Wed.Jun 14, 2023

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Moxy Hotels Debuts in the Arctic Playground of Tromsø

Hospitality Net

Moxy Hotels, the playful experiential hotel brand part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 31 extraordinary brands, has opened Moxy Tromsø in Northern Norway. Operated by Core Hospitality A/S, the hotel marks the northernmost property in Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio. Tromsø is famed for its beautiful winter landscapes and mesmerising Northern Light displays, with summer adventures benefiting from the midnight sun and 24-hour sunlight.

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4 Common Delivery Points of Friction and How to Fix Them

Fast Casual

The pizza delivery landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and operators face a host of new challenges.

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Hotelogix takes Hotel Tech Drive to Phuket to discuss Full Stack Solutions

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Hotelogix, a globally leading cloud-based hospitality technology provider, will organise Hotel Tech Drive on 20 June in Phuket, Thailand. It will take place at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chao Fah Hotel. Hosted jointly with other hospitality solutions providers, Carmen Software and BookingWhizz, it will bring together industry leaders, experts, and innovators to showcase the benefits of cloud technology and full stack solutions for hotels.

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What’s Your NewPoint for Growth?

NewPoint Marketing

Every true-blue brand builder has one: A target goal in mind, a destination on the sales-and-revenue chart to reach. a new point. You can probably guess where this is going. This idea of helping food businesses elevate their brands and reach new sales heights was the organizing principle behind the team at […] The post What’s Your NewPoint for Growth?

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IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrates growth in British Columbia with two Vancouver Island hotel openings

Hospitality Net

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the opening of two new hotels in British Columbia – Holiday Inn Express & Suites Courtenay – Comox and Holiday Inn Victoria – Elk Lake – offering modern accommodations with all the amenities to meet the needs of today’s traveler to those traveling to Comox Valley and Victoria on Vancouver Island.

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Tackling the Top 3 Challenges in the Restaurant Industry in 2023

the CAMBRO blog

The restaurant industry is constantly evolving, and 2023 brings forth its own set of challenges for chefs and foodservice professionals. Staying ahead of the game requires a keen understanding of the problems that lie ahead. In this blog, we will identify the three biggest challenges facing the restaurant industry this year and provide realistic strategies to overcome them. 1.

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Gamification Prompts Restaurant Engagement and Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

Gamification is rapidly changing how brands interact with customers during the restaurant experience. Through dry periods, seasonal menus, product launches or limited time offers, gamification is an intelligent way to motivate engagement, drive competitive traffic, and activate specific behaviors among consumers in the food and beverage industry. But what do you need to know about this tactic to achieve your business goals while driving meaningful customer connections?

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Garden Hotel Suzhou Selects IDeaS to Maximise Revenue and Profit Potential

Hospitality Net

IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, has announced that Garden Hotel Suzhou has deployed IDeaS’ Revenue Management System (RMS) with significant success, increasing RevPAR over the period January to May 2023 by more than 30 percent of pre-COVID levels. As part of the initial phase of the project, IDeaS Consulting worked with relevant hotel staff to build a revenue culture within the hotel.

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5 Key Traits of an Exceptional Client

IN Food Marketing

We believe that every company wants to be a great client, but sometimes an organization hasn’t worked on the agency side and may not be fully aware of how to get the most out of their partnerships. Recently a new business prospect asked us about our favorite client and what gave them that ranking. Inquiries like that are a great start! Plus, it got us thinking of other qualities that make an amazing client.

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Speed Wins: Why Website Performance Matters and What to Look For

Hospitality Net

Having a fast website is crucial for the success of any business. 53% of mobile users will abandon a website if it takes more than three seconds to load (Google), which is 76% higher than if the site loads in les than 3 seconds.

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Manage the Moment Right Now to Get the Customer to Come Back Tomorrow

Hospitality Net

I just heard an excellent motivational speaker, Antonio Neves, and one of his messages was called The Last 30 Days. He talked about visiting a marriage counselor with his wife, where they were asked to consider the question: Looking back over the last 30 days, if you asked your spouse to marry you again, would they say yes?

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Courtenay - Comox opens in BC, Canada

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The newly built Holiday Inn Express & Suites Courtenay - Comox features 93 spacious contemporary rooms, an indoor pool, fitness centre, guest laundry and meeting space. With each stay, guests can enjoy a brand staple - complimentary breakfast with a variety of fresh, hot items to choose from. Located just northeast of downtown Courtenay, the hotel provides easy access to the Comox Valley Airport and Canadian Forces Base.

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Shiji Adds New Mobile Ordering Solution “Shiji Digital Dine” to Infrasys Cloud POS

Hospitality Net

Shiji, the global hospitality technology innovator, has introduced anew mobile ordering solution called Shiji Digital Dine, aimed at improving operational efficiency and enhancing the guest dining experience in the Hospitality F&B industry, by supporting direct ordering and connectivity with the hotels’ POS.

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ChatGPT Accelerates the Evolution of SSI/DID for Personalized Travel Experiences

Hospitality Net

An article published by Phocuswright suggested that the evolution DID/SSI, Decentralized Identifiers and Self Sovereign Identity, would transform a fragmented travel experiences market during the next decade. GenAI (Generative AI – Generative Pre-trained Transformers powered by ChatGPT) will accelerate that evolution. The firms, platforms and applications that support those developments have the potential to serve all the aspects of service experience creation and execution from dreaming, planni

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Hyatt To Debut Thompson Hotels Brand In Italy With Thompson Rome

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Thompson Rome will be the second Thompson Hotels property in Europe and will build on Hyatt’s transformative growth in the luxury and lifestyle segment.

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xnPOS to launch xnPOS BI, a powerful, cloud-based F&B business analytics platform, at HITEC Toronto

Hospitality Net

Leading hotel Point of Sale system vendor, Xn Global Systems Inc. is delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of xnPOS BI, a powerful F&B analytics BI platform, at HITEC Toronto. xnPOS BI provides detailed F&B departmental insights, crunched from the rich transaction data collected by xnPOS. It is available for use by both hotel groups and independent hotels.

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Minor Hotels Announces Upcoming Anantara in Trojena, NEOM

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Minor Hotels, a hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of 530 hotels and resorts in 56 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Indian Ocean, announces the expansion of its luxury Anantara brand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its upcoming debut in Trojena, the unique year-round mountain destination in NEOM.

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Introducing Directions: A New Hedonism

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What does it mean to live well and to enjoy oneself while still making responsible choices? Who are the people wringing the infinite bounties of creation from their patches of the earth and empowering their communities in the process? After years of unending global challenges, what are we collectively seeking? These questions and more are at the core of the new issue of Directions, the Design Hotels’ magazine.

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IHG Opens 71-key Holiday Inn Victoria - Elk Lake, BC, Canada

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The Holiday Inn Victoria - Elk Lake features 71 fully renovated rooms (with plans to add 64 guest rooms in the near future), an outdoor swimming pool, fitness and meetings space; plus boasts the locally known, The Lakes Restaurant and Bar - serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, including a daily happy hour with lite bites and libations. Located in Saanich, the hotel is centrally located between Victoria International Airport (YYJ) and the bustling Victoria downtown area.

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Letting Go of Imposter Syndrome’s Grip on Women & Minorities

Hospitality Net

Feeling insecure is an all-too-common part of life. In a world that expects us to strive endlessly for perfection with no room for mistakes, remaining secure in one’s self and one’s achievements can be difficult. But what happens when those feelings of insecurity become constant, even when an individual is successful?

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Meliá Hotels International Maintains Its Commitment to Spanish Holiday Destinations by Signing The Meliá Lloret de Mar Hotel

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Currently named Gran Hotel Monterrey, this iconic Costa Brava property will reopen in 2024 under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts brand.

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Global sustainability challenge by Hotelschool The Hague brings synergy amongst hospitality management, engineering, and design institutions.

Hospitality Net

The Hague, Netherlands, 13 June 2023: After eight successful years, the Sustainable Hospitality Challenge (SHC) is once again set to host its semi-finals in Amsterdam on June 21-22. This year, addition to the participation of top hospitality institutions, the competition is joined by top design and engineering students from prestigious institutions, including Politecnico di Milano, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (Didi), Nanyang Technological University Singapore and TU Delft.

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5 Strategies to Win 78% or Greater Employee Engagement

Hospitality Net

Frontline workers are the engine that drives business. Around the world, 80% of all workers serve on the frontline, working in industries such as construction, hospitality, manufacturing and retail.

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Beyond the PGA Championship: Exciting Happenings in Rochester

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The 2023 PGA Championship and the 2024 solar eclipse are just the start of the exciting events and projects in the Rochester area. With the world’s eyes on the city in May 2023 as it hosted golf’s second major championship of the year, this article looks at the PGA Championship’s effects on the Rochester market and what’s to come.

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STR: Jeddah hotels report highest occupancy since 2016

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Helped by the Arab League Summit, Jeddah’s hotel industry posted its highest monthly occupancy since August 2016, according to preliminary May 2023 data from STR.

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Time for Hoteliers To Reevaluate Competitive Advantage

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The classic model of competitive advantage is Michael Porter’s “Five Forces.” According to Porter, the existence of products outside of the realm of the common product boundaries increases the propensity of customers to switch to alternatives.

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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP

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The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP on 23-25 October 2023 at the Fairmont Singapore & Swissotel The Stamford.

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Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island Officially Opens as Summer Season Begins

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Resort and Conference Center Brings Margaritaville Vibe to South Texas Coast.

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What are truffles and why are they so expensive?

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Truffle. A true love it or hate it delicacy, with its pungent flavour and heady scent, the truffle is not a flavour which takes a back seat in any dish and can easily overwhelm the palate if overdone. Ever wondered "what is a truffle?", well, a mushroom doesn’t quite cut it. however, the truffle is an edible fungus belonging to the mushroom family. Many describe the taste as earthy, gamey even.

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How Sales Teams Can Utilize Emerging Technology to Improve The Guest Experience

Hospitality Net

Emerging technology encourages positive change for hotel sales teams who are looking to enhance the guest and future client experience.

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Hospitality Leaders discuss supply chain challenges at AHIF 2023

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For too many years, African hospitality leaders have worked incredibly hard to maintain operational standards when critical products are unavailable to be sourced on time due to a myriad of reasons, from changing trade restrictions, poor transport infrastructure, currency fluctuations, and supply chain breakages.