La sauce
Personal views on current affairs in hospitality. And more often than not, why I don't like Booking.com.
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The Future Is Here, Except It’s Still Pretty Slow. (opens the original)
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This newsletter sits at the crossroads of hospitality and technology. You’re receiving it because you’re interested in one, the other, or both. Know someone else who might be? Please share it.<img alt="" class="sizing
Do you like free business-class upgrades? (opens the original)
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Summer is over (opens the original)
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If it's not broken, don't fix it? (opens the original)
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My relationship with Monocle comes and goes with the tide. For a few months, I splurge on every issue and newsletter; then it starts to feel redundant, so I disappear. Inevitably, I come back.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="485" src="https://subst
He's back, and with more money than ever (opens the original)
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Four news that happen this week ish to help you stay at the frontier of agentic hospitality. Silicon Valley is still weird, but at least dinner is getting easier.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="242.5" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oe2f!,w_14
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