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Where Is Surge Pricing Headed?

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. "While third-party delivery companies were expected to commoditize food like airline tickets, the opposite happened: people became more attached to their favorite brands. Food is visceral in a way that airline seats aren't. What should other restaurants take away from that as a cautionary tale?

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Inspiring! 3 Restaurants Show How they Adapted During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Drag queens Zarah , Kai Lee Mykels , and Jessica L'Whor star in this Instagram film, which mimics airline safety videos. Unlike dull airline safety videos, however, this video keeps your attention. If you haven’t been out to see us yet, what are you waiting on, Mary??

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Restaurant Revenue Management: 3 Killer Strategies to Boost Sales

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It was used in the airline and hotel industry to significant effect, with some companies reporting sales increasing of between 2 to 5%. It's now becoming more common in the restaurant industry because restaurants embody many of the same business characteristics of airlines and hotels that made revenue management so successful.

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Five Digitally Disrupted Industries to Study as Restaurants Make the Shift

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Today we will take a look at how disintermediation of the guest has impacted hotels, airlines, real estate, movies, and consumer packaged goods. In the 1970s, Southwest Airlines sold tickets by phone, at airports, and at their offices to avoid commissions from travel agents and remain competitive with car travel routes.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Picture yourself grocery shopping.

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F&B Trends for 2021

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It has been surging in popularity first in Los Angeles (by way of Tijuana) and then San Francisco, and now it is beginning to take hold on the East Coast. While it may have been out-of-fashion for a while, we believe Chinese-American food is about to make a comeback. Regional Indian? Afro-Carribean? Singapore/Malay? Souley Vegan?

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Contactless Gives Guests Control of Their Own Experience

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Managers will wear smartwatches that provide alerts in real-time from check-in to check-out, allowing expedited service and guest response, and providing the ability to monitor the restaurant flow for a seamless guest experience. This is because people have already been ordering online: for retail, hotel, airlines, etc.