The American Hotel and Lodging Association [AHLA] is anticipating hotel-generated state and local tax revenue to hit $46.71 billion nationwide by the end of the year. AHLA projects the national hotel occupancy rate to hit 63.8%, just shy of 2019’s 65.9%. Labor shortages are still expected as hotels
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Many people sacrifice things like junk food, soda, and alcohol for 40 days until Easter Sunday. If you are one of the people sacrificing alcohol, you can opt for mocktails instead! Mocktails – cocktails without alcohol – have
Happy Mardi Gras! The famous celebration captures the nation’s attention with parades, traditional costumes, beads, floats, and plenty of imbibing. While most of the celebrations take place in the southeast, you can find Mardi Gras activities around the country. We’ve compiled some regional Mardi Gras cocktail recipes so
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission’s mandate requiring electronic funds transfer (EFT) payment for all beer and wine distributors is just weeks away. Hotels, restaurants, and bars must set up automated EFT payment capabilities before the March 31 deadline to avoid interruptions with their alcohol deliveries. Hotels, restaurants, and
Big news! Last week, on January 19, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission issued ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2023-01, requiring all wholesale beer and wine deliveries to retailers to be paid by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The requirement will go into effect on March 31, 2023, following a similar
Staffing issues? Tell us about it! If your business is dealing with labor shortages, increased wages, and unreliable employees, it can be daunting to try and maintain a positive customer experience because you are bogged down with time-consuming manual tasks. A recent survey of on-premises retailers asked
Alcohol businesses thrive with proper inventory and invoice management. These two procedures are important to help ensure your alcohol investment yields a positive return and keep your monthly P&L statements accurate and balanced. Maintaining these important functions typically starts with someone manually entering alcohol invoice information into their
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