Fri.Jun 09, 2023

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Opening a Restaurant: Steps to Take and Common Pitfalls to Avoid

Modern Restaurant Management

Business owners must know the risks and potential pitfalls involved in setting up a new restaurant so their investment is protected. They have to adhere to a set of common guidelines to ensure their business hits the ground running. Conduct Market Research Market research helps you define your business purpose. It allows entrepreneurs to gauge customer sentiment, demand, and potential competitors’ business models.

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Student portrait - from army leadership to hospitality excellence

Hospitality Net

Emilien Dombele’s journey at EHL has exceeded his expectations with its international atmosphere and strong sense of community. With a diverse background and work experience in banking and the Swiss army, Emilien wanted to challenge himself and explore his passion for managing people. Emilien has formed deep connections with his fellow students, creating a vibrant student portrait that celebrates diversity and fosters personal growth.

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Transforming Student Food Waste into an Opportunity for Creativity and Reflection

Bon Appetit Management Company

Rhodes College students pose for a photo during a weigh the waste event The aroma of pizza crust, orange peels, chicken bones, and half-eaten sandwiches has become an all too familiar scent to Bon Appétit Management Company’s Midwest Fellow Elise Kulers and east coast Fellow Elise Dudley, who have weighed over 1,500 pounds of food waste produced by over 8,500 guests at colleges and universities this year.

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa Celebrates Groundbreaking

Hospitality Net

Construction has officially started on Ottawa’s newest tourism and entertainment destination, the future Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa. A groundbreaking ceremony, with guests using Hard Rock’s legendary guitar-handled shovels, was held on June 6 at the Rideau Carleton Casino, Future Hard Rock where it will host the new state-of-the-art facility.

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5 Easy Food Safety Basics

MenuTrinfo

5 Food Safety Basics by MenuTrinfo’s Team In our industry, ensuring the food safety of our facilities we visit is imperative. From farm to fork, every step of the food production process must adhere to strict good manufacturing practice guidelines to prevent food-borne illness and allergic reactions. Maintaining a high level of cleanliness and organization is paramount in food preparation and manufacturing facilities and high standards of personal hygiene is required!

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Green Ambassadors plant new forest: 25hours Hotels put the year 2023 under the topic of sustainability

Hospitality Net

By the end of 2024, all 25hours Hotels are to receive a sustainability certification from an external institute. The course for this has been set since 2022 with various initiatives. For example, the hotel group cooperates with tree planting projects to contribute to the preservation of global biodiversity and to invest saved resources sensibly. New concepts in the food and beverage sector are aimed at increasing regional and organic offerings.

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UNWTO’s Middle East Members Meet in Jordan

Hospitality Net

The 49th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East brought high-level delegations from 12 countries together at the Dead Sea, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to assess the current state of tourism in the region and advance shared plans for its future.

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U.S. hotel commentary - April 2023

Hospitality Net

U.S. hotel demand declined year over year for the first time since February 2021, which if you recall, was the last month with a pre-pandemic comparable the prior year. Specifically, April 2023 demand was down 1.2% from last year, leaving occupancy at 64.4%.

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Greyfinch Chatham Inn, Unveils Details of Its Property-Wide Renovation

Hospitality Net

Greyfinch Chatham Inn - the nautical seaside oasis located in the charming small town of Chatham, Massachusetts - is pleased to unveil its property-wide renovation. Formerly known as the Chatham Highlander Village Inn, Greyfinch Chatham Inn has debuted with a new name; four new room categories designed for travelers of all sizes; enhanced and fenced-in outdoor spaces, perfect for families with small children and friends looking for an intimate setting; a private pool as an alternative to the bea

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The Laguna Resort & Spa, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali Completes Full Scale Renovations

Hospitality Net

This July, The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali will complete its transformational journey, following over a year of renovations to its rooms, restaurants and other facilities.

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Lindner Properties Joining World of Hyatt in Phases Beginning in June 2023

Hospitality Net

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that as part of Hyatt’s strategic collaboration with German hospitality company Lindner Hotels AG, properties of the brands ‘Lindner Hotels & Resorts’ and ‘me and all hotels’ are joining World of Hyatt as part of the JdV by Hyatt collection and will become fully bookable on hyatt.com throughout June 2023.

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Hyatt Announces Plans for First Hyatt Vivid Property to open in 2024

Hospitality Net

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Grupo Murano for Hyatt Vivid Grand Island, an adults-only resort and Dreams Grand Island, a family-friendly 616-room luxury resort. Both properties are expected to open in Cancun, Mexico in early 2024 within the Inclusive Collection, part of World of Hyatt.

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The Hospitality Show Announces New Speakers, Programming, Parties, Tours, and App

Hospitality Net

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Questex announced today a new list of high-value speakers and impactful programming for The Hospitality Show (The Show). The Show is a bold, new hospitality operations and technology event to be held June 27-29 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

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Reduced New U.S. Hotel Supply in the Coming Years

Hospitality Net

What a difference a year makes – in the 2022 edition of Trends® in the Hotel Industry, we wrote that major markets were still attracting developers and that new supply growth among the nation’s 65 major markets was expected to record an annual gain of 1.7%, which is above the long-run average of 1.5%. However, over the past year, the market conditions have changed with rising construction costs, rising financing costs, less financing options caused by the recent turmoil in the banking industry,

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Magnuson Hotels promotes Laura White to Director of Revenue Management

Hospitality Net

Magnuson Hotels is pleased to announce the promotion of Laura White to the position of Director of Revenue Managament. Previously serving as Client Services Director, White is now responsible for overseeing the revenue strategy implementation for the group’s portfolio.

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The price of Bordeaux 2022: What you need to know before you buy

Hospitality Net

Bordeaux is back in the news with the 2022 vintage said to be the best this century. But is it really that good? And, above all, should you buy these wines and at what price? Let’s find out.

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Zien Group Debuts Its First Hotel Under New Brand

Hospitality Net

Zien Group, the parent corporate company of Eden Hotels has unveiled its first hotel under an all-new brand of independent hotels with the debut of Jan Luyken Amsterdam: a boutique townhouse hotel in the heart of Amsterdam.

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Bulgari Hotel Roma Opens Today in Piazza Augusto Imperatore

Hospitality Net

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the opening of its newest luxury hotel, the Bulgari Hotel Roma, at Piazza Augusto Imperatore, 10.

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82-key Martinhal Residences and Martinhal Lisbon Oriente opens in Lisbon, Portugal

Hospitality Net

Martinhal Resorts has announced the opening of Martinhal Residences and Martinhal Lisbon Oriente. Now open, the luxury riverside hotel and residences located in Lisbon’s contemporary Park of Nations neighborhood, marks an important new chapter for the Martinhal brand, which is already renowned for its collection of family hotels and resorts in Portugal’s top destinations across Lisbon and the Algarve.

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Trip Planning Battle – Expedia, Kayak, ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Google Bard Face Off

Hospitality Net

If you recall, Expedia announced in early April that it was going to be one of the first travel players to tap into ChatGPT.

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Hotel Equities Awarded Management of Element Moline, Adding to Its Expanding Midwest Portfolio

Hospitality Net

Hotel owner, operator and developer, Hotel Equities (“HE”), just announced its assumption of management for the Element Moline, IL. The downtown hotel, owned by Moline Promenade Investors, LLC, is an exciting addition to Hotel Equities’ expanding portfolio of properties in the Midwest.

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Why Hotels Need Advanced Tech Tools in Marketing and Sales

Hospitality Net

Cutting-edge client-facing technologies can help hotels not only boost revenue but also adapt to fast-evolving customer preferences.

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Rising Star Award - Caribbean presented to Julianna Musgrove at CHRIS

Hospitality Net

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) presented Julianna Musgrove, Regional Manager – Learning and Development (Northern Caribbean) at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, with the prestigious Rising Star Award Caribbean.

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CBRE US Hotels State of the Union June 2023 Edition

Hospitality Net

Despite layoff headlines, employment continues to grow. Unemployment declined in April to 3.4%, as the economy posted a 1.9% increase in employment. Hotel wage growth decelerated by 300 bps since January. In April, hotel wage growth was below retail wage growth for the first time since the pandemic. Personal savings and consumer confidence dropped in April.

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IHG announces the opening of Holiday Inn Katra Vaishno Devi

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IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, has announced the opening of Holiday Inn Katra Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir. Holiday Inn Katra Vaishno Devi, located in the foothills of the eminent spiritual site of Vaishno Devi is an ideal destination for spiritual travellers and enjoys excellent visibility and accessibility to the city centre, market area and Banganga, the starting point of the pilgrimage.

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The St. Joe Company Announces Opening of a 124-Room Hotel Indigo in Downtown Panama City

Hospitality Net

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) ("St. Joe"), and IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] announce the opening of the 124-room Hotel Indigo Downtown Panama City Marina. The five-story hotel is located in the historic waterfront district of downtown Panama City, Florida. The hotel offers sweeping views of St. Andrews Bay and a walkable location convenient to the many locally owned restaurants, bars and businesses that make up the unique and historic downtown.

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HVS Takeaways from the NYU Hospitality Conference

Hospitality Net

With contributions from Stephen Rushmore, Roland deMilleret, McKenna Luke, Eric Guerrero, Janet Ott, Patricia Shih, Cole Masler, Raymond Parejo, Caroline Dioso, Robert Fitzpatrick, and Chelsey Leffet

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Mixed Reality Glasses as The Future Metaverse Business in Hospitality Marketing

Hospitality Net

The buzzword "Metaverse" has become viral globally when Facebook announced its new name "Meta" in late 2021. It is predicted that in the next few decades, the metaverse is the emerging disruptive technology that will revolutionize customers’ experience in the hospitality and marketing industry (Buhalis et al., 2023).

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IHG announces market debut for Holiday Inn Express brand with latest signing in Bulgaria

Hospitality Net

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, has signed Holiday Inn Express Sofia Airport in partnership with Hotel Express Sofia Airport OOD, which further expands the company’s European estate, following a recent flurry of signings across a number of brands.

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Easier Visas Lead to Tourism Growth and Increased GDP

Hospitality Net

HVS and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute analyse the affects of easier visa procedures on tourism growth and the subsequent increase in a country’s GDP.

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Construction to commence on InterContinental San Antonio, city’s newest luxury hotel

Hospitality Net

$158 million renovation to encompass sophisticated rooms and unparalleled amenities.

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