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Horizon Hospitality’s blog regularly delivers timely news, industry insights, and proven best practices for both hospitality employers and professionals. Our articles cover leadership trends, hiring strategies, compensation benchmarks, and career guidance.
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How Digitizing Employee Recognition Can Keep Staff Motivated
Common sense (and countless psychology studies) tells us that positive reinforcement is the best way to motivate, engage, and retain workers. Unfortunately, the fast-paced environments of hospitality make it challenging

Critical Tips for a Club Manager’s Successful Job Search
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin With most employers letting candidates apply for jobs with the click of a button, it can be easy
Use Individual Goals to Drive Your Hospitality Team’s Success
Communicating company goals to your hospitality team is critical to the success of your business. But teams or individual employees cannot be expected to break those goals down into achievable

When Is It Time to Find Another Job?
The hospitality industry has no shortage of thrilling moments – it is what draws so many professionals to the job! But those thrilling moments sometimes involve angry guests or putting

Make Your Words Matter
Humans speak their first fully-formed words sometime between 9 – 12 months of age. It’s a big deal, delighting our parents and launching us into the world of interactive communication.

How to Keep Your Hotel’s Housekeeping Staff Happy
Housekeeping is arguably one of the toughest jobs in a hotel. And with all the changes in the last few years, like heightened cleaning protocols and the widespread elimination of
Podcasts
Episode 106:
Science Behind Great Bar Programs
Guest: Ben Potts
Partner – Unfiltered Hospitality
Episode 105:
Marketing for a New Age of Hospitality
Guest: Annette Marquez
CMO – Hello AM Marketing
Episode 104:
Hiring For Hospitality
Guest: Alissa Thomas
VP of Recruiting – Horizon Hospitality
Episode 103:
Redefining Luxury Hospitality
Guest: Bernardo Neto
General Manager – The Ben Hotel
Episode 102:
Restaurant Entrepreneurship Journey
Guest: Kevin Timmons
Owner – Nick & Jakes Restaurants
Episode 101:
The Heart of Hospitality
Guest: Dave Adams
Director of Hospitality – Belmont Park
In The News
Articles from leading hospitality publications where Horizon Hospitality is quoted as a trusted industry expert. These pieces showcase our perspectives on executive hiring trends, leadership strategy, compensation insights, and the evolving hospitality talent landscape.
Top hotel trends: Industry experts predict what’s ahead
Oct 22, 2025 (last updated)
Technology and data are a big focus for hospitality right now. It touches almost every aspect of the business.
2025 Most Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in Hospitality Management
May 15, 2025 (updated)
(press release)
Horizon Hospitality Named Top Office in Sanford Rose Associates Network
Oct 2, 2020
Hotel Industry to Younger Workers: We Feel Your Pain
Mar 17, 2020
Hotel Employee Job Satisfaction: 3 Steps to Make Hotel Staff Happy
Feb 6, 2020 (last updated)
Sales Training, Tech Top Indie Hotel Spending Plans
Dec 19, 2019
Expedia Group Signs Industry-First Agreement to Become Optimized Distributor of Marriott
Sep 17, 2019
11 Most Common Lies People Put on Their Resume
Jun 5, 2019
Independent Hotels Free to Forge Own Standards
Feb 21, 2019
How to Fill Positions with Gen Z Workers
2019
How to Know When You’re on Thin Ice at Work
Nov 28, 2018
Punch Bowl Social Is the Next Big Eatertainment Chain
Oct 2018
5 Restaurant staffing best practices
Dec 17, 2017
7 clues you’re about to be fired (and what you can do)
Oct 5, 2017
Hospitality Execs Explain How to Network the Right Way
Nov 28, 2016