Like pistons on a crankshaft, there’s an interlocked choreography between airlines, hoteliers and restaurateurs driving the engine that makes the hospitality and tourism industries go.A local hotel general manager may not know the name of the...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee fans may soon smell a renewed focus on the beverages that built the global coffeehouse chain, starting with those customers who are said to be put off by the conflicting odors of breakfast sandwiches. ...
Qdoba Mexican Grill’s New York prototype may mark a departure for the chain, but not when it comes to food safety. Because the concept was built on fresh ingredients and in-store prep, critical controls are part of the DNA. Of particular...
Kristin Burk had fond memories of eating at Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill restaurants while growing up in Southern California, so she was thrilled to land a job with the casual-dining chain three years ago as director of training and development. But she...
Unable to decide on a career after graduating from college with a business degree, 26-year-old Canadian Sean Aiken started a yearlong trek across North America, doing a different job each week.He maintains a website, ...
SEATTLE Starbucks has taken another step to increase store traffic and build customer loyalty by announcing it will offer a mix of free and paid Wi-Fi access starting this spring. The chain has partnered with AT&T Inc. to offer up to two...
It’s not that maps lie, exactly, it’s just that cartography can’t convey the cultural connections that exist between places on either side of a carefully drawn line. Although modern maps precisely divide Austria from Trentino-Alto Adige, in...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP has began celebrating its 50th anniversary with the launch of an apparel line that would transform purchasers into walking billboards for the family-dining chain. The apparel is featured on a new website...
ORLANDO Fla. Landry’s Restaurants Inc. and Schussler Creative Inc. and have started construction here of their second dinosaur-themed T-Rex Cafe, following the opening of the new Yak & Yeti Restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. ...
TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. said it has reorganized its executive management team to better supports its restaurants and franchisees and prepare for growth. Checkers appointed Todd Lindsey senior vice president and chief...