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Dynamic Pricing in Fast Food: Profit-Driver or Diner Turnoff?

Modern Restaurant Management

Although dynamic pricing is a staple in industries like travel and hospitality, its application in fast food is uncharted territory. Participants were split into two groups: one primed with questions about past airline ticket purchases (dynamic pricing context) and the other with general questions about a past vacation (control).

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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers. Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. They need a place close to work where they can rest and regenerate.”.

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Making the COVID-19 Pandemic Marginally Worse, Airlines Are Banning Alcohol

EATER

We knew that the new coronavirus pandemic would fundamentally change the way we travel for a while, but this is a bummer. A number of airlines, including KLM, Delta and American Airlines are suspending part or all of their alcohol services, in order to minimize the number of interactions between crew and passengers.

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Five Digitally Disrupted Industries to Study as Restaurants Make the Shift

Modern Restaurant Management

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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American Airlines Launched an Airplane Wine Club for I Don’t Know Who

EATER

BYO plastic cups Of all the things we miss about travel, the act of flying might be low on the list. But there’s one element of air travel that you probably haven’t been able to get during the pandemic, one that you might — well, somebody might — be missing: Airplane wine. ms.yenes /Shutterstock. But no matter!

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Are airlines starting to offer better coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

For many, a cup of coffee is a central part of the experience of air travel. However, it’s undeniable that convenience has historically been a priority for airline coffee, with quality and taste generally taking a back seat. Why has airline coffee historically not been of high quality? Read on to find out what they told me.

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Restaurant Revenue Management: 3 Killer Strategies to Boost Sales

7 Shifts

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.