UAE Restaurant Diners Might Quickly Take pleasure in Meals Constructed from Lab-Grown Meat
Written by: Rochak Khandelwal All of us love meat after we collect round barbecues and on the dinner desk. But when somebody would have mentioned a number of years in the past that the meat steak or the burger we’re consuming is developed in a laboratory, it could sound like science fiction. Meals critics first tried a lab-grown burger in 2013, and your entire world watched. The tiny pink patty was used as proof that it was possible to generate protected and palatable meat with out butchering any animals. It was taken out of a petri dish and cooked in…
Resort Chelsea’s Elegant Foyer Bar Pays Homage to Resort Bars Across the World
The historic Resort Chelsea is quietly welcoming guests again via its doorways on West twenty third Avenue. After opening its Spanish-inspired restaurant El Quijote earlier this 12 months, the revamped New York lodge is introducing one other F&B idea for friends to find. Caviar with potato chips and beer cream. – Credit score: Eric Medsker Eric Medsker Extra from WWD “The Chelsea’s at all times felt to me like a grande dame,” says property co-owner Sean MacPherson. “And it felt like the suitable factor was to create the grande dame of foyer bars. And so we tried to honor the…
As Occupancy Stalls, Parking Drives Hotel Revenue Growth
By Robert Mandelbaum and Todd Casper Based on the February 2023 Hotel Horizons® report, CBRE is forecasting that total hotel revenue for the average US hotel returned to pre-COVID levels in 2022. This occurred despite the fact that the average occupancy for US hotels is not expected to exceed 2019 levels until 2026. With occupancy levels lagging during the post-COVID recovery and guest counts depressed, hotel owners and operators have had to look for alternative sources of revenue beyond the rental of guest rooms to make up for the income deficits. For some hotels in the US, parking has become…
Data & Analytics Help In Distributing Hotel Inventory
The Internet had an impact on almost every industry out there and how could the hotel industry be an exception to this revolution. Traditional booking mechanisms like phones and agents have been replaced by OTAs, brand websites, and other channels. Some channels are more profitable or we can say less costly than others are. Hotels have to continuously make sure that they are using the most profitable channel to sell their inventory to maximize revenues. Yielding and Pricing strategy has the prime role to play in determining which channel shall be used to maximize revenues. However, some hotel revenue managers…
Total Revenue Management and the Mi$$ed Opportunities
Written by: Katerina Papadima Total revenue management is not a new concept, but it is one that hoteliers will embrace more for the years to come. To implement it, though, we first need to define it. What is total revenue management? Extending Revenue Strategy Across All Departments and Guest Journeys Revenue managers have been focused on maximizing room revenue, and for a good reason: it is the highest contributing revenue stream. In the post-pandemic era, as travel levels surged and properties were running below full capacity given the staff shortages, we saw hoteliers pushing rates. As the effect of revenge…
Discounts and deals include free food, drinks and other discounts
With the end of the school year approaching, teachers are being recognized with specials at retailers and restaurants across the US for Teacher Appreciation Week. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt began the effort to create Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teachers Day when she urged Congress in 1953 of the need for a day recognizing teachers, according to School Specialty. National Teacher Day was initially celebrated on March 7, but in 1984 it was moved to May. At that time the National Parent Teacher Association began calling the entire first week of May as Teacher Appreciation Week. “Teachers play a…
Inside Look from the Global Finance Committee
home Finance Exciting Changes Approved for USALI 12th Edition: Inside Look from the Global Finance Committee The brain trust of hotel industry experts who are tasked with future planning and development for theUniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry(USALI®) is back in full, collaborative force to produce the new USALI 12th Revised Edition. This group, the Global Finance Committee (GFC) sponsored by HFTP and AHLA, recently met in Washington, DC to discuss major financial and operating revisions and enhancements that will be made to the new edition. In this blog post, Robert Mandelbaum, GFC member and director of research…