F & B
TRENDING LIBATIONS
A great hotel bar helps the bottom line as this month ’ s feature proves . From partnering with comfort foods , mocktails made memorable , vodka with a local twist , the sweet side of the bar , and signature twists on classics , find out how hotel bars around the world are putting their unique spin on cocktail trends .
SALES & MARKETING
ALIPAY EYES THE USA
DEPARTMENTS
As Chinese inbound tourism grows , so does the interest of stateside hotel companies in gaining the Chinese customer . And arguably nobody knows that consumer better than China ’ s most-used mobile payments provider , Alipay . But though the demand is there , it must be met with equally compatible technology and for countires outside of China , therein – as they say – lies the rub .
7 EDITOR ’ S DIARY Advice from the Next-Gen
10 TRENDING
• Robots
• Group commissions
• AI
• ‘ Mid-lifers ’
16 PERSONALITIES Vivek Chadha , Nine Group
Stephen Brandman , Journal Hotels
46 TECHNOLOGY Upgrading infrastructure
53 SUPPLYLINE
56 PRODUCTS
64 HOTELIER ’ S LIFE
Daniel Lermo , The Ritz-Carlton , Abama
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