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Chef advocates collectives for food security –

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A new collective of iconic Kiwi chefs has come together under the Kiwi Harvest banner to tell the organization’s story and advocate for a more secure food Aotearoa. Joining existing ambassador, Peter Gordon, are four new recruits: Michael Meredith, Brent Martin, Kylee Newton and Alfie Ingham. Established in 2012, KiwiHarvest exists to address Aotearoa’s dual issues of food insecurity and food waste. By rescuing and redistributing surplus stock from its 280+ food donors, they’re able to get food into communities across its five national locations, delivering regularly to over 240 recipient charities. KiwiHarvest says, however, there is so much more…

Amadeus Gets Appointed as a Business Intelligence Provider of Ascott

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Implementation of Amadeus’ Demand360® solution will provide leading international lodging owner-operator, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), with access to forward-looking booking data to enable strategic growth March 1, 2023 – As travel continues to return across the world, hoteliers must consider how to stand out amid increased competition. A host of challenges face hoteliers, including the realization that in order to succeed, they must rely on business tools that enable them to make smarter revenue decisions. Today, hoteliers need access to comprehensive, forward-looking market insights to better understand and adapt to rapidly changing conditions. With this in mind, Amadeus’ Demand360® will…

Champions of Cheese Awards celebrate 20th year –

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Kiwi cheesemakers have until Monday February 20 to enter the 2023 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards. Celebrating a milestone of 20 years of recognizing and promoting NZ Cheese, the awards will be judged at Wintec Rotokauri Campus on the weekend of March 4 & 5. Medal winners will be named on Tuesday March 28 and the champions announced at the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards Gala Dinner to be held in Hamilton on 4 May 2023. Calling for entries for 2023, Chair of the New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association (NZSCA) Simon Lamb said, “celebrating 20 years of the NZ Champions…

Amadeus Data Alert: The US Sees Continued Travel Demand Through Holiday Season, Ending 2022 on a High Note

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US hotel occupancy for Christmas and New Year’s mirrors 2019 (pre-pandemic) trends, with warm destinations proving popular Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in US hotel bookings for the 2022 holiday season. Amadeus’ Demand360® business intelligence data shows that as of December 8, 2022, US occupancy for the last two weeks of the year (Dec 18-31) is currently at 27%, pacing 1% behind the same time in 2019 and for the week of December 25, 2022, six of this year’s…

Amadeus and Key Data Announce Business Intelligence Partnership

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The combination of forward-looking market insights will produce the industry’s most accurate view of worldwide air, hotel, and alternative accommodations bookings. January 12, 2023 – As travel trends continue to evolve, travelers have the lodging options available. From hotels to short-term rentals, travelers have more choices than ever. For hoteliers, property managers, and tourism organizations trying to understand what’s happening in their market and how they are performing against their competitive set, a full picture of accommodation bookings and air traffic is necessary to make accurate, data-driven revenue decisions. With this in mind, Amadeus, a global leader in travel data…

One King West Hotel & Residence: Tapping into Amadeus’ Media Expertise to Grow Direct Booking Revenue Share

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As a result of strategic media campaigns powered by Amadeus Media solutions, direct bookings at the luxury Toronto hotel achieved an 82% increase in direct booking revenue year-over-year. Saurabh Mehta, General Manager, One King West Hotel & Residence: “After having the pleasure of working with Amadeus to integrate iHotelier onto our website, we faced challenges with our channel mix. Based on recommendations from Amadeus’ Media team, we decided to prioritize increasing the share of reservations to direct bookings. Building and launching a media campaign with Amadeus made perfect sense as they are our tried and tested experts in hospitality, tech…

Pepsi introduces a ketchup infused with cola –

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Fourth of July is the quintessential American holiday filled with flags, fireworks, baseball and hot dogs. According to the US National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, Americans will consume over 150 million hot dogs on July 4 alone, enough to stretch from Washington DC to LA more than five times! (NHDSC, 2022) And with Pepsi sales heating up ahead of July 4, the brand is bringing more ‘taste’ to the party by showing the entire country that hot dogs go #BetterWithPepsi. On July 4, USA Independence Day, the global soft drink brand will unveil Pepsi Colachup, which is exactly what…

Five hospitality superstars shine –

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Hospitality New Zealand announced the winners of the five People Categories of its Hospitality Awards at a special event, held in Auckland last night. This was the second year the awards were made for Leader of the Year in Hospitality, Leader of the Year in Accommodation, Chef of the Year, and Future Leader of the Year. There was an additional award for Supplier of the Year, in recognition of industry icon and pioneer, and the former Awards for Excellence Head Judge, Michael Friend, who died during the year after 50 years in the industry. The winners will be joined tonight…