by Anne Calder Lucas Appel is the 2023 (gold) and 2024 (silver) Solo Dance U.S. National Champion. He attends Florida Gulf University as a full-time student majoring in psychology and in October 2023 was hired as a private coach at the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida where he trains with Marina Zueva and the International […]
F&B is increasingly a cost centre for hotels, steadily losing profitability since 2018. But there’s hope! Hoteliers should look beyond just the menu and decor to create a compelling F&B offering Profitability in food and beverage (F&B) dropped by over 30% in the last five years. Operating with increasingly tight margins, many hotels can no […]
The hospitality and travel industry is experiencing a spending surge, with online travel agencies (OTAs) like Expedia Group, Booking Holdings, Airbnb, and Trip.com Group collectively spending a record $4.08 billion on sales and marketing in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. This 10.6% increase from Q1 2023 really reflects the industry’s aggressive pursuit of consumers […]
