Hospitality Net

JUNE 1, 2023

Pacifica Hotels, the largest owner and operator of boutique hotels along the Pacific Coast, is excited to announce the recent purchase of the Kimpton Hotel Vintage Seattle. The boutique hotel located in downtown Seattle will join the company’s growing portfolio of 40 plus properties currently located across California, Hawaii, and Oregon.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 1, 2024

The research, based on a survey of 19,000 consumers across 12 countries highlights the issue of ‘information overload’, with 73% of consumers feeling inundated by too much choice and 75% saying they are bombarded by advertising, resulting in 74% abandoning purchases in the last three months of 2023.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 21, 2024

. — Rather than a text description, using a visual sweetness scale with an arrow pointing to a specific sweetness level on wine labels may increase purchase intent among novice wine consumers, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of these, 10 people have been hospitalized. If you have purchased prepared food from the taqueria or the prepared food section of the grocery store since August 29, 2023, discard it and do not eat it.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 27, 2024

Digital procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions are a no-brainer for the modern hotelier, streamlining procurement cycles and generating insights for more strategic purchasing decisions. But these goals can’t be realised unless everyone is on board for the investment—particularly hospitality leadership and owners.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 13, 2024

Officials of Hovr, an online quality content provider that encourages greater guest engagement, today released the first annual “2024 State of Travel and Hospitality Buyer’s Journey.”

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 10, 2024

Digital procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions are a no-brainer for the modern hotelier, streamlining procurement cycles and generating insights for more strategic purchasing decisions. But these goals can’t be realised unless everyone is on board for the investment—particularly hospitality leadership and owners.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Ten people have been hospitalized. The strain of Salmonella involved is particularly virulent, or the contaminated foods had large amounts of the pathogen because the hospitalization rate for Salmonella victims is not usually 50 percent. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2021

While we remain in the grey area, the state of the restaurant and hospitality industry is particularly unknown. Is the hospitality industry growing? Many in the industry are already considering growth and seeking to add locations due more available space at an affordable price.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When’s the last time you purchased something? The retail industry is one of the world’s most pervasive, and one that every one of us interacts with on a daily basis. That’s why global retail sales are projected to reach around $33 trillion by 2026.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Marriott International, EcoVadis and several leading global hospitality organizations – Accor, Hilton, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotel Group, and two global hospitality group purchasing organizations, Avendra and Entegra – today announced the launch of the Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement (HARP).

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Hospitality Net

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Hotel Group (THG), an affiliate of Hotel Equities, in partnership with co-owners Hogback Development Company, is thrilled to announce it has acquired land to develop a Marriott StudioRes in Moses Lake, WA.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 28, 2022

This week I received a 34-page report from a whistleblower, a former employee at the plant which produced the contaminated formula – which led to at least 4 hospitalizations and the deaths of at least 2 babies. I look forward to working with you on this. Here is FDA’s “response:”.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 18, 2024

BirchStreet Systems, a leading global provider of enterprise procure-to-pay-solutions to the hospitality sector, today announced the launch of Operational Insights, an interactive reporting and analytics solution designed to help customers achieve operational goals for Purchasing and Accounts Payable processes and yield substantial cost savings.

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Hospitality Net

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Hotel Group (THG), an affiliate of Hotel Equities, in partnership with co-owners Hogback Development Company, is thrilled to announce it has acquired land to develop a Marriott StudioRes in Moses Lake, WA.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 10, 2024

Digital procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions are a no-brainer for the modern hotelier, streamlining procurement cycles and generating insights for more strategic purchasing decisions. But these goals can’t be realised unless everyone is on board for the investment—particularly hospitality leadership and owners.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 9, 2024

The hospitality industry continues to witness a significant shift towards personalized guest experiences and enhanced loyalty programs. According to Forbes, loyalty programs are evolving beyond the traditional one-size-fits-all model, catering to individual purchasing behaviors (Fromm, 2024).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2023

Accepting fast payments has, after all, always been crucial in hospitality businesses. Customers are able to purchase a coffee, beer, or wine at the point of sale in mere milliseconds – seamlessly, and with just the flick of a wrist. Below, we’ll examine the state of payment security in the hospitality industry.

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Hospitality Net

JULY 25, 2023

The way people are inspired to travel, research, and book trips has changed in recent years. To fully understand this, we conducted custom survey and digital research around traveler behaviors throughout the online shopping journey.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we wrap up a year that brought more tremendous change to the hospitality industry, I like to look ahead and anticipate some of the opportunities and challenges we will see in 2022 (and beyond). With technology at their fingertips, hospitality operators will be able to bridge e-commerce with real commerce.

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Sculpture Hospitality

MAY 18, 2021

Restaurant inventory management is a process that helps your business monitor the food and beverage products that you have coming in and going out of your restaurant on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For hospitality tech companies, a resource library is a cornerstone of marketing strategy, a dynamic learning hub that attracts traffic to the website, generates qualified leads, and nurtures prospects along the path to purchase.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Having a strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy has become essential for hospitality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Hospitality operators are rapidly turning to contactless ordering and payment solutions to help navigate the long road back to normal from COVID-19’s impacts. Following are a few simple steps hospitality operators should consider: Remember that Guests Come for the Experience. Purchase and Repurchase Patterns.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

TPGAG and Kenedix to Purchase Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba in Japan for JPY106 Billion, Ichigo Hotel to Sell Valie Hotel Hiroshima in Japan for JPY1.785 Billion, EVT Sold Rydges Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, Roma Explorers Inn Sold in Queensland, Australia.

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FoodService Director

AUGUST 14, 2024

Chef Nazim Khan mobilized local farmers to grow greens for the hospital, promising to purchase in volume and help with distribution.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 7, 2022

Of 13 people with information available, 4 were hospitalized. Of 18 people with available information, 13 (72%) have been hospitalized. Four individuals were hospitalized. The potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life and no longer available for purchase in the United States.

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Hospitality Net

DECEMBER 12, 2023

billon, all-cash transaction and how it became a full circle moment for Jay as he recalls the early days when his parents purchased their first two motels in Philadelphia. Tune in to see what’s next for Hersha, the Shah family, and the future generation of hospitality leaders. The pair dive into the details behind the $1.4

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

a Pacific Northwest-based hospitality management and licensing company, most notably recognized for its management of the 10 Staypineapple hotels across the United States, announces that Sohal Hotels, a Pacific Northwest-based multi-unit hotel franchisee company, has purchased Watertown Hotel. Staypineapple Hotels Inc.,

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 7, 2022

The first lawsuit filed by a Tulsa woman that purchased the Daily Harvest product on May 3 and consumed it on May 7. She again purchased the “French Lentil + Leek Crumbles.” The pain was so severe by the next that she again required hospitalization. She also suffered from right shoulder pain. More on this in the coming weeks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, data enables you to know a patron – let’s call her Mary – regularly purchases a strawberry sundae with extra whipped cream and nuts. It will be critical to understand what consumers expect and the products they love, but also important to steer clear of any invasive practices.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 3, 2023

City Developments Limited (CDL), through its wholly-owned hotel subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C) and in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) with its New Zealand-listed subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited (NZX:MCK), has entered into a Purchase Sale Agreement and Business Asset

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I am often credited with creating a "Customer-First" organization at Infor Hospitality, and I am incredibly proud of this achievement. However, building a customer-focused organization is like walking on a tightrope made of razor wire.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Sustainable consumer behavior in hospitality encompasses actions that help preserve the environment, such as green purchasing, recycling and conserving natural resources. In the tourism context, this includes actions such as buying local products, saving water, reusing towels, conserving energy and reducing food waste.

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Bill Marler

JUNE 20, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to bagged salad mix purchased at ALDI, Hy-Vee, and Jewel-Osco stores in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Sixteen people have been hospitalized. No deaths attributed to Cyclospora have been reported.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

20 sick with 10 hospitalized. Of these, 10 people have been hospitalized. If you have purchased prepared food from the taqueria or the prepared food section of the grocery store since August 29, 2023, discard it and do not eat it.

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Bill Marler

JUNE 23, 2022

The company on Sunday said it had advised anyone who had purchased the product — a blend that includes lentils, butternut squash, quinoa, hemp seed and cremini mushrooms and was marketed as a crunchy plant-based topping — to dispose of it. Many have been hospitalized, with some suffering ongoing symptoms.

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