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Good employees are not difficult to find. Their job performance is your responsibility.
Good employees are made. Made by you. And it’s easier than it sounds. Search for people with good hospitality attitudes and you just got...


You can overdeliver, only after you’ve delivered promised.
Guests are paying for what you promised. They have expectations and THEY EXPECT you to fulfill them. If you want to have satisfied...


Note for managers: If you’re not serving guests, you better be serving the ones who do.
One of THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS in your business is who your managers are and how they perform on their job. THE QUICKEST WAY to see...


Being small is your superpower.
Superpower or mess? It depends on you really, the owner. A small independent boutique hotel can easily change strategy, try out new...


Standardization feels like trust, being taken care of. Customization makes guests feel special
There are two layers of service. First is standardization and second is customization. FOR YOU, standardization means smoother...


Having hotel’s logo printed on matchboxes does not make you exquisite
It doesn’t. But maybe personalized embroidery on pillowcases will? Maybe. Some people will love it, but is it your people? If not, who’s...


Don’t expect gratitude for something you think is nice but the guest doesn’t need.
Welcome gift of your best champaign and chocolates can be TOTALLY UNAPPRECIATED if your guests don’t drink alcohol and eat sugar....


Be the hotel people can’t wait to come back to
“Can’t wait to come back to and already imagining when that could be” AND NO, it’s not about loyalty programs to lure people to stay with...


Stop working in your business. Start working on your business.
Many owners either perform MULTIPLE DUTIES themselves or MICROMANAGE their team. This is called CHILDHOOD PHASE, which is the first two...


What would the guests who did not leave a review say about your hotel?
You should use guest reviews to enhance your operations, offer and service. But, this might already be TOO LATE. AND speaking the truth,...


Saying you’re for families or couples or categorizing as premium or comfort isn’t differentiation.
There is nothing unique in half board service BUT if it’s vegan buffet than we are talking about differentiation. Saying you’re “adults...


Values are not just a list of words you pretend to operate by.
In the early development of a hotel, owners are lead to define concept, mission, values etc. The problem is, they never come to the phase...


Hospitality is an attitude. Providing a service is a job.
Providing a service is SIMPLE. Hospitality is HARD. It’s hard because it is genuine, honest, individual, attentive, interested, humble,...


Quality of service shouldn’t depend on how busy or how good a specific employee is.
When a guest comes to your hotel, they come with certain intentions, such as to work or to relax, spend some time with family or partner...


People without job experience can be your best employees.
Yes, you read it right. NO JOB EXPERIENCE yet ONE OF THE BEST. How? This is not to say working in a hotel is easy, no way. But, in...
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