Elliot FigueroaApr 162 minMy Home Parenting Education!I have spent the last 25 days homeschooling my children. Or were they schooling me? It turns out that I am forever the student.
Elliot FigueroaMar 311 minKeep Calm and Eat Local!For those of us who are fortunate to have shelter, food, and health in these trying times, the question may be; what can I do to help? EA...
Elliot FigueroaMar 302 minCOVID-19-An Anecdote from a Father My first recollection of concern over COVID-19 was a car ride from Rockland County, NY to my home in New Jersey. My 13 and 12-year-olds w...
Elliot FigueroaFeb 174 minDoes Airbnb know your DAC Score? (Digital Analysis Composite) How private is your social media account, really? There have been recent reports of companies like Airbnb an...
Elliot FigueroaFeb 141 minCoronavirus forces hotels to close...As the coronavirus claims more victims this week than SARS did at the turn of the millennium, the economic loss is felt in the hospitalit...
Elliot FigueroaFeb 134 minAre Hotel Service Fees a Thing of the Past? Not LikelyWhat is the Hotel Service Fee at the end of the bill? Pool, shoeshine, WiFi, city-mandated charges? Travelers have been paying subsidiary...
Elliot FigueroaFeb 101 minResumes Are So Yesterday!!Related Professional Experience SAV Coordinator 2019-Present Movado Group Moonachie, NJ · Statistical Data management for technical/estim...
Elliot FigueroaSep 28, 20193 minStarting over is nowhere near the end...It was scary... If you have ever wondered whether you had the courage to change careers after being successful in an industry for so long...
Elliot FigueroaApr 21, 20193 minCANVA Useful design without a design degree!!Have you ever looked at someone’s social media page and wondered how their images are so creative or captivating? More importantly have y...
Elliot FigueroaMar 30, 20192 minArtifical Intelligence or Superficial Customer ServiceCustomer service and Customer Satisfaction occur simultaneously. Responding to a customer’s needs with intensity, attentively and in a ti...
Elliot FigueroaMar 10, 20192 minHooty HootsuiteBesides a great site and fantastic social media content, you have to have great efficiency and analytics behind the machine. I recently f...
Elliot FigueroaJan 14, 20192 minLet a Professional Handle It!You know the feeling you get when you finally check in to a hotel for a much-needed vacation? Imagine getting that same feeling when you ...
Elliot FigueroaJan 3, 20192 minDid I just waste time in college?VALUE; Is what we think something is worth. In business this is easily described as ROI or return on investment. Is it worth doing somet...
Elliot FigueroaJul 26, 20184 minTipped Consequential: Wage Regulation for NYC Food Servers Divides the IndustryPaying a fair wage to restaurant workers should be an uncontested idea. When proposals are put forth to raise the wage of restaurant work...
Elliot FigueroaJun 17, 20184 minTechnology Helps Hotels Connect to Guests In New Ways But At What CostHotel managers, brands and owners are grappling with the effective use of Artificial Intelligence in hotel operations. Personal touch-poi...
Elliot FigueroaJun 4, 20183 minPrivacy Over Convenience; DND Policies Change in Hotel Industry. Eight months after the horrific Mandalay Bay shooting, hotels aim to keep the focus on safety and security while delicately balancing it w...
Elliot FigueroaApr 9, 20182 minWelcome to Face to FaceLet me introduce a new and compelling way to read about hospitality industry trends. Face-To-Face... This blog is more than just a list o...