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Ashford Trust Plans To Hand Back Keys for 19 US Hotels
Dallas-based real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust plans to hand back the keys for 19 hotels after failing to meet debt yield tests on maturing loans. All of the hotels sat in three pools of commercial mortgage-backed securities loans that matured in June, and company officials believe the required $255 million in paydowns to extend loan terms would represent “negative equity value,” according to a statement the company released late Friday. Ashford Trust had marketed several of the hotels they now plan to hand back to lenders but did not accept any bids above the amount owed on the…
Inside the New Yowie Hotel in Philadelphia
When she was growing up, Shannon Maldonado wanted to be a fashion designer. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ms. Maldonado spent a decade on the design teams for several brands in New York, including Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and American Eagle. But by her early 30s, Ms. Maldonado said, she had become uninspired by her career. While traveling around the world for work, she liked hunting for unconventional souvenirs in hotel gift shops (her first purchase was a speckled ceramic pen holder in Japan). She started to wonder what it would be like to choose such items…
Menu engineering: creating a more profitable food and drink list
When a customer encounters your restaurant in person or online, the menu is the first thing they look for. This simple tool is one of your biggest assets — the design and dish selection affects everything from the average order value to the sales volume for each item. Menu engineering is a data-driven way to create a menu that makes the most of your resources and boosts your bottom line. What is engineering menu? Menu engineering is the process of designing and optimizing your restaurant menu in a way that maximizes profitability. The process starts by collecting data for each…
How to grow a restaurant’s social media following
Food is everywhere on social media. Spend just a few minutes scrolling and you’ll see restaurants, private chefs and food bloggers showing off their latest creations. It’s easy to see why — highly visual platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest are the perfect place to display mouthwatering dishes. If you’re not using social media marketing for your restaurant, it’s time to get posting. Why is social media marketing important for restaurants? Social media is critical for your restaurant marketing plan — after all, it’s where your customers are spending time. According to the Pew Research Center, 72% of American…
Taj Hotels welcomes Air India back into the Taj Group with a ‘Maharaja Suite’
NEW DELHI: “Welcoming” Air India back into the founder of Tata Group, Taj Hotels now has a Maharaja Suites at the Taj Mahal, Delhi, — complete with the handlebar mustache Bobby Kooka had given to this loveable AI mascot created by him. Taj parent Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) is the oldest Tata Group company.“A journey through time, The Maharaja Suite, offers a uniquely themed master bedroom, dining room, an enclosed balcony lounge, and a study paying homage to the pioneer of Indian aviation. The characteristic style, wit and warmth of the Maharaja comes alive in its specially-commissioned furniture and artworks.…
He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed
CNN — When a tourist at a Tibetan hotel noticed a foul smell in his room and asked to move, little could he have guessed he would get caught up in a murder investigation. The traveler spent half a day in the room wondering where the smell was coming from and initially suspected either the bakery downstairs or perhaps his own feet. But he was later informed that he came from a dead body under the bed. The tourist – identified only as Mr Zhang – had checked into the hotel, said to be popular among internet influencers, in Lhasa…(2).png;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop "NBPS: Man arrested at local hotel; charged with assaults at bar")