Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2023

Multi-unit restaurant owners in the have lots of reasons for wanting to diversify their brand portfolios. After experiencing significant headwinds of a pandemic followed by historic inflation, many multi-unit restaurant franchisees might be looking outside the industry for diversification. As a veteran of the restaurant industry, I’ve always espoused that it is critical not to put all your eggs in one basket if you have the capital, time and energy to get into other categories.

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Food + Tech Connect

MAY 8, 2023

Image Credit: Forbes Every week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. Two exciting headlines in the food industry have recently caught the food world’s attention. Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, has launched PLEZi Nutrition, a health-conscious brand.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

Guest communication plays a key role in the hotel guest experience. It influences guest booking decisions, sets expectations prior to arrival, and ensures guests feel welcome and well taken care of during their stay. In recent years, however, customer communications have changed dramatically. The number of communication channels has expanded, with companies implementing an average of 3.5 new channels as a result of the pandemic.

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School Meals That Rock

MAY 8, 2023

Having spent the past 25+ years as an advocate, cheerleader and trainer for the best possible meals in schools, my commitment to healthy school food is long-standing and far-reaching. You may copy and paste any of my thoughts below into your comments. Go to [link] for details and to submit a comment. Note the comment period was extended to May 10, 2023.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

On 1 June 2023, Dusit will take the ASAI brand outside of Thailand with the opening of ASAI Kyoto Shijo - Dusit’s first hotel in Japan - which puts guests in the heart of the Shijo-Karasuma neighbourhood, near the famous Nishiki Market in the city’s renowned Downtown area.

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Fast Casual

MAY 8, 2023

Looking for ways to save waste, space, shipping costs and time? Find them here. Get more from the #1 brand in food service wipes. See the Sani Professional Softpack Advantage brochure for more information.

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Fast Casual

MAY 8, 2023

Sanitizing back-of-house and drive-thru surfaces just got a whole lot easier!

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

The Magnificent Mile, one of the most iconic destinations in the world, is about to get even more special. InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile is thrilled to announce the launch of its biggest renovation yet, promising to provide guests with an elevated travel experience that perfectly complements the hotel’s thoughtful programming and fine dining offerings.

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MAY 8, 2023

Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the city’s largest downtown ground-up hotel development project in 40 years, is now accepting reservations for stays beginning March 15, 2024. Owned by Georgia World Congress Center Authority, the new 976-room hotel will offer direct access to the Georgia World Congress Center via a pedestrian walkway and is located next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena, perfect for sports and entertainment fans.

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MAY 8, 2023

Emaar Hospitality Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has announced at the ongoing Arabian Travel Market in Dubai that it will add eight new properties open across the UAE, Saudi Arabi and Egypt between 2023 and 2024.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

Today, Hilton announced the launch of a new employer brand campaign as the global hospitality company continues to boost hiring in a period of rapid, post-pandemic growth. Building on the success of its recent enterprise-wide “Hilton. For the Stay” platform, the “Every Job Makes the Stay” campaign will bring a new perspective to hotel employee marketing by shining a light on the Hilton team members who make the stay, showcasing the jobs, the people, and – most importantly – the impact and joy th

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

We are well into 2023, and the U.S. finally officially announced this week that it will be ending the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travelers on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. This announcement is especially symbolic as the U.S.

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MAY 8, 2023

Arrive by boat. Check-in within the privacy of a spacious, architectural villa. Cook and lounge in open-air, white-sand floored living spaces and indulge in local specialties at a beachfront restaurant. Swim in crystal-clear waters and gaze out over unobstructed horizons. At Innit Lombok, such experiences encourage guests to slow down and engage with the elements through modern takes on traditional Indonesian values.

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MAY 8, 2023

Located on the shores of Finger Lake, 198 miles northwest of Anchorage, Eleven Winterlake Lodge sits on one million acres of heli-accessible wilderness, offering panoramic views of the highest peak in North America, Mount Denali. Set between the Alaska Range and Tordrillo Mountains, this exquisite and untouched corner of Alaska offers unrivalled access to this off-the-beaten track destination.

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MAY 8, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce a signing announcement that will see its flagship Crowne Plaza brand enter Fiji, in a major win for the group.

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MAY 8, 2023

Dusit will mark the official expansion of its distinctive lifestyle brand, ASAI Hotels, by opening ASAI Bangkok Sathorn on Sathorn Soi 12 near Bangkok’s central business district, just a five-minute walk from Saint Louis BTS (Skytrain) Station.

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MAY 8, 2023

Hot on the heels of opening its first hotel in Europe, in Greece, and returning to Nairobi, Kenya, in March, with the opening of Dusit Suites Athens and Dusit Princess Hotel Residences Nairobi, respectively, Dusit is now gearing up to welcome its first dusitD2 branded hotel in Bangkok - dusitD2 Samyan Bangkok - which will soft open on 12 May 2023.

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MAY 8, 2023

Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing, reputation management, and social media engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry since 2001, has launched its HR omnichannel marketing service that aims to help hotels locate and recruit candidates for their vacant job positions.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

Professional athletes have become a growing travel influencer as hotels partner with athletes to promote fitness stays at their properties. Today, you can even buy a fractional share in an athlete at Finlete.

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MAY 8, 2023

The British hotel group Quartz Inn Hotels has announced its arrival in Mexico with the addition of Casa Antares Hotel in Queretaro. This marks the group’s first property outside of Europe.

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MAY 8, 2023

During the dark days of travel restrictions, European airlines provided a neat demonstration of the limits of virtual meetings.

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MAY 8, 2023

Just in time for spring and the reawakening of Boston’s iconic Public Garden, Four Seasons Hotel Boston has reopened its doors, welcoming guests to a new era of gracious hospitality. The city’s premier address has completed a dramatic design update of its arrival area, lobby and porte cochere, revealing artful and inspired new spaces created in partnership with AD100 designer Ken Fulk.

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MAY 8, 2023

Representation of women within hospitality leadership continues to increase, with women gaining some ground at the CEO and president levels, according to a new report commissioned by the AHLA Foundation and conducted by Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management.

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MAY 8, 2023

The fun-loving and quirky homegrown UAE brand, Rove Hotels, is taking its first steps into the branded residential housing market with the launch of Rove Home, an extension of the Rove brand into this increasingly popular space. As a brand that has been committed to catering to the needs of its target guests, and one that has long been associated with extended stays, Rove Home is a full-fledged step into providing the ultimate comfort-living experience.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

Music is often looked upon purely as a form of entertainment and leisure, especially by the hospitality industry which often uses it as a sensorial added extra. One often forgets that to work successfully in music means becoming familiar with the complex world of the ’music business’. Never more so than today has the relationship between music and money be so intricately interwoven with new markets and platforms giving way to new investment possibilities that both musicians and financiers should

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Hospitality Net

MAY 8, 2023

U.S. hotel industry occupancy slipped 0.5 percentage points (ppts) from the prior week to 66.6% in the period ending 29 April. Despite the small, seasonal decline, the week still produced this year’s third best occupancy level thus far. One added long-term indicator is that total room demand (almost 26 million room nights sold) was the highest ever for the particular week, just edging out the 2019 comparable by 30,000 rooms.

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MAY 8, 2023

In an ever-evolving, post-pandemic world, more and more consumers of luxury goods are opting for unplanned, high-end experiences instead, according to researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership.

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MAY 8, 2023

With expectations of a busy summer travel season, hoteliers in Europe are seeking ways to increase bookings and drive more awareness to their properties. H-Hotels.com, one of the largest privately-owned hotel chains in Germany with over 60 hotels throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary has selected a broader, more far-reaching media campaign by adding several Digital Media solutions including display and social media marketing to their current suite of solutions.

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MAY 8, 2023

Having surveyed more than 2,000 affluent Chinese travellers in early 2023 – after the China government lifted international travel restrictions after three years – a report offers insights into the preferences and plans of the world’s largest outbound travel market.

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MAY 8, 2023

With its distinct combination of timeless design, original Victorian architecture, and modern elegance, San Francisco’s 115-year-old Handlery Union Square Hotel, in the heart of downtown, offers guests the best this city has to offer. Ideal for business travelers, families or couples, the hotel boasts premier views and private balconies from many rooms, two full-service meeting and events venues, and a warm ambience that makes guests feel relaxed and welcome.

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MAY 8, 2023

India’s amusement & theme parks industry is still nascent, accounting for only a minuscule global market share, however, demand in this segment is expected to increase in the future. Read on to know more.

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