5bn to high streets and communities annually.

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Smart Brief Hospitality

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While employment levels in the leisure and hospitality industry have improved since spring 2023 – with December 2023 being the best month since February 2020 – 67% of hotels still find themselves understaffed, according to recent data from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 2, 2023

Canary Technologies , a hotel guest management system, conducted a survey of 1,000 recent hotel guests and 300 hotel workers to uncover guest tipping behavior in hotels. The survey results show that tipping in hotels is less prevalent than other service industries.

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Hotel Owner

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The South hotel market continues to thrive, buoyed by a resurgence of cash buyers in 2023 , with over 25 properties sold, totaling £51.1m. Notable deals include the Norfolk Royale Hotel, the Royal Hotel in Weymouth, and the Grand Atlantic Hotel.

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Hotel Owner

APRIL 30, 2024

Hotel occupancy in March 2024 increased to 73.8% RevPAR of UK hotels increased from £93.92 for London hotels. Gross operating profits (GOP) of UK hotels reached 31.4% Plus, with the increase in national minimum wage coming into play in April, hoteliers will feel an even bigger pinch on their margins going forward.

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Hotel Business

JULY 18, 2023

Noble Investment Group has acquired 10 WoodSpring Suites hotels located throughout the Southeastern U.S. The portfolio is located in markets throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, characterized by positive net migration, job growth and wage growth.

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Serviced Apartments

OCTOBER 25, 2022

US: Aimbridge Hospitality has announced 93 associates will be joining its apprenticeship programme this autumn. The AHLA Apprenticeship Program is an outstanding opportunity for our associates to receive hands-on training in hospitality education from their general manager mentors and prepare them for senior leadership positions.

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Hotel Owner

MARCH 5, 2024

Providing vital relief from the stresses of everyday life, the importance of the UK’s hospitality industry cannot be understated. James Cleverly’s proposed immigration plan will only exacerbate the staffing challenge, given 58% of UK hospitality workers are from overseas.

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Boutique Hotel News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

BHN editor Eloise Hanson outlines six hotel and travel trends expected to shape the industry in 2023. Hotel e-tail. In fact, research from HVS shows that over the past 50 years, daily rates across London hotels have grown 0.75 In Bullingham’s words, hotels need to be more like Selfridges. percentage points. “The

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From the seasoned craft beverage consumer to the newest consumers in the hospitality environment, the favorability toward “fresh,” “local,” and “locally sourced ingredients” is still a profit-driver you don’t want to give up. Employees today also have greater access to choices for banking and EWA.

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Hospitality Magazine

APRIL 2, 2023

Hospitality speaks with chefs and operators about their menu plans and the perks of running service during Easter. The Easter egg classes are a tradition for the hotel, with past events so well received they’ve upped the frequency to include the week before the long weekend. appeared first on hospitality | Magazine.

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moderated by Glenn Haussman, founder/host, No Vacancy Live podcast, the panelists included Jeff Porterfield, SVP, client services/chief customer officer, Entegra; Natasha Scott, VP, operations performance and strategy, IHG Hotels & Resorts; Bryan P. For more on the Hot Topics session, check out the February issue of Hotel Business.

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Boutique Hotel News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

BHN editor Eloise Hanson reports from the 2022 Deloitte European Hospitality Industry Conference held at The Biltmore Mayfair in London. . To kickstart the morning, Deloitte’s head of hospitality Andreas Scriven gave an overview of investor sentiment. Booking is due to launch this offering in the next 12-18 months.

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Boutique Hotel News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

BHN speaks to two hospitality professionals who graduated from the General Managers Program (GMP) at Cornell University a decade ago, to understand their career progression and how the industry has evolved in that time. . One day, I hosted a tour of the hotel and was offered a position in Bangkok to open a luxury property for a private owner.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 13, 2024

By Jared Lerner In the competitive landscape of the hospitality industry, hotels are constantly seeking innovative ways to optimize their operations, increase revenue and enhance guest satisfaction. By offering rooms for shorter pockets of time, hotels can capitalize on periods of low occupancy and maximize their revenue potential.

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Hotel Business

MAY 15, 2023

By Sean Grundy If the White Lotus taught us anything, it’s that giving guests a premium experience comes with substantial stress for hotel employees. in 2020, nearly 80% of hotels furloughed or laid off their staff. The problem has persisted even as hotels have raised hourly wages to their highest all-time levels.

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Hotel Business

MAY 9, 2024

Hyatt Hotels Corporation , for the first quarter ended March 31, reported comparable systemwide hotel RevPAR increased 5.5% Leisure demand was strong in Mexico and the Caribbean for hotels and all-inclusive resorts. Openings and development In the first quarter, 12 new hotels (2,425 rooms) joined Hyatt’s portfolio.

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Revenue Hub

MARCH 30, 2023

The Irish Hotel Federation (IHF) found in a mid-2022 survey that electricity costs had risen by over 400% and gas by more than 300% for its members since 2019. This is putting pressure on wages and therefore, hotel balance sheets bottom line. 2023 is a year of transformation in the hospitality industry.

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Hotel Owner

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The hospitality industry has warned that the chancellor’s Autumn budget, unveiled yesterday (17 November), does not go far enough with plans for economic growth and brought “little comfort” to the industry. She added: “What we failed to hear today from the chancellor was any plan for economic growth, despite him recognising its importance.

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Les Roches

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The hospitality industry is both demanding and rewarding. While navigating its complexities may se­em challenging, this guide provide­s insights and actionable tips to help you exce­l in management in the hospitality industry. What is hospitality management? Hotel administration certifications can also boost your credibility.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

The conference room at the Bellagio hotel swelled with the horns of “Ride of the Valkyries.” On the other side of the hotel were Spago and Le Cirque, across the street was some property by Gordon Ramsay, and of course somewhere nearby was a Starbucks. Just don’t think too hard about how that’d work.

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Hotel Business

MAY 31, 2023

By Anna Thompson & Alex Castrodale Many foreign professionals completing hotel/hospitality industry degrees in the U.S. Daniel was responsible for organizing and planning lavish, beachfront weddings and international business conferences on behalf of the hotel and its guests and clients. after graduation.

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