Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Ozumo: Quick & Easy Food Options
Hotel Bars to become "Social Hubs"
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Social Responsibility programs in hotel business. John Kwon
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Starbucks Changing Business
Restaurants Keep Customers Guessing
THe Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure industry going green!
Due to an enormous amount of pollution around the world, global warming has become a major issue globally during the past few years. As a result, steps have been taken either individually or business-wise to support what we refer as “the green movement.” The green movement has been going on now for the past few years and strongly sustained by many industries, especially the Hotel, Restaurants, & Leisure Industry.
“Most major chains are looking for ways to integrate green into their hotels, and water and energy conservation are popular routes." Hotels have for plan to use eco-friendly air-conditioning, solar heating, and heat recovery systems to extract waste water from one system and use it in another. This sounds like a promising plan that however demands sacrifices. But have you ever thought about advantageous ways of going green for a company? Sometimes “going green” might seem like a hassle; it is however not always the case since it can be beneficial to some companies. For example, Starbucks used to serve their hot beverages in two cups in order for the customer not to get burned. A while later, a wise man came with the superb idea of creating a holding band made with recyclable papers. By taking such step, Starbucks is definitely going green, but saving money at the same time.
Another example is when lodging at a hotel and customers tend to get encouraged to go green by using the same towel during their entire stay. The hotel will be appreciated for taking ethical steps and will save money as well by having fewer towels to wash. In the business world, there are always opportunities; it just takes one to know his product, his customers, and his industry in order to take advantage of those openings and be successful.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Technology, the simplifier!
Over the past few decades, technology evolution has been increasing at an enormous pace. Technology has become so grand today that one can obtain Internet access, telephone service, and a navigation system on a single pocketsize device. This scientific movement eased, simplified, and improved individuals’ lives as well as businesses. Technology completely renovated the hotel, restaurants, and leisure industry
“Mmm! Your pizza’s here, hope you enjoy your meal!” Domino’s pizza’s online ordering system is incredible. In just three simple steps, without saying a single word, one gets to easily place an order. After choosing your desired items, you simply need to enter your address, select your payment method and then enjoy the beauty of technology. The order is automatically sent to the nearest domino’s restaurant and your then provided a “cool” tracking system which provides you information such as when you order has been received, when you pizza’s baking, when it’s out of the oven, when it left the restaurant, and when your food is finally waiting for you at the door.
Technology has become so powerful that it is now possible to easily identify room fares and menus of hotels and restaurants thousands of miles away. At their arrival, travelers most often have their rooms ready; it is also very likely that they are already familiar with the restaurants, shopping centers, attraction parks etc. in the area. Technology provides information and services in a simple, easy, and effective manner; thus ameliorating the health of every business especially the hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry.