Catégorie : Research
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Bed Time Stories by Testbed Vegas – 2 Sep 2025
This week, we’re seeing some sobering realities emerge in the Las Vegas market, reminding us that even in a city built on spectacle, the fundamentals matter. From tourism numbers to pricing strategies, the headlines suggest a period of reflection and adjustment. It’s not about a slowdown as much as it is a recalibration, with a…
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Modernizing Gratuity: How Technology is Reshaping Tip Management in Hospitality
The hospitality industry has always relied on gratuities to compensate staff and incentivize great service. But as labor laws evolve and employee expectations grow, the traditional methods of tip distribution (cash envelopes, spreadsheets, and opaque calculations) are no longer sustainable. For hotels and restaurants striving to stay transparent and competitive, tip management is no longer…
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Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC)’s 2Q-2025 Hotel Industry Outlook and Market Intelligence Reports
September 2025 Client Letter While the macro-economic environment in the U.S. is one of heightened uncertainty, partly driven by lack of clarity on economic policy, Real GDP increased 3.0% in 2Q2025 and is forecasted to remain positive moving forward. Nonetheless, the strength of the underlying economy may be far more modest than the 2Q GDP…
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Turning water conservation into a competitive advantage
Do more with less Share this email Brought to you by Alex Panas, global leader of industries, & Axel Karlsson, global leader of functional practices and growth platforms —Alex and Axel August 2025 Addressing water scarcity has never been more critical. Climate change, demographic shifts, and the…
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License to grow
Data Points Test your knowledge Share this email TEST YOURSELF AGAINST MCKINSEY INSIGHTS License to grow Through 2028, by how much is the RegTech market projected to expand? Dive in to learn more: Share these insights This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events.…
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New data-driven insights reinforce need for…
A new report from Arival and Destination Wayfinder just published has highlighted the growing strain on Europe’s most popular travel experiences and outlines steps the industry can take to ensure long-term balance and accessibility. The findings, based on analysis of over 56 million guest reviews across 300,000 experience listings and 32,000 destinations, revealed the continued…
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Tory McPhail joins John Currence’s City Grocery Restaurant Group as corporate executive chef
Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality for Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group, with responsibility for spotting and reporting on food and beverage trends across the country for both publications as well as guiding overall F&B coverage. He is the host of…
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🔍 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱… | Anishka Narula | 12 comments
🔍 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently released Managing Destination Overcrowding: A Call to Action: ✅ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮: • Travel & Tourism contributes nearly $11 trillion to global GDP and supports 357 million jobs (2024) •…
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The AI Hype is a Dead Man Walking. The Math Finally Proves It. For the past two years, the AI industry has been operating on a single, seductive promise: that if we just keep scaling our current… | Stark Burns 🔥 | 704 comments
The AI Hype is a Dead Man Walking. The Math Finally Proves It. For the past two years, the AI industry has been operating on a single, seductive promise: that if we just keep scaling our current models, we’ll eventually arrive at AGI. A wave of new research, brilliantly summarized in a recent video analysis,…
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DoorDash Q2 2025 earnings: growth, AI, and competition with Uber | Katya Rozenoer posted on the topic | LinkedIn
I just listened to DoorDash’s Q2 2025 earnings call, and the day before I listened to the Uber‘s call. One thing I want to highlight – both companies keep emphasizing how small of a share of the market they have managed to capture to date and how huge the opportunity ahead still is. And if I…
