All hoteliers—no matter what size their properties are—have high-traffic areas. From the moment a guest walks onto the property, to the moment he or she leaves, high-traffic areas can impact a guest's experience. Since high-traffic areas are the most densely populated parts of the property, it's important to have a well-designed landscaping plan to keep those areas property crisp, clean, and safe. READ MORE

[R]Evolution of Customer Service for Hotel Software Products - Hotels increasingly rely on Software as a Service (SaaS) products as their primary technologies for running operations, sales and catering, and revenue management functions. This reliance on industry-specific software solutions has given rise to a new set of concerns, specifically around how to retain hospitality talent in the face of high turnover rates. How do hotels ensure the sustainability of the business know-how and processes built around their software? More importantly, how do they ensure business continuity and brand consistency for key system users such as revenue managers? READ MORE

Water conservation has long been a key sustainability mandate for businesses. It is clear all businesses must do their part to reduce water consumption, not only for sustainability and the greater good but also for the good of their local communities and the longevity of their businesses. READ MORE

The awkward feeling we all have in the pits of our stomachs that something is fundamentally wrong with the way we run our planet is slowly moving up to our brains and increasingly we're realizing that we all need to become part of the solution, instead of continuing to contribute to the problems of an unsustainable world. Welcome to Anthropocene; this oil-fired age where mankind has, during the last 150 years or so, initiated unstoppable systemic changes, changes which are already affecting us. Weather catastrophes as a result of climate change are on the increase; rates of cancer are higher than ever before and let's not forget the negative effects on our collective reproductive ability, caused by the uncontrolled spread of hormone-disrupting and persistent chemicals. READ MORE

Initially suspected to be a passing fad, the sustainability movement now appears to be firmly entrenched in our customers' expectations and is increasingly embedded in hospitality management. Since this is a highly visible element of business today, the question that hospitality programs have is how can we better prepare our students to meet the hospitality industry's needs for future managers who can meet the need to provide sustainable business operations and service? READ MORE