Food & Beverage
Strategies, trends and news on the food and beverage components of hotels and resorts, from restaurants to bars to baristas to grab-and-go options.
Is Outsourcing the Answer for Hotel F&B?
Hoteliers have long struggled with what to do with food and beverage. Is it a profit center, an enticement to book a meeting, or a necessary evil? Regardless of your opinion, f&b typically accounts for more than one-fourth of a full-service hotel’s revenues and...
W Makes its Mark in South Beach
The only thing that hasn’t changed is the address. The decades-old Holiday Inn no longer resides on the beachfront property at 2201 Collins Ave, on the northern fringe of South Beach. Now the W South Beach Hotel & Residences sits on the 3 ˝ acre-plot of land between 22nd and 23rd avenues, which isn’t considered the edge of South Beach anymore. The W has become the epicenter, the hottest spot in a destination known for its sizzle. ...
Omni Helps Business Travelers Stay Healthy
The breakfast Danish may well become obsolete if business travelers give any more attention to wellness. At least that’s a conclusion to be drawn from the latest survey — The Wellness Report — by Omni Hotels & Resorts. Business travelers want to be at least as healthy, if not more so, than they are at home....
Hilton Garden Inn Revitalizes Its Hotel Lobbies
Hilton wants to put the “garden” into Hilton Garden Inn. That’s one of the goals of a brand-wide initiative to refresh the public spaces throughout the brand’s 500-plus properties. Project Grow, as the initiative is dubbed, also aims to create a lobby space that encourages socialization among guests and boost property food and beverage revenues....
A Taste of Luxury Lodging at a Mexican Resort
Hotels like Villa Premiere, and others in the Pacific resort town of Puerto Vallarta, fight the image that all of Mexico is unsafe for tourists by providing an ample taste of local culture, ambience, service and soul....
Behind the Scenes Sept. 1, 2011
Operational insight to help keep your hotel running at full speed....
Hotels Go Gluten-Free
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Omni Hotels & Resorts and Ritz-Carlton Hotels are among the chains tweaking their menus and their kitchens for gluten-free guests. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts handles requests on a guest-by-guest basis....
How To Bring High-End Restaurant Experience to Your Hotel’s F&B Operation
As consumers develop more sophisticated palates for better cuisines and fine wines, it’s become imperative the food and beverage teams at hotels and resorts not only keep pace but provide outside-the-box thinking and execution to impress and retain customers who are increasingly expecting a restaurant experience. And a high-end restaurant at that....
Hilton Welcomes Chinese Travelers with New Program
Hilton Worldwide officially rolled out its much-talked-about Huanying welcome program for Chinese travelers Aug. 16 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The program — available in four Bay-area hotels — was launched at 51 Hiltons in 13 countries worldwide. ...
Baymont At Home With Wyndham
Quick, name the hotel company that created the Baymont Inn & Suites brand. Yes, the midscale limited-service brand currently resides with Wyndham Hotel Group, but no, that’s not where it began. Baymont was briefly La Quinta’s other brand, but it actually started in 1974 as the Budgetel Inn brand from Milwaukee-based Marcus Corp....
Behind the Scenes April 2011
Operational insight to help keep your hotel running at full speed....
AHLEI Rolls out Anti-terrorism Training
In November 2008, terrorists attacked two luxury hotels in Mumbai, India. Less than a year later, in July 2009, terrorists hit two hotels—the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton—in Jakarta, Indonesia. In January 2010 the targets were hotels was Baghdad. In April 2011, Nigeria....
More Rooms and Retail at Miami/Brickell Hampton
In Miami’s Brickell Financial District, land is too valuable for a standard Hampton Inn. That’s why Hospitality Operations, Inc. is supersizing its fifth and newest Hampton Inn, and building it atop 10,000 square feet of retail space. ...
Hilton Brand Makeover Starts With Lobby
“Hilton is not going to be the brand your father stayed at,” declared Hilton Hotels & Resorts global brand head Dave Horton Tuesday during a media tour of the newly renovated lobby at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner....
Cosmopolitan Reaches New Heights in Vegas
It’s almost hidden, tucked down a long hallway on the third floor of the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The small pizza place without a name or storefront serves the best ...
