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THIS WEEK

Are you giving customers what they really want?

In my time I’ve trudged through several exhibitions, where the halls were filled with ovens, grills, blenders, coffee machines, gelato makers and so much more. Most of these events showcased front-of-house and back-of-house technologies and equipment, while hosting dedicated panels read more...

What ducks in a hotel lobby can teach brands

Memphis, 1933   How and when five ducks first appeared in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel is not entirely clear. The hotel itself will tell you it all begins in the late hours of the Tennessee duck hunting season, one night read more...

Can you be trusted?

Someone recently asked me for advice on how to get a job promotion. I told him to be consistently exceptional at his current job. And also, to think, speak and act like he is already in the job he is striving for.  read more...

Breaking the Oktoberfest's "cartel"

Oktoberfest began on October 12, 1810, as a public wedding celebration for Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (later King Louis I) and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in Munich, Germany.   A year after the wedding celebrations of 1810, everyone was in agreement: read more...

LAST WEEK

Higher rates during high season mean higher guest expectations

Seasonal hotels face a fundamental business paradox: they must deliver their highest service levels precisely when workforce management becomes most challenging. Staffing shortages wield a profound impact on the hotel industry, extending ripple effects that resonate across operations, guest experiences, read more...

MOST READ

Serving lunch

Almost 40 years ago now I was a busboy at a large and busy resort in the Canadian Rockies. I had transferred west a few months earlier from another hotel in the same chain where I had worked for two read more...

The revolving door

“A revolving door isn't a hiring problem. It's a retention problem wearing a hiring budget. The company that fills every seat isn't winning. The company nobody wants to leave, is.”   Simply said, there are two different kinds of employees. One: where read more...

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