Exceeding Expectations every day – every stay, by Fritz Gubler Here is Fritz’s latest Young Hotelier exclusive…hotel stories about exceptional service that inspire! As is the norm with Fritz, he’s also been busy publishing new books for eager hoteliers to benefit from. His latest, which he co-authored, is called ‘The Salt Book’. The Salt Book is a guide to salting w...

Exceeding expectations, every stay, every day…. by Fritz Gubler Over many years, the best hotel chains and individual properties have added great value to their companies by ensuring a high standard of service and creating brand recognition. High standards of service and the accompanying brand recognition are never achieved single-handedly by Presidents or CEOs, nor by the GM’s of the individ...

We kick off a new series of articles (an e-column!) by veteran hotelier and educator Fritz Gubler. Here is the first installment of the series, called “Exceeding Expectations – Every stay, Every day”. Hope you enjoy it – we look forward to your comments and feedback! Exceeding Expectations: Every Stay, Every Day As a long-time hospitality professional, I believe it is impor...

Chef’s Tales, by Michael Saxon The best & worst food concept that was ever conceived and which has gone on to eventually become the most universally successful ideas of all time has to be…the buffet. Once in a while there comes along some clowns who make you wish that you never had even heard of the concept “buffet”, let alone have one in your hotel. After cooking up a storm all da...

A brief look at the wonderful world of hospitality, some challenges for the industry, and a few reasons why you might consider it as a career – by Andrew Lo The word hospitality derives from the Latin verb hospitare, meaning “to receive as a guest.”  Hospitality may bring to mind the times your relatives stayed over at your home, or the times your family went on vacation and stayed at a...