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A New Analytic for Hotel Restaurant Real Estate: Transitioning Square Footage into Signature Experiences

Hotel food and beverage isn’t simply a service line—it’s the second-largest revenue engine in the building (1) and, increasingly, the brand’s cultural calling card.

Trip Schneck
Trip Schneck
Managing Partner
Colicchio Consulting
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by Trip Schneck
21 November 2025Colicchio ConsultingLodging Industry
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More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention
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More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention

When I stepped into my role as Executive Chef at Hilton Anaheim, it coincided with the largest renovation in the hotel’s 40-year history. But this wasn’t just a chance to update dining spaces or reimagine menus; it was a rare opportunity to fundamen...

Prabeen Prathapan
Prabeen Prathapan
Executive Chef at Hilton Anaheim
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by Prabeen Prathapan
21 November 2025HiltonFood and beverage
More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention
Opinion

Hotel Food and Beverage – A Bright Spot in 2025

U.S. hoteliers are struggling to increase revenues in 2025, as rooms revenue (the largest source of revenue for hotels) increased by just 0.8% during the first half of the year, according to CBRE’s August 2025 edition of Hotel Horizons®. Given the e...

Robert Mandelbaum
Robert Mandelbaum
Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels
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by Robert Mandelbaum and Andrea Grigg
7 November 2025CBRE HotelsMarkets & Performance
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Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms
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Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms

This year’s “Vine to Mind” Symposium was hosted at EHL Hospitality Business School. The international event brought together statisticians, neurologists and winemakers to explore a topic that continues to spark debate across cultural and policy circ...

Philippe Masset
Philippe Masset
Associate Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School
EHL
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by Philippe Masset and Beatrice Venturini
23 October 2025EHLEvents & Conferences
Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms
Opinion

From check-in to checkout: How great operators keep every moment on brand

Hospitality is built on execution. Every detail—from the greeting at check-in to the follow-up after checkout—either reinforces your brand promise or erodes it.

Melissa Burghardt
Melissa Burghardt
CEO, Axonify
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by Melissa Burghardt
7 October 2025AxonifyProperty Technology
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Budget season 2026: Why digital F&B ordering is your hotel’s best investment
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Budget season 2026: Why digital F&B ordering is your hotel’s best investment

As hotels prepare their budgets for 2026, leaders are under pressure to maximise returns on every investment. Today’s operators are looking for solutions that don’t just cut costs - they drive measurable revenue, streamline operations, and elevate t...

Graham Rushin
Graham Rushin
VP Sales & Marketing
IRIS Software Systems
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by Graham Rushin
7 October 2025IRIS Software SystemsGuestroom Technology
Budget season 2026: Why digital F&B ordering is your hotel’s best investment
Vine to Mind 2025: Where Data and Wine Form the Perfect Blend
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Vine to Mind 2025: Where Data and Wine Form the Perfect Blend

Organized by EHL Hospitality Business School and the Harvard Data Science Initiative, the second iteration of the Vine to Mind conference took place on EHL’s iconic Lausanne campus in June 2025. Discussions centered on the role that data science pla...

Philippe Masset
Philippe Masset
Associate Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School
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by Philippe Masset and Andrew Brenner
29 September 2025EHLBig Data
Vine to Mind 2025: Where Data and Wine Form the Perfect Blend
Swiss Beer Inspires Innovation in Traditional Industries
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Swiss Beer Inspires Innovation in Traditional Industries

For centuries, industries such as beer, wine and whiskey have been built on foundations of heritage and craftsmanship. Over time, these products have become precious, cultural artifacts, deeply tied to regional identity. The botti used for ageing Ba...

Margarita Cruz
Margarita Cruz
Associate Professor of Corporate Strategy and Entrepreneurship EHL Hospitality Business
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by Margarita Cruz
29 September 2025EHLInnovation
Swiss Beer Inspires Innovation in Traditional Industries
Women in Wine: Careers in the Industry
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Women in Wine: Careers in the Industry

Wine has long been perceived as a male-dominated world. For centuries, symbolic authority, from inheritance in family domains to the role of the “master winemaker”, has largely been coded as masculine. Women were present, often as vineyard workers o...

Alicia Gallais
Alicia Gallais
Assistant Professor in Wine Management at Burgundy School of Business
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by Alicia Gallais
23 September 2025EHLEvents & Conferences
Women in Wine: Careers in the Industry