The Price Before the Stay: Why Hotel Pricing Is Becoming Part of Hospitality
As regulators push mandatory charges into the first price guests see, hotel pricing is becoming part of the guest experience, not just a revenue decision.
Cristian Marino
Writing on international hospitality, leadership and culinary culture since 2018.
From Green Badges to Proof: Hotel Sustainability Enters the Verification Era
Why sustainability is becoming an operational record, not just a marketing sentence.
When a Strong Performer Is Damaging the Team
High performers can strengthen an operation or quietly weaken it. How hospitality leaders should separate results, behaviour and impact on the team.
When Hotel Systems Stop Talking to Each Other
Hotels keep adding technology, but disconnected systems can create new work for staff and friction for guests. Why interoperability is now an operations issue.
The People Behind the Day Off
On Labor Day, Cristian Marino Journal looks beyond the long weekend to the people, schedules and systems that make hospitality and leisure possible.
The Executive Chef Interview: What a CV Cannot Tell You
An Executive Chef interview should reveal judgment, responsibility and commercial awareness beyond the CV, including whether the candidate can lead the operation.