Here to Stay: Hotel Dining Trends and Best Practices

Decades ago, many hotel restaurants were headline destinations and cultural institutions. Then there was the cycle where hotel dining became more of a necessity, with increasingly limited options and utilitarian food and facilities. Today, however, hotel restaurants are far from an afterthought: many are successfully reestablishing themselves as a true selling point. A well-conceived and well-managed restaurant can be both an attractive and appealing amenity for guests and a revenue generator for the hotel. But that doesn’t just happen–hotels owners and operators need to be cognizant of accepted best practices and emerging cultural, professional and culinary trends. They need to know not just how to do the right thing, but how to avoid doing the wrong thing.

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