Have you just landed in Lausanne and want to get to know the best local eateries? Or perhaps you’re already familiar with the city but looking for inspiration for places to eat out? We have got you covered with this hand-picked list of EHL Alumni-ru…
These Restaurant Chains Are Unveiling New Designs Inspired By The Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is spurring on a growing number of restaurant chains to build restaurants with new bells and whistles focused on convenience and safety. Concerns about the virus, restrictive lockdowns and disruptions to everyday routines ha…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Why Does it Take So Bloody Long to Do the Annual Hotel Budget?
Bloody is a great word. It’s English and I’m Canadian so that’s close enough and I’m adopting it for this piece. The word is so descriptive, and it immediately conjures up images of battle and of great suffering. Much the same as the annual carnage …
Covid-19 won’t kill business travel, but everything has changed
Cabin crew, doors to automatic. Cross-check. We are clear for take-off…” Oh, it’s good to be back. After months confined to terra firma, pacing my apartment, pondering the world outside my window, and probably driving my partner to distraction, fi…
The future of hotels is sleek… but oh-so impersonal
As the hotel and hospitality sectors are suffering under pandemic-related travel and recreation restrictions, an outlier may point the way to a new paradigm for hotel guests. It’s efficient, sanitary, and oh so impersonal. The company, Jurny, Inc., …
In Vino Veritas LXXIX: Off-Color Wines Sell Big
While taste and smell are always paramount for any bottle, the color of any given wine can unconsciously influence someone’s perception of that vintage and heighten satisfaction with that choice. Moreover, a wine’s extraordinary color can be utilize…
“Free” PMS API Integration is the Key to Hotel Innovation
Ask any hotelier or hotel technology company about their biggest pain points, and inevitably they will mention integration. Interfacing between legacy hotel Property Management Systems (PMS) and third-party systems have plagued the hospitality indus…
The Oxford Cultural Collective (OCC) introduces a fresh take on learning for hospitality and food professionals
The Oxford Cultural Collective (OCC) has launched a permanent, international programme of masterclasses aimed at those who love food, drink and hospitality, whether seasoned professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs or enthusiastic amateurs. Starting in…
Marcus Bernhardt appointed new CEO of Deutsche Hospitality
The Supervisory Board of Steigenberger Hotels AG has appointed Marcus Bernhardt as CEO of Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality with effect from 1 November 2020. Swiss-born Marcus Bernhardt joins the company from Europcar Mobility Group, wher…
Global Survey: How Hotel Revenue Managers Are Preparing For Recovery
After COVID-19 flipped the hospitality industry on its head, business is picking up again around the world. With the road to recovery taking various approaches and forms in different countries, regions and cities, we wanted to understand how revenue…