Hospitality Summer Trends 2022: in an ever-changing and adaptive industry, what changes are we set to see this summer? As we hopefully come to the end of the global impact of the covid-19 pandemic, currently, hotels and restaurants are going through the biggest period of change in its entire history.
It is imperative for hospitality businesses to adapt to industry changes to stay on top. Therefore, the purpose of this blog is to identify the upcoming industry trends and provide details of these changes.
With that being said, lets take a look into what changes are set to occur this summer:
Hospitality summer trends 2022
Key features for your hotel or restaurant
As seen in the graphic below, four key changes are set to take place this year. These changes are regarding:
Why are these trends important for your hotel or restaurant?
Hospitality is an industry that is constantly changing and adapting in nature. The effects of the covid-19 pandemic make this statement even more truthful and relevant. For hospitality businesses to thrive, they must be aware and adapt to industry changes to stay at the top of their game.
So, how can they do this? Firstly, it has be aware of the key changes and trends in the industry. Here, we have provided you with four of the most relevant in the hospitality industry. If you would like to hear more details about these trends, then why don’t you contact us?
It’s that time of the year again – Valentine’s Day. 14 February is just around the corner as couples frantically organize romantic plans with their significant other.
As is standard these days, a romantic evening featuring food and alcohol is a must on this special day. This is especially true given covid restrictions have been eased already in 2022.
Therefore, it is imperative that your hospitality venues are prepared for this sudden surge in demand.
In this article, we will walk you through the top 5 most popular cocktails for couples on Valentine’s Day:
Top 5 Valentine’s Day Cocktails
1. Raspberry Daiquiri
Raspberry Daiquiry
This bright-red, fruity is always popular, regardless of the time of the year. Consisting of fresh raspberries, lime juice and rum, this drink is an absolute essential for any menu on Valentine’s Day.
2. Classic Bloody Mary
Classic Bloody Mary
A true Valentine’s Day classic. This refreshing beverage is made up of vodka and topped up with tomato juice and is furthered seasoned by Tabasco, lemon juice and Worcester sauce.
This marvelous cocktail is guaranteed to be a favourite at any hospitality venue on Valentine’s Day.
3. Cherry Crush
Cherry Crush
Possibly the tastiest drink on the entire list, the cherry crush cocktail is a delightfully refreshing concoction.
The dark-red drink has tones of cinnamon and ginger provides the tart cherry-based flavor with a bit of punch.
4. Frozen Pomegranate Margarita
Frozen Pomegranate Margarita
The frozen pomegranate margarita mocktail is not just an tasty drink, but is also relatively good for you, too. The pomegranates are packed full of antioxidants and vitamin C .
The cocktail also contains flavorful seeds and lush, both of which provide this drink with a fun and fresh twist.
5. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cocktail
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cocktail
This drink is notoriously pink and very pretty to look at for loved-up couples. At first site, this may look like the sort of drink an eight-year-old would create if given free-range of the kitchen.
However, do not let that put you off! Consisting of fresh strawberries, strawberry vodka, cream and chocolate syrup, this drink is especially appealing to younger couples.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all cocktail-lovers
We hope these cocktails inspire your hospitality business to provide couples worldwide with an amazing Valentine’s Day experience.
These are some of the tastiest and prettiest drinks in the world and are sure to leave your customers satisfied and impressed.
If you are a particular cocktail fan in general, then why not find out how to make some at home.
MasterTAAG has integrated a brand-new timer feature to its QR code menus.
The innovative timer feature allows your hospitality business to choose what time specific items or category of items appear on your automated menu.
Read on to find out more about this new feature, and how it can benefit your bar, restaurant or hotel.
How does the timer feature work?
The new timer feature allows hospitality businesses to control what time certain items and item categories feature on their digital menus.
For example, customers generally consumer croissants and cereals for breakfast in the morning. Therefore, it makes little sense to have these items feature on your digitalised menu after noon.
Our timer feature allows you to select what time of the day you would like these items to appear on your QR code menu.
To find out more about how to use our new timer feature, click on the link to view the tutorial video.
How does the timer feature improve the QR code menu experience?
The new timer feature will make your automated menu more organised, which is a key element of customer satisfaction.
For example, what if a customer ordered a croissant after noon but were later informed that they were not available at that time? This will likely upset the customer and is far from the ideal or most efficient scenario.
Our QR code menus now eliminate this possibility, which will undoubtedly improve the customer’s experience and increase customer satisfaction.
Moreover, the new feature provides your hospitality business with a more sophisticated and modern menu. In an ever-increasing technological industry, a feature like this will aid your business’ image and helps you to keep up with and even exceed the experience your competitors can provide.
Your staff will also greatly appreciate our new timer feature. The feature eliminates the possibility of invalid items being ordered, which increases the efficiency of your business’ operations.
Errors are also significantly reduced by our new timer feature. This reduces the stress levels of staff and allows them to work in a more comfortable environment. Resultantly, staff are now able to work in a more efficient manner and perform to a higher quality. This will undoubtedly lead to a greater overall customer experience.
How can I use this feature at my hospitality business?
If the new timer feature sounds of interest to you, then why not get a new digital menu with MasterTAAG?
MasterTAAG is the only automated menu service that offers this efficient, innovative feature.
Alternatively, you can try the free MasterTAAG account here. If you like what you see, then you can sign up for the premium account later and access our brand-new timer feature.
Last month, I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with celebrity chef Emily Ellyn. Emily offered some interesting insights into her love for food growing up, her career, life in the hospitality industry post-covid, the future of QR code menus and tips for inspired chefs.
Having spoken to Emily prior to the interview, I already knew how much of a character she is and how entertaining she would be. Emily is also very experienced in her field of work and has so much wisdom to share with the world.
That being the case, I conducted my research and prepared my questions in a way to fully uncover these marvelous traits of hers.
Read on to hear more about the behind-the-scenes of my interview with Emily Ellyn
The result was, predictably, amazing. I felt so entertained and fully engaged throughout the interview and was left captivated and enthralled at the same time due to her infectious personality and humour, as well as her expert knowledge.
Today, I would like to share my experience of interviewing Emily Ellyn and provide some details about Emily and what she does.
Does this sound of interest to you? If so, then feel free to read on.
Who is Emily Ellyn?
Emily Ellyn
Emily is an American celebrity chef based in Orlando, Florida. She is a chef educator and recipe developer who has previously won competitions such as Cup Cake Warrior and Cutthroat Kitchen. Emily has also featured on the Food Network and HGTV on US television and runs her own website. She posts articles, video tutorials and recipes to help her followers learn and improve their culinary skills.
Boasting nearly 12,000 Instagram followers, Emily aids so many aspiring chefs and shares her recipes with keen cooks all over the world. Emily loves to add a fun twist to her recipes and make them original, a feature that has proven to be very popular amongst her followers.
However, there is so much more to Emily than meets the eye. As a result, I prepared my questions for Emily in such a way as to dig a little deeper and uncover some expert opinions and insightful stories about Emily. However, there is so much more to Emily than meets the eye. Subsequently, I prepared my questions for Emily in such a way as to dig a little deeper and uncover some expert opinions and insightful stories about Emily.
My experience interviewing Emily Ellyn
Within seconds, it became apparent Emily is an energetic, unique character. Bursting with personality and a distinct, 1950s dress sense, I knew this would be a fun and enjoyable interview.
Not only was Emily entertaining and a joy to interview, but she was also incredibly insightful. Throughout the interview, Emily and I discussed topics such as:
Emily’s love for food growing up
Her career
Future plans
Social media’s role in the hospitality industry
Tips for aspiring chefs
Future of US hospitality
Technology in the hospitality industry
Future of QR code menus
Emily posing with a delicious chocolate cake she made herself
Listening to Emily’s story was truly fascinating. For anyone looking to achieve great things in not just the hospitality industry, but in all aspects of life, it is key to understand how others before us achieved the goals we have set for ourselves and to learn from their experiences.
I was enthralled by Emily’s early culinary memories. It was particularly interesting to hear about how she developed from a little girl with an interest in cooking to the successful chef she is today. Most people, including myself, perform better when they have motivation and an end goal set for themselves. Listening to Emily will definitely leave you inspired and ready to do just that.
Perhaps most fascinating of all though, were the insights into the industry Emily provided from an expert’s point of view. She and I discussed a number of topics, ranging from technology in the hospitality industry to advice for aspiring chefs.
Emily offered alternative insights into a variety of topics that perhaps the majority, including myself, had not previously considered. Emily consistently viewed topics from different angles. This us all the chance to interpret certain subjects in a completely different way and learn something new.
Where can I find the interview?
Emily is a very glass half-full kind of person. This absolutely shone through in the interview, making it a fun and enjoyable experience for me and hopefully you, too.
So if you would like to hear more of what Emily has to say, then feel free to either click on the video above or click on the link below to access the full interview:
Hoy en día existen muchas personas que buscan conocer nuevos horizontes. Viajar es algo que se está haciendo popular. Las grandes ciudades a diario son visitadas por una gran cantidad de turistas de distintas culturas así que esto hace que existan incontables limitantes al momento de la comunicación. Ciudades como Londres, Roma, Barcelona, París, Nueva York, etc. deben estar en contacto diario con muchas culturas así que los habitantes deben estar siempre actualizando sus tecnologías para hacer más placentera la estancia de los turistas en su área geográfica.
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Vivimos en un mundo globalizado, donde todo está a un
clic de distancia, es decir que queremos tener todo de manera inmediata. Así
que la rapidez es un factor importante dentro de la industria gastronómica y
hotelera. Las estadísticas turísticas incrementan anualmente en las grandes
ciudades. Inglaterra ha sido uno de los países de la Unión Europea (UE) más
visitados en el 2018, seguido de Francia y España, recaudando un aproximado de 150
millones de turistas al año entre los tres.
Estos números invitan a los dueños de empresas
gastronómicas a estar en constante evolución para poder crecer entre la
competencia de los distintos restaurantes manteniendo al comensal feliz con un
servicio rápido y eficaz.
Una simple solución
Una de las soluciones n más sencillas es la aplicación MasterTAAG (www.mastertaag.com) que se trata de un código QR que te redirige al menú virtual del restaurante en el que te encuentras y te especifica el menú de una forma sencilla e incluso podrás ver fotos de los platos. Posee una opción para cambiar el lenguaje del menú.
Si eres un restaurante podrás tener tu propio código QR el cual podrás imprimir para que los comensales puedan escanearlo y ordenar lo que deseen en un tiempo menor. La tecnología nos ayuda a ser mejores, así que no esperes más y pruébalo.
PALIKAO restaurant – First MasterTAAG user in Los Angeles!
At a time when couscous is trying to access the Unesco heritage, Lionel Pigeard (formerly La Cantoche Paname) is reinventing his grandmother’s recipes with local products at his Palikao Restaurant.
Even his homemade harissa is inspired by local ingredients, with Mexican dried peppers: New Mexico, Puya, arbol chile.
The name Palikao comes from a small town in North Africa where the chef/owner’s grandmother Marcelle Tordjman was born in 1910. The fast-casual restaurant offers a couscous bar whereby each customer starts by selecting a grain. They have over six options to choose from including protein, veggies and Lionel’s secret broth with mild, spicy or ‘very spicy,’ on toppings.
Serving farm-to-fresh ingredients cooked daily, Palikao also offers salads, desserts, and homemade grocery products. Pricing for their bowls starts at $8 for regular and up to only $13 for the large protein bowls.
As sanitisation becomes a priority following the COVID-19 crisis, paper and plastic restaurant menus could pose a health risk for diners, with bacteria counts as high as 185,000 per square centimetre (far more than a toilet seat).
New menu app, MasterTAAG, enables diners to access the menu from their smartphones by scanning a QR code, and avoid touching a printed menu.
While restaurants prepare to re-open, MasterTAAG is being offered free of charge until mid 2021, to speed up ordering, reduce reliance on printed menus and help minimise virus spread.
MasterTAAG, an IoT solution created by entrepreneur David Navaro Vera, enables restaurant patrons to access digital menus in multiple languages from their smartphone.
Already live in Shoko restaurant in Barcelona and the Pig’n Whistle in LA (prior to the lockdown), the solution allows patrons to use their own mobile phones to browse and select their order, rather than touch printed menus that are shared amongst other customers, by scanning the QR code at their table.
As restaurants review their dining strategies in anticipation of opening after the lockdown, MasterTAAG offers a solution to ensure restaurants can offer a high level of sanitisation by reducing their reliance on printed menus, which are typically a breeding ground for bacteria.
Aimed at supporting the hospitality industry by helping restaurants, in particular local independents, sanitise, simplify and speed up their food ordering process, the app is being offered free of charge until mid 2021.
MasterTAAG also provides restaurants with a digital portal including features such as social media, promotions, auto-translation and a photo menu.
“Despite global lockdown measures beginning to ease, the hospitality industry is still under huge threat, with many small businesses closing and jobs being lost. Restaurants, especially independents, are particularly at risk,” said David Navaro Vera, Founder & CEO at MasterTAAG.
“As local, independent restaurants underpin our culture, we must do everything we can to protect them. By providing these businesses with access to MasterTAAG free of charge until mid 2021, we want to give them every opportunity to survive and thrive, by reducing their reliance on printed menus to help minimise the spread of the virus – and more generally, improve overall menu hygiene ongoing.”
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A new era of transactions has arrived. Heralded in rapidly by Covid-19, contactless payment suddenly became the payment choice “du jour.” Globally, we were already setting out sights on obviating paper-cash and the need for pins; however, that reality has arrived sooner than expected.
What is contactless payment, and how does it work?
Otherwise known as “touch-free” payment, “remote” payment, and “tap-and-go,” contactless payment only requires an online connection. This connection is formed between the phone and the “Point of Payment” through a near-field-communication (NFC.) Once the payee taps their card or more often these days – simply hovers their card above the payment site – a unique code is created which marks the payment and is directly issued to the bank.
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More recently, completely eliminating the need for cards, online financial apps are also offering customers the option to pay directly from their phones.
Growing in popularity since the rise of Covid-19, a mid-March study showed that 30% of the respondents took switched to contactless payments since the virus appeared. Interestingly, 70% of those users claimed they would continue using contactless payments post-COVID-19.
Naturally, this swift transition is down to a growing awareness of surface germs and contagion trajectory. But it can’t be denied that convenience still lies at the heart of people’s yearning for new and exciting Fintech innovations. Paired with banks across numerous countries, the Fintech industry has listened to this demand cry and, in turn, doled out the nifty QR code.
What are QR codes?
QR codes can be considered an expansion of contactless payment. Essentially QR codes are a form of barcode that contains directions to a particular website or online document. These codes are machine-readable, meaning that they require no physical contact whatsoever other than the proximity of a scanner (phone camera.) And that’s great for the germ-conscious. It also just happens to be great for business.
QR code for the hospitality industry by masterTAAG
It’s possible that businesses stand to gain the most from turning away from tradition, particularly in the highly customer-driven accommodation and dining sectors.
How employing both contactless payment options and QR codes can enhance customer experience and increase revenue
Picture this. A health-conscious couple walks into a restaurant and is wary about touching anything that may be contaminated or unsterilized. To their delight, they’re met with a table-center QR code sign as they take their seats.
What they know is that they can simply scan this code, and the restaurant’s menu will appear on their phone – perfect. There’s no need to touch any haggard menus. Better yet, they are now at ease, knowing that the restaurant has their wellbeing and safety in mind.
They haven’t had to download an app or log in to an account to achieve this effect. All that’s left for them to do is select what they want and show it to a server.
And once they’re finished, they can tap to pay, especially now that contact payment limits are being eased in the interest of encouraging its use. Or, they can pay using an online payment app such as PayPal, Venmo, or Google Pay.
So, if customers benefit from the implementation of QR menu codes, why aren’t businesses eager to get started?
Benefits of pairing contactless payments and QR codes in business strategy
When a guest interacts with a business through their phone or social media, they’re more likely to share it, thus promoting the venue to their friends. Not only does this allow a business to monitor which aspect of their service/products is most attractive through increased data collection, but it can also drastically expand business reach.
What’s more, customer service receives a boost considering that human error is minimized, and guests can comprehensively view deals, specials, and other offers from the establishment. That means that instead of guests looking for entertainments or services elsewhere, they can become aware and avail of the hotel or restaurant services through QR code produced information.
So, it’s no surprise that in the age of technology, small and large businesses alike were capable of quickly shifting some of their core-processes online, including introducing QR scanning systems and expanding their contactless payment services.
Through using online QR code-accessed menus, a business can keep their menus up-to-date and relevant in real-time. It’s expected that dynamic digital menus and services will be the future of the service industry.
The push for digitization in the hospitality sector
In addition, as the number of financially-inclusive “digital banks” grows alongside tightening of security around contactless customer and card details, it seems the shift is inevitable. Customer’s expectations are also rising around the tech-savviness and convenience of a business. The more services they can receive digitally, the better for sales and rate of customer retention.
QR code Restaurant Menu
So, for highly customer-focused hospitality businesses such as restaurants or hotels, it’s worth adapting, optimizing, and potentially harmonizing both online/contactless payment options and a QR system. And, with research by MasterCard showing that 46% of the world’s population are currently using some form of non-cash payment – now is the best time to make the switch.
Fortunately, the transition is easy. Implementing a contactless payment system and rolling out a campaign of business-related QR codes requires consulting an IT firm, company bank, and buying the necessary equipment. QR codes are notoriously easy to implement due to their click-and-go production.
So, as the Fintech industry, banks, and businesses’ rush to accommodate new customer needs, a QR and contactless payment system seems like the fastest and surest way to stay on-top of the ever-changing market.
Discover MasterTAAG, a fully integrated Contactless Menu & Payment.
New menu web service offered free of charge to restaurants to help minimise virus spread by reducing reliance on printed menus
As sanitisation becomes a priority following the COVID-19 crisis, paper and plastic restaurant menus could pose a health risk for diners, with bacteria counts as high as 185,000 per square centimetre. This is far more than a toilet seat.
New menu app, MasterTAAG, enables diners to access the menu from their smartphones by scanning a QR code, and avoid touching a printed menu.
While restaurants prepare to re-open, MasterTAAG is being offered free of charge until mid 2021, to speed up ordering, reduce reliance on printed menus and help minimise virus spread.
(May 6, 2020): MasterTAAG, an IoT solution created by entrepreneur David Navaro Vera, enables restaurant patrons to access digital menus in multiple languages from their smartphone. Already live in Shoko restaurant in Barcelona and the Pig’n Whistle in LA (prior to the lockdown), the solution allows patrons to use their own mobile phones to browse and select their order, rather than touch printed menus that are shared amongst other customers, by scanning the QR code at their table.
As restaurants review their dining strategies in anticipation of opening after the lockdown, MasterTAAG offers a solution to ensure restaurants can offer a high level of sanitisation by reducing their reliance on printed menus, which are typically a breeding ground for bacteria. Aimed at supporting the hospitality industry by helping restaurants, in particular local independents, sanitise, simplify and speed up their food ordering process, the app is being offered free of charge until mid 2021.
MasterTAAG also provides restaurants with a digital portal including features such as social media, promotions, auto-translation and a photo menu.
“Despite global lockdown measures beginning to ease, the hospitality industry is still under huge threat, with many small businesses closing and jobs being lost. Restaurants, especially independents, are particularly at risk and need every tool available to help them reassure and sensibly encourage customers to return,” said David Navaro Vera, Founder & CEO at MasterTAAG.
“As local, independent restaurants underpin our culture, we must do everything we can to protect them. By providing these businesses with access to MasterTAAG free of charge until mid 2021, we want to give them every opportunity to survive and thrive, by reducing their reliance on printed menus to help minimise the spread of the virus – and more generally, improve overall menu hygiene ongoing.”
About MasterTAAG:
The platform is an IoT start-up behind TAAG Solutions and helps solve a number of business problems by altering the mode of operations for restaurants. They already support restaurants across the world, from Barcelona to Los Angeles.
Please see the following link for details on how it works.
Press Release: MasterTAAG is an Internet of Things startup aiming to provide technology-driven solutions to businesses, by automating business processes to ease the art of doing business. MasterTAAG has disrupted the market by launching the first of its kind in cost-efficient translation app.
The MasterTAAG app is the first of its kind smart web service for restaurants. Designed to help service restaurants by translating their menu into their customer’s preferred language and currency effortlessly. The use of digital technology ensures there is no download delay for the customers, helping them to understand the menu offered by the restaurants as well as the costs. The service also gives a pictorial representation of the menu, allowing customers to see how delicious the meal looks.
MasterTAAG mainly helps to solve one of the significant problems with ordering food or drink. The customer does not understand the meal or cost involved.
Press Release – MasterTAAG App
Consequently, the MasterTAAG app makes it order foods and drinks by providing the menu and the price list in the customer’s currency and language.
NFC technology provides access to the menu and price list, with iBeacon used in sending them to all mobiles devices that do not have the NFC technology. Users can connect through Bluetooth and WiFi, ensuring that everyone benefits from the technology regardless of their device.
MaterTAAG is already receiving accolades from users. “Surprised at first with this new physical web service and we quickly understood the benefits for our customers,” says Laurent N – Customer at Coffee & Go France.
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