Glamping, Nature, and Luxury: Can They Co-Exist?
I had my first camping experience when I was about 10 years old. My dad, who had a car dealership, acquired a luxurious camper, or what I thought was luxury in 1979…
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Glamping, Nature, and Luxury: Can They Co-Exist?
I had my first camping experience when I was about 10 years old. My dad, who had a car dealership, acquired a luxurious camper, or what I thought was luxury in 1979…
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR RISE IN NATURAL DISASTERS
The past few years have seen an increase in weather related incidents and natural disasters in the United States – an unwelcome spike which is not expected to slow down any time soon…
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LUXURY HOTELIER SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING STAFF CHALLENGES
Despite the increasing pent-up demand for travel, many hoteliers across the hospitality industry are struggling to meet this returning demand for travel due to severe staffing issues.
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5 Ways you can prepare for the major hospitality trends of 2022
Hospitality trends have changed a lot over the past few years, with industry shifts accelerating even more quickly due to the pandemic.
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Service Robots and AI: What impact on the future of Hospitality
Would you allow a humanoid robot to greet a paying guest at your hotel? Would the hotel guest prefer the ease and convenience of service robots or the warmth and service of a fellow human being? There is no doubt that AI will create both challenges…
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Investing in Your People, as if Your Business Depended on it
It still sends shivers down my spine when I think back to the beginning of the pandemic, faced with having to make drastic cuts in labor…
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How To Make Your Hotel a #Workation Destination
Working remotely has swiftly become more commonplace – 56% of U.S workforce is doing it – and while for most people this means working from home, some have realised this can mean working from anywhere…
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How will hospitality emerge from the pandemic?
EHL Hospitality Business School entitled their research day “Navigating the Covid Storm”, where the future of the hospitality industry was discussed by EHL faculty members…
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Thomas Magnuson, CEO, Magnuson Hotels, looks at how brand standardisation is unsustainable and, increasingly, outmoded.
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9 most in-demand soft skills for restaurant management jobs
Do you aspire to practice in the hospitality industry and yearn to take a management job in a restaurant? If, yes you are probably asking yourself questions such as, ”What skills do I need to become a restaurant manager and how do I acquire them?”…
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Pandemic-era hotel design has checked in
With travel all but shuttered by stay-at-home orders in the spring of 2020, hotel architects and interior designers were alternately anxious and stimulated: Their livelihoods were under threat, but they also found themselves brainstorming about how…
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Embracing & Better Preparing for Future Employee Turnover
Most hospitality organizations are experiencing significantly more turnover than their pre-pandemic levels, particularly in new hires' first 90 days…
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Casino Resorts Look to Diversify Asia Growth Beyond Macau
MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands aren’t writing off Macau, but they also aren’t solely focusing on China’s gaming hotspot for growth in Asia.
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Making ecotechnology worth it for hotels
From smart room key systems to robot concierges, advanced technologies are now the norm in many hotels. In a world on the brink of climate crisis, environmental technologies should be no exception…
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SELINA IS NOT JUST A HOTEL BRAND
Convert tired, underperforming hotels into something fresh, a little left of center in great locations that increase revenue on average 2.4 times without spending more than pre-opening costs, which are no more than 10% of the upfront investment…
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The Power of Your Own Device – The Impact of Covid on Hotel Technology
Jens Busch has vast experience in the luxury service sector over the past two decades…
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5 Top Tips for Creating An Effective Social Media Strategy for Your Hotel
There are 4.55 billion social media users worldwide, and the average daily usage is around 2 hours and 27 minutes per day…
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Using Social Media First-Party Data for An Audience-First Approach to Paid Ads
Social media has become a powerful business tool since its inception. Gone are the days of MySpace, Friendster, and Photobucket…
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