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Hoteliers Discover Strategic Supplier Partnerships Can Lead to Solving Problems

The hotel industry is constantly innovating and shifting in order to provide products and services that guests desire. Technology, wellness-minded and healthier products, more sustainable solutions, and services that that lead to experiences guests desire are top of mind for hoteliers. At the same time, management companies and owners also want suppliers to find creatives [...]

By |2023-03-13T10:58:55-04:00March 13th, 2023|Hospitality Challenges, Hospitality Focus, Hospitality Suppliers|Comments Off on Hoteliers Discover Strategic Supplier Partnerships Can Lead to Solving Problems

3 Ways Hoteliers Can Fight the Latest Economic Challenges

In an increasingly competitive hospitality industry, hoteliers now face a new quadruple threat- inflation, higher interest rates, labor shortages and brand property improvement programs (PIPs). It’s yet another perfect storm for the hospitality industry. But what are some ways to combat these new pressures on profitability? Here are three strategies that can help: 1. Leveraging [...]

By |2023-01-30T12:23:51-05:00January 30th, 2023|Hospitality Focus|Comments Off on 3 Ways Hoteliers Can Fight the Latest Economic Challenges

Follow-Up Is a Key to Success for Suppliers and Hoteliers

When it comes to business, not following up on your promises can have a serious cost. The quickest way to lose business as a supplier in the hospitality business is to not keep your word or follow up to ensure success and build a relationship with your customer.   Hotel customers expect and appreciate the [...]

By |2023-01-12T11:43:47-05:00January 11th, 2023|Hospitality Focus, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Follow-Up Is a Key to Success for Suppliers and Hoteliers

A Reflection Back on 40 Years in Hospitality and Welcoming 2023 – Thank you, Dad

By iDEAL Hospitality Partners Group Founder & CEO Jill Dean Rigsbee I have no problem telling my age, but the running joke is, “I started in the hospitality business when I was 7 years old”.  Well, here’s the math, the path, and the life story. In 1982, I was 18 years old and pretty upset [...]

By |2023-01-03T08:25:47-05:00January 3rd, 2023|Life Thoughts|Comments Off on A Reflection Back on 40 Years in Hospitality and Welcoming 2023 – Thank you, Dad

4 Key Steps for Suppliers Who Want a Hospitality Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Contract

Are you a supplier company with a product or service that you think is ideal for the hotel industry? Are you keeping up with the trends in the hospitality industry? There is no doubt that new technologies, sustainable and wellness minded items, innovation, and revenue boosting products are valuable and desired in the hotel industry.  [...]

By |2023-01-04T09:03:00-05:00December 27th, 2022|Hospitality Suppliers|Comments Off on 4 Key Steps for Suppliers Who Want a Hospitality Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Contract

5 iDEAL Key Points to Understanding Selling Products to Hotels

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur who wants to sell your product or service to the hotel industry? Does your product hit the mark of solving problems or helps hoteliers to meet goals? Are you finding the process of getting your product into hotels is complex and you are looking for more effective ways to market [...]

By |2022-12-13T01:54:14-05:00December 12th, 2022|Hospitality Challenges, Hospitality Focus, Hospitality Suppliers, Hotel Innovation, Uncategorized|Comments Off on 5 iDEAL Key Points to Understanding Selling Products to Hotels

3 Things on the Minds of Hoteliers for 2023

As the hotel industry gears up for returning to a new normal and more robust 2023, there are three things on every hotelier’s mind. What trends will take off in the upcoming year? How can we appeal to a new generation of guests? And what challenges do we need to prepare for?   No matter [...]

By |2022-11-14T10:11:22-05:00November 14th, 2022|Hospitality Outlook|Comments Off on 3 Things on the Minds of Hoteliers for 2023

Why Brokers and Manufacturers Reps Aren’t Ideal for Sales of Products into Hotels

Hotels are notoriously complex places to do business for suppliers. There are various decision makers including brands, management companies, owners, group purchasing organizations and the hotel itself. Even within that ecosystem, there are dozens of stakeholders within each type.   That's why traditional food or product brokers and manufacturer representatives are mostly non-existent in the [...]

By |2022-11-21T06:35:57-05:00November 3rd, 2022|Hospitality Suppliers|Comments Off on Why Brokers and Manufacturers Reps Aren’t Ideal for Sales of Products into Hotels

Hospitality Industry: The #1 Hospitality Information Guide!

The hospitality sector is widely seen as a subset of the broader service industry, with an emphasis on leisure rather than more essential necessities. This article will teach you more about the nature of the hospitality business, its numerous segments, and its ties to the hotel and travel industries. What is the Hospitality Industry? What [...]

By |2022-10-24T05:25:30-04:00October 24th, 2022|Hospitality Suppliers|Comments Off on Hospitality Industry: The #1 Hospitality Information Guide!

iDEAL Hospitality Partners Group Expands Services for Hoteliers and Suppliers

WAKE FOREST, N.C., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iDEAL Hospitality Partners Group is expanding its services to hotel owners, management companies, and supplier companies that want to better serve hotels. Now, in addition to connecting hotels to innovative product and service providers, iDEAL is leveraging the insight and experience of its executives to provide consultative services for developing [...]

By |2022-11-21T06:34:33-05:00October 11th, 2022|Announcement|Comments Off on iDEAL Hospitality Partners Group Expands Services for Hoteliers and Suppliers
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