Meetings: The Black Hole of Hotel Revenue and Productivity

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Meetings: The Black Hole of Hotel Revenue and Productivity

Meetings are the black hole of productivity. I’m not saying this just to be dramatic. There is plenty of evidence coming your way. Keep reading!

I have been attending corporate meetings since my early days in the industry, so we’re talking about two decades now. However, things have recently gotten worse. During the pandemic, the number of meetings we all had to attend sharply increased. A Microsoft Study highlighted a 250% increase in meetings compared with what employees had to deal with before the pandemic.

Those who know me know exactly how I feel about meetings. When I get stuck on a long call, I catch myself internally chanting “This Meeting Could Have Been an Email” over and over like a monk. Meetings waste valuable time that I could be using to do actual work, like reviewing analytics, rates, content and strategy. You know, the stuff I enjoy and am

Green Ambitions – Hotel and Catering Review

Cliste Hospitality and SSE Airtricity are powering towards net zero with a 100% green gas partnership

SSE Airtricity has announced it has signed a three-year partnership with Cliste Hospitality to provide energy solutions through its 100% green gas supplies. Through this partnership, the hospitality consultancy will become the first hotel group in Ireland to contract a green gas product that will enable the group to transition to net zero emissions.

The partnership between SSE Airtricity and Cliste Hospitality includes five hotel properties – Radisson Blu Hotels in Cork, Limerick and Athlone, the Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel and the Tullamore Court Hotel – that will receive green gas from 2023 and will be supplied with a total of 36.8GWh of energy. It’s expected that this partnership will lead to a reduction of 7,532 tonnes of CO2 per annum for the five Cliste properties, which will support the hospitality groups green ambitions.

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Plan a Twixmas Stay or a New Year Celebration at Avalon House Hotel

Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

The elegant four-star Avalon House Hotel in Avalon House Hotel in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny announces details of terrific Twixmas stays and an indulgent New Year celebration.

The 19th-century luxury manor house hotel is welcoming guests for a restful escape between Christmas and New Year celebrations with one and two-night break offers. Guests can enjoy an overnight stay for two in a luxury bedroom enjoying a delicious breakfast from December 27th to 30th from €70 per person sharing.

To ring in the New Year the team at Avalon is offering guests a two-night break from December 30th to January 1st which includes accommodation in a luxurious bedroom, a delicious breakfast each morning plus an indulgent 7-course dinner on New Year’s Eve at the house restaurant which also includes 2 glasses of prosecco, all from

Design files: behind the restoration of Sydney’s Hotel Morris

After a three-year restoration project, Sydney’s Hotel Morris is set to reopen in January 2023 as an 82-room boutique hotel, operated by Accor.

The Pitt Street hotel dates back to 1929 and held the title of Australia’s tallest hotel for 34 years. Careful consideration was given to the restoration of this Italian renaissance building, which is a rare example of the Inter-War Palazzo style by architect, Virgil Dante Cizzio.

Four agencies were behind the design and branding of the hotel, which honours Cizzio’s Italian architectural style, including hospitality refurbishment specialist Reward Group, Squad Ink on brand development, Tom Mark Henry on interiors, and Fellow Hospitality, responsible for conceptualisation.

Externally, the building’s façade has been carefully restored, with unsympathetic changes made over the years reversed. The prominent signage on the side of the building has been revived, and the windows on the Pitt Street side

Why a Hotel CRM System is Essential for Your Property

In the competitive business that is hospitality, hotels must have their digital strategy on point in order to stand out, and a good Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is one important aspect of that. In fact, global business revenue was projected to increase by $1.1 trillion thanks to CRM systems that involve Artificial Intelligence.

Hotels that are going to thrive in the future also need to make their operations as streamlined as possible in order to serve customers in a way that aligns with their rising expectations.

This means using a hotel reservation system and other software to keep everything organised and efficient — especially when it comes to customer communications.

To grow your business, you need to know who your customers are, what they want from you, and how they respond to your services. Based on that information, you can tailor your offerings accordingly and maximise revenues.

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by Shante Abdo — December 11, 2022 in Travel Card