About the Author: David Bakke is a former manager of a popular Italian restaurant chain in Atlanta. He now writes about smart money management, finances, and careers on the online ...
Are you interested in working in the service industry? Do you have experience in the hospitality industry? If so, maybe you have what it takes to be a butler. Although it's ...
So, you’re going on vacation with another couple, and you expect to have a good time. Well, I hope you do, but you may have already made the big mistake, taking ...
When my husband and I decided to take a little trip down to Ocean city, MD in June, we stayed at the Commander Hotel. This is a hotel that we’ve stayed at the ...
How does one of the oldest hotels in Florida compete with the fast past renovations and restorations constantly swirling around it? By leading the way in updated and innovations, ...
Here is a scenario that recently happened to me and I’d like to share it to show how confusion can snowball into major issues. Just recently I was invited to be one of four ...
The travel and hospitality field is one area that will be growing as the baby boomers retire. With spare time on their hands, couples who are retired will want to take ...
For many people, the job of a waiter or waitress is considered one of those jobs people just fall into and do to get by until they find some kind of a “real” job. This ...
My sister, Susan, travels a lot. She’s the one that you know if you’re with her, you will be certain to have a germ free hotel stay. She disinfects the ...
I don’t know about you, but most of the hotels I stay in have fairly unremarkable room service. I mean, the food is just plain “blah.” The only area that ...
There are hotel jobs and there are hotel jobs. Perhaps the most challenging is that of the hotel manager and staff who must prepare for a visit by the POTUS—the President ...
Having spent years in the restaurant business as a manager and in every other position when I was younger, I can say that the hostess/host job in a restaurant is very ...
The good news: Hotels, restaurants, catering companies, casinos, country clubs, cruise ships and other hospitality-related businesses are hiring. The leisure and hospitality ...
You’re a good worker. You graduated from a fine hospitality school. You do everything that’s asked of you. In fact, you fit the job description perfectly. But ...
You worked hard to get the promotion to hotel manager. And now the time has come for you to show your stuff. Some new managers are totally unprepared for the ...
Are you cut out to work in hospitality? You say you like to work with people and that you’re often the life of the party, but do you really have what it takes to ...
If you’re thinking of pursuing a career in hospitality management, you might want to know what your peers have to say about this career choice. You also might be ...
If you’re already working in the hospitality industry and seek a promotion to manager or assistant manager, you might consider furthering your formal education ...
If you’re unattached, want to work overseas, and are eager to launch your career in hotel management, you might want to move to Switzerland. The country has long ...
As most people will tell you, two of the hottest careers in the hospitality industry are Hotel Management and Restaurant Management. Both employ similar management principles ...