Fri.Apr 28, 2023

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Nobu Hospitality lands in the heart of Seville, Spain

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Nobu Hospitality is delighted to announce the launch of Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Sevilla. Set in the heart of the Andalusian capital at Plaza de San Francisco, the brand’s latest opening occupies two early 20th century residential buildings, lovingly restored to enhance their traditional architecture. Facing the plateresque façade of the City Hall, Nobu Hotel Sevilla features 25 stylish guest rooms and suites, and an expansive rooftop terrace complete with a swimming pool and dining area which

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What Is the Maximum Cold Holding Temperature? Temperatures for Specific Foods Included

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Cold holding is a critical operation in any food establishment for keeping high-risk foods safe for consumption. Read the article to learn everything essential about cold-holding temperatures for different foods.

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Hyatt to Further Strengthen Position in Luxury with Plans to Acquire Mr & Mrs Smith

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Mr & Mrs Smith today announced an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire London-based Mr & Mrs Smith, a platform offering direct booking access to a carefully curated and growing collection of over 1,500 boutique and luxury properties in some of the world’s most desirable locations. Hyatt will acquire 100 percent of the asset-light Mr & Mrs Smith platform for an enterprise value of £53.0 million in cash consideration.

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Supply Chain Transparency Can Make Your Restaurant Safer, Boost Key Metrics

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What if I told you that you could solve a variety of your problems by improving your supply chain transparency? This one effort can help your restaurant ensure you’re aligned with suppliers that prioritize safety and quality efforts. It can also help you identify – and mitigate – a variety of risks. Supply chain transparency can provide vital information about suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

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Punthill Sunshine set to open in late 2024

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Yesterday local State and Federal MPs, Sarah Connolly and Dr Daniel Mulino, and Brimbank City Councillors Sam David and Thomas O’Reilly, joined Veriu Group co-founder Alex Thorpe, CEO Zed Sanjana and developer Martin Strode of SMA Projects in a sod-turning ceremony to commemorate the start of Veriu’s latest Punthill property build at Sunshine.

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FDA's Food Traceability Rule Documenting a Tomato From Farm to Grocer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Food Traceability Rule to quickly identify and mitigate risk associated with “high risk” foods prone to contamination. The complexity of FDA’s mandate impacts more than 10,000 products and puts an unnecessary paperwork burden on the food supply chain. FMI is committed to addressing the industry’s concerns with lawmakers and regulators.

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Stoneweg Hospitality Extends Spanish Hotel Footprint With €83 Million Double Acquisition

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Stoneweg Hospitality (‘Stoneweg’), the hotel investment arm of global real estate company Stoneweg, has acquired two hotels in Spain from Globalia Business Corporation, the Spanish tourism group, for €83 million. The investments have been made through a variety of Stoneweg’s discretionary funds and increase the Company’s hospitality exposure by 25%, from 1,281 to 1,691 keys, as well as its weighting to the Balearic and Canary Islands to 62%, a region where record visitor numbers are forecasted i

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Sightsavers and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance join forces to support disability inclusion in the hospitality sector

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Sustainable Hospitality Alliance is partnering with international development organisation Sightsavers to increase disability inclusion in the hospitality industry, with a focus on countries in Africa and Asia. The partnership will see both organisations act in close collaboration, enabling knowledge sharing to make the world’s hospitality industry accessible to all.

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9 audiences you can create for better hotel marketing campaigns

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The marketing department in a hotel has a crucial role in increasing revenue. Not only has to do with creating initiatives to attract new guests but also with communicating with previous guests and making them come back.

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Earth Shore, Marjan Island Planned for 2025 Opening

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When Earth Shore opens in 2025, it will have farm-to-table dining, cooking classes, pop-up shops supporting local talent, family activities, wellness programs, and more. Earth Hotels work with leading partners in entertainment, nightlife, and fitness. Guests will be able to enjoy outdoor activities like electric motorbikes and mountain climbing, or indoor activities like CrossFit, muay Thai, and yoga.

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First Earth Branded Hotel to Open in Portugal Late 2024

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As a brand for explorers and cosmopolitans, Earth Hotels is regenerating a historical property that blends the history of the city with our distinct DNA to create social spaces for collaboration, entertainment and dining. Earth La Revolução will bring locals together in search for a place that resonates with them to connect, work and socialize. For travelers, it is a place that is fun, playful and distinctly Portuguese as we introduce local produce, local partnerships in events, art curation and

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New Waterloo Announces Expansion Into Baltimore, MD

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New Waterloo, a dynamic, growing, independent hotel management company is announcing further expansion into new markets. The Austin-based hotel group will be taking over management for Hotel Revival in Baltimore, MD starting in May of this year. New Waterloo currently owns and operates South Congress Hotel, Otoko, Maie Day, La Condesa, Sway, Café No Sé, Mañana, Il Brutto, and Butler Pitch & Putt.

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Key steps to promoting mental serenity in the hospitality workplace

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The hospitality industry, despite being based on a premise of welcoming human-centricity, is not always known for its values of civility and mental serenity. Behind the scenes, the working environment is relentlessly fast-paced and demanding. Customer needs have to be met and services must be delivered within the shortest of time frames. The heat is always on.

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Earth Hotels to open first GCC-based property in 2025

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Earth Hotels, Earth Hotels is an experiential hospitality group, said it will open the first of its GCC-based properties in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025.

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Sommerro’s Villa Inkognito Officially Opens its Doors as Oslo’s First-Ever Urban Villa

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The city’s newest gem blends luxury and subtle escapism to provide guests the ultimate private hideaway.

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Marina Bay Sands ushers in a new era of luxury hospitality

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Celebrating 13 years with the launch of distinctively designed newly renovated rooms, as well as new partnerships for the Bay.

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How to advertise your hotel with a low budget

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Whether you’re marketing a global hotel brand or a local bed and breakfast, every property shares the same goal: filling all their rooms. But when you have a limited hotel marketing budget, it can be difficult to determine how to best use your funds. How can you maximize your marketing campaign and extend your brand’s visibility without blowing your budget?

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Now Open: Kimpton The Forum Hotel, Charlottesville, VA!

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The Forum Hotel boasts 198 guest rooms and 10 suites, 22,000 square feet of meeting and events spaces and classrooms, a flourishing arboretum and botanical garden, and two state-of-the-art dining concepts led by executive chef Eric Brownlee. Birch & Bloom, a modern American steakhouse, works in partnership with local growers, butchers and purveyors to provide the freshest choice cuts and seasonal produce.

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Multimillion Dollar Renovations are Underway at Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center

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A multimillion-dollar transformation is underway at Iowa’s only Hyatt Regency, with a planned completion by late summer 2023. Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center’s renovation features a complete makeover of the guest rooms and a reimagined and highly curated food and beverage experience—all designed to deliver a market-leading hospitality experience.

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Hilton Rolling Out Technology Platform to Help Reduce the Friction of Travel for Hotel Guests, Team Members Worldwide

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It’s 3 p.m. on a Monday at Homewood Suites by Hilton Largo Washington DC, arguably one of the busiest times for this hotel’s lobby. A guest, having checked in on Sunday, would like to inquire about dinner reservations. They approach the front desk. Although the hotel is at capacity, there is no line. The guest is welcomed personally by a smiling Hilton team member, who has time to ask their preferences, their dining style and more before making a recommendation.

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Sleep Inn Previews Next-Generation Prototype Emphasizing Modern Design and Guest Wellbeing

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Sleep Inn, a leading new construction midscale brand from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) known for its stylish, nature-inspired design and cost-effective operating model, is getting a new look following the debut of the brand’s next-generation prototype, expected to be completed and rolled out by the end of 2023. Announced during Choice Hotels’ 67th Annual Convention to provide developers with a sneak-peek of what they can expect from the modern, design-forward prototype, the new

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PolyU Presents TOUROMETER: A Decision Support System through Social Listening for Tourism Policy Formation and Monitoring

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The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (28 April) announced the findings of a study on “A Decision Support System for Post-COVID Tourism Policy Formation and Monitoring”. The study developed a cloud-based social listening platform, TOUROMETER, to measure Hong Kong residents’ sentiment towards visitors and tourism development as well as visitors’ sentiment towards Hong Kong tourism.

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Road to Paris 2024: Airbnb opens applications for the Athlete Travel Grant

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Today, Airbnb announced the third edition of the Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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Crescent Hotels & Resorts Adds Shangri-La Resort & Marina to the Latitudes Portfolio

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Crescent Hotels & Resorts announced the addition of the Shangri-La Resort & Marina to its Latitudes: Lifestyles by Crescent collection. Located in Northeast Oklahoma at the tip of Monkey Island on the shores of the spectacular Grand Lake, Shangri-La is the jewel of the lake, awarded “Outstanding Attraction in Oklahoma” by the Oklahoma Travel Industry.Positioned on approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline, the Shangri-La Resort & Marina is recognized as the only full-service resort complex on north

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[Podcast] How hoteliers can use a design mindset to improve hotel operations and elevate staff and guest experiences

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In this episode, we have a chat with Cheryl Durst, CEO of the International Interior Design Association. First, we discuss a few practical ways in which hoteliers can use design strategies to improve staff and guest experiences. We then learn about the power of having purpose when making design choices for team spaces and guest rooms; investment strategies a hotel might use when considering a design update; and the impacts – some surprising – that a design choice may have on a hotel, including i

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Paul Bocuse Institute Renamed to Lyfe Institute (France)

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After much speculation, the Lyon institution has just unveiled its new identity. A rebirth, combining a tribute to its two founders, Paul Bocuse and Gérard Pélisson, to the city of Lyon, and an acceleration of the international strategy. The Institute thus becomes Lyfe Institute, Lyon for excellence, Lyon for education, Lyon for exploration, Lyon for experience.

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Overcome Hotel Turnover and Improve Morale With Better Shift Coordination

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Hotel managers have a thorny challenge to solve: they must ensure exceptional guest service, while dealing with staff scheduling challenges and punishing turnover. While other service businesses like restaurants and retail stores close after business hours, hotels are always open. That means managers need to schedule staff around the clock, ensure adequate coverage during peak hours and seasons, and accommodate staff requests for time off.