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THIS WEEK

Every visitor to your hotel carries a story

Shoppers visit the store or supermarket with one story: to purchase something. Customers stroll into a café or restaurant, with at most, three stories in mind: to quell their hunger, quench their thirst or meet someone over a meal or read more...

Technification is accelerating commoditization

Stand out through humanification   Technification, defined as the application of technology-based systems to a specific industry, was first used in the 1930s according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but it feels more relevant than ever in today’s business world.   This is especially true read more...

EV charges: From niche amenities to must haves

A popular news headline seen early this month ran along the lines of the Government aiming at promoting electric vehicles within tourist zones in the country. While the statement was admittedly broad and a tad vague, the writing is on read more...

LAST WEEK

Service Charge vs. Tip: What you need to know

Imagine dining out with your wife at a restaurant: -   Scenario one: After going through the menu, your wife orders a grilled salmon with a salad. You on the other hand, prefer to try out the roast chicken accompanied with French read more...

MOST READ

A bill of rights for diners

When the airline JetBlue had a series of customer breakdowns, the company CEO drew up a passengers’ bill of rights, a written communication if one may call it to smooth things up. The bill of rights he circulated to the read more...

The mystification of hotel sales

Here’s what operation leaders can do about it   Although there are surely plenty of amazing hotel operations leaders and sales superstars to whom this article does not apply, based on my personal experiences when providing hotel sales process assessments, my sense read more...

How high-maintenance guests become repeat customers

In working with travelers who have emotional health problems, I've connected with a number of people who I can only describe as high-maintenance. This personality type feels their needs are more important than others, can't be easily pleased, expect perfection read more...

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