How Hotels are Cutting Back
May 05
Misc Tidbits economy, halloween business trends, hotels, travel tips 3 Comments
Hotels have reputations to maintain…
…and a decrease in travel is surely making it difficult to find ways to cut costs without compromising service, quality, or anything of the sort.
The New York Times reports that many hotels have found room service as the best way to cut costs – especially since the offering has not been profitable for quite some time.
The most common cut backs for room service seem to be offering comfort foods, less refined food options, and smaller portions which are priced lower to appeal to customer (and cost the hotel less, too).
To hear what properties across the country are saying on the matter, check out the full article here.
Hotel guests: are you ordering room service less when you travel? Would lowered prices change your mind?
May 23, 2009 @ 00:43:01
Nice, I really like you site and writing. I have saved it to my bookmarks. Interesting to read.
May 27, 2009 @ 12:09:15
Just stayed for several days at the downtown Chicago property of a very large chain and noticed that there were small cuts in amenities that would probably add up to a lot overall: no plastic bag liners for trashcans in the room and no refrigerators for mini-bar drinks and snacks. Ours was an economy-priced room and the cost of running a refrigerator for people like us who never purchase mini-bar items would’ve been a waste of money. Also noticed energy-saver bulbs in every lamp and no exhaust fan in the bathroom. All the above are great for saving energy as well as money for the hotel.
Jun 02, 2009 @ 14:02:02
Great observations, Stephanie – thanks for sharing!