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7 Tips for Hospitality Marketing During COVID-19

Social Hospitality

Then, watch market trends related to your industry and your destination. How did SARs or H1N1 affect tourism and what was the response? It’s also wise to implement a strong reservation abandonment strategy that allows you to recover most of the direct bookings. . Consider Your Employees. Focus on the Upsell.

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A Steakhouse Divided

EATER

The phrase ‘time capsule’ is a wonderful way to describe the interior of Hy’s,” says Bob Panter, the restaurant’s longest-running employee, who started in 1977 as a busser and now works as a guest relations manager. Cheng also cites the effect of Japanese tourism, especially following the restaurant’s 2011 acquisition.

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How Coronavirus is Impacting Restaurants

Aaron Allen & Associates

The economic slowdown, public markets in distress, supply chains interrupted, tourism coming to a halt, consumers staying at home (which — for many — translates to a lower disposable income), and huge uncertainty can have long-lived effects for many chains. Here is a compilation of restaurant industry-related Coronavirus updates.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

While TouchBistro has previously partnered with providers of loyalty solutions, this acquisition will provide the company with a proprietary solution that is much more deeply integrated into the TouchBistro platform and its ecosystem of products like Online Ordering and Reservations. Delightree app can also streamline employee onboarding.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

voted Republican in 2016 – North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska – with services sectors and several food-related economic growth trended blue — Washington D.C., Reservations increase 72 percent. Giants Enterprises operates a daily tourism program at Oracle Park as well as The Gotham Club.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

A final piece of advice for restaurants is to invest in a user-friendly reservation system. This further highlights the need for restaurants to pay close attention to details in the end-to-end dining experience: from the reservation, to the meal, to the service. Restaurant and bar related concerns. Broader SMB concerns.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Takeout and delivery increased 300X in a couple of weeks relative to reservations and wait list on Yelp. Respondents across all countries said their top food-related concerns were: safety and hygiene, access to healthy foods, and nutrition. Restaurant Industry Consumer Perspectives. ” Safety, hygiene and the food supply chain.

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