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THIS WEEK

Gold - touch customer service

Globally, cable providers are notoriously hated by customers, and it is no different in Sri Lanka. Like some hotels, the larger cable companies become, the worse off consumers are. Unlike in hotels though, there is too little competition among TV read more...

Hospitality is the fluff

It's the extra bit that makes a hotel experience memorable   Throughout my career as a hotel trainer and conference speaker, I have often had some version of this conversation when I meet new people in casual social settings when a polite read more...

LAST WEEK

The name game

“The sweetest and most important sound to a person in any language is his or her name.” - Dale Carnegie   One of the first things I learned as an hotelier was the importance of using the guest’s name. No surprise then that read more...

The importance of customer service training

Every organizational leader wants their teams to provide great customer experiences.   They put “the customer comes first” on their company posters, they mention the phrase “customer-centric” in their annual reports, and they proudly announce the newest AI rollouts designed to improve read more...

A titanic obsession

As a kid I was awestruck and a big fan of the story of the Titanic. I think I was not alone. The world was and still is a curious and active onlooker to such tragedy. Tragic, because of the read more...

Choosing the right vehicle for tourism purposes

Now that the import ban has been lifted, our car-starved country is finally having its appetite for new vehicles being satiated. Yes, prices are astronomically higher than before. That’s because of several factors, the most significant ones being exchange rates read more...

MOST READ

Front office roles are no longer confined to hotels

Being ill, particularly when it involves having to go to a hospital to take medications for pain or anxiety, can make anyone confused. The hospital environment adds to the problem. Often perceived as cold and impersonal, traditional hospitals must reinvent themselves read more...

When the lights go out...what do you do?

“Hoping for the best whilst being unprepared for the worst”   Here’s something in a different vein from me, along the lines of Health and Safety, rather than the usual Marketing, Customer Service or Automotive-related content that I tend to write about read more...

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