Miscellaneous - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 42

Work on new terms: Insights from the next generation

📖 Lydia Fonlupt, a student at Vatel Lyon, perceives work as needing alignment with personal well-being and purpose. The young generation values work-life balance, flexibility, and autonomy, with ambitions rooted in making a positive impact and achieving fulfillment. Emili Lagvilava, a researcher at epostbox, sees work as providing purpose and structure, emphasizing effort for progress and learning. Both perspectives highlight evolving values towards work, seeking meaningful roles and rejecting traditional notions of ambition.

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Wolseley Hospitality Group joins Global Hotel Alliance loyalty scheme

💰 Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) partners with The Wolseley Hospitality Group, allowing GHA Discovery programme members to earn and redeem rewards at nine London restaurants. The Wolseley's portfolio includes The Wolseley on Piccadilly, The Wolseley City, and others. GHA Discovery covers over 850 hotels in 100 countries and uses Discovery Dollars (D$), equivalent to USD 1 or 74p. This collaboration expands the program's value, enhancing dining experiences by integrating iconic destinations.

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oneworld Alliance renews Sabre’s PRISM…

✈️ Sabre renews its long-term partnership with oneworld, a leading global airline alliance, using PRISM, a cloud-based corporate travel data platform. Over 30 airlines and alliances utilize this solution to manage corporate sales. Sabre emphasizes PRISM's role in advancing personalized, data-driven airline retailing. Darren Rickey highlights PRISM's unique capability in leveraging real-time intelligence and predictive analytics. This renewal reinforces Sabre’s influence in global travel markets.

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Airline distribution fragmentation frustrates business travelers

📈 Aug 21, 2025 - Corporate travelers face high costs and frustration due to fragmented airline content across outdated booking systems. Airlines are distributing fares over four or more channels, creating mismatched pricing and service gaps. Legacy agencies tied to GDS models struggle with the rapid shift to direct sales and NDC, while modern agencies like TravelPerk leverage tech-driven solutions, increasing efficiency and widening the gap. The industry faces a critical need for innovation to meet traveler expectations.

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International News: Marriott and Flipkart Partner to Turn Online Shopping into Global Hotel Stays

🍱 Del Taco is expanding its partnership with ezCater to boost its catering business across nearly 250 locations, with a phased rollout through 2026. This strategy targets workplaces nationwide as a key marketing channel, leveraging ezCater’s platform. According to ezCater data, 70% of employees who try a restaurant at work order again personally. Del Taco aims to introduce its flavors to more workplaces, utilizing tools like ezOrdering and ezDispatch for efficient operations.

Wolseley joins GHA Discovery with London restaurants

🍴 The Wolseley Hospitality Group partnered with Global Hotel Alliance in August 2025, joining the GHA Discovery program. This makes it the first restaurant group in the alliance. Members can earn rewards at nine London restaurants, including The Wolseley and The Delaunay. GHA Discovery spans 850 locations in 100 countries. The partnership emphasizes lifestyle experiences and encourages local engagement through dining, pools, and spas, under the Live Local concept. The program is currently active.

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Kasa Lands $40M to Scale AI Platform for Independent Hotels

🍱 Del Taco partners with ezCater to expand its catering business to workplaces, aiming to include nearly 250 locations by 2026. Around 70% of employees reorder from a restaurant they first try at work. This partnership enhances Del Taco's reach and revenue, offering convenient options like Build Your Own Taco Kits and Burrito Boxes. Del Taco uses ezCater's ezOrdering and ezDispatch for seamless operations nationwide.

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New AI Platform ‘Agentic Hospitality’ Aims to Win Bookings Back from OTAs

📣 Del Taco is expanding its partnership with ezCater to grow its catering business across nearly 250 locations through 2026. This move aims to tap into workplace catering as a key marketing channel, with data showing that 70% of employees who try a restaurant at work will reorder independently. Del Taco employs ezCater's ezOrdering and ezDispatch services to streamline operations and has optimized its menu for workplace orders with options like Taco Kits and Burrito Boxes.

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Douglas Keane flipped the script on Cyrus, changing the business model and dining experience

🍴 Bret Thorn is a senior food & beverage editor at Nation’s Restaurant News since 1999. He also joined Restaurant Hospitality's staff in 2016. Thorn hosted a podcast and wrote the Kitchen Dish column for The New York Sun (2005-2008). A Tufts University graduate, he studied at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, and in China. His NRN column won the 2006 Jesse H. Neal Award. He contributed to the Oxford Encyclopedia (2012) and was inducted into Disciples d’Escoffier in 2014. Thorn resides in Brooklyn, NY.

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Washington, D.C. restaurant reservations plummeted following federal takeover

🍴 President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. on Aug. 11 led to a significant drop in restaurant reservations, declining 16% initially and 31% by Aug. 13. There was a slight recovery by Aug. 16, but reservations remained down by 20% year-over-year. Prior to this, D.C. experienced 11 months of growth. 380 restaurants are participating in the Summer Restaurant Week, crucial for post-pandemic recovery. The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington remains optimistic about increased reservations.

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