expedia hotels

Some hotels put staff up in rooms amid a housing shortage

by

A labor shortage in the hospitality sector is long-standing, preceding the pandemic, but has grown. Some hotels and resorts on Vancouver Island and elsewhere in the province are putting temporary foreign workers up in rooms just to make sure they have enough staff to get through the summer season. “I can tell you the last two to three years, there are many hotels around the province that are taking significant numbers of their hotel room inventory and housing people,” Ingrid Jarrett, president of the BC Hotel Association, said from Vancouver. This applies to all types of employees at a hotel,…

Premium Pine Nuts named Supreme Champion at ONZFPA –

by

Marlborough’s Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts has been recognized for its flavour-filled nuts and its risky journey to become the Southern Hemisphere’s only pine nut producer – being named Supreme Champion at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2023. Investing in the Mediterranean pine (Pinus pinea) is a long game; its first crop is only harvestable after eight to 10 years, so it was a leap of faith for Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts founders Andy and Barb Wiltshire and general manager, Lee Paterson. Andy Wiltshire said failure was never an option, and since the first planting in 1998, the company has…

Restaurants ride shotgun & raise 0k for cyclone relief –

Restaurants ride shotgun & raise $370k for cyclone relief –

by

Hospitality businesses across the country hosted the nation’s biggest dinner party on Monday March 20, raising $370k in support of those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Masterminded by Al Brown and supported by the Restaurant Association, 157 businesses across the country took part, with 6600 diners purchasing tickets. Restaurants from Northland to Stewart Island cooked up a two course menu with proceeds going directly to those impacted by the cyclone. Thirty-five per cent of the proceeds will also go directly to hospitality communities impacted by the recent weather events. “I couldn’t be more stoked with how Cooking Up A Storm came…

The importance of a multi-lingual restaurant staff

by

As cities across the United States become increasingly diverse, restaurant owners are adjusting their practices to better serve diners. Bilingual workforces are growing, allowing businesses to cater toward non-English speaking customers. By hiring employees with a strong grasp of Spanish restaurants, you can create a better experience for a wider range of diners. Why bilingual staff members are an asset to your business If you run a restaurant in the United States, chances are good that a percentage of your customers are fluent in Spanish. About 41.76 million people speak Spanish at home; next to English, it’s the most common…

Prices for hotel rooms over Super Bowl weekend soar in Arizona

by

It’s coming down to the wire for football fans searching for hotel rooms for Super Bowl 2023. The NFL Conference Championships on Jan. 29 will decide the teams who square off in the big game. If you’re looking for a hotel room in metro Phoenix, know this: Your options are growing more expensive. While some hotel chains have more rooms available than they did a few months ago, demand is driving prices up. Room rates are so expensive that, as reported by Axios, a Motel 6 near State Farm Stadium in Glendale starts at $854 a night. It may be…

Active NZ market a beacon for hotel investors says JLL –

by

The momentum in the hotel sector has been carried through into 2023, with the value of deals that have gone unconditionally this year, already passing $100 million and are currently under negotiation. Having transacted the record $170 million sale of Auckland’s Stamford Plaza late last year, now refurbished and re-opened as the JW Marriot Auckland, JLL Director Hotels & Hospitality Nick Thompson says the active New Zealand market is once again a beacon for investors seeking stable, long-term performance. The most recent deals transacted by JLL include the purchase by Distinction Hotels Group of the 253-room Mount Cook Hotel Collection,…

Food prices hit new records –

by

New Zealand food prices were 12 percent higher in February than they were a year earlier, according to Stats NZ . This is the biggest recorded annual increase since 1989, with grocery food taking the spot as the biggest contributor, up twelve percent. “Increasing prices for barn or cage-raised eggs, potato chips, and cheddar cheese were the largest drivers within grocery food,” consumer prices manager James Mitchell said. The second-largest contributor to the annual movement was fruit and vegetables. The increase were seen in tomatoes, up 117 percent and potatoes, up 48 percent. Fruit and vegetable prices as a whole…

IHG Hotels & Resorts Renews Amadeus’ Business Intelligence Solutions

by mono

Originally published to the Amadeus newsroom The global hotel chain exclusively recommends the use of Demand360®, Agency360®, and RevenueStrategy360™ across its portfolio to help both corporate colleagues and hoteliers gain market insights to drive demand and revenue. December 8, 2022 – As travel continues to recover around the world, hotel operators need to remain agile and capture demand. To effectively prioritize time, resources, and staffing, as well as optimize revenue management, it is vital to have access to comprehensive, timely, and forward-looking business intelligence data. To support strategic decision-making, IHG Hotels & Resorts has renewed its long-standing partnership with Amadeus…