Hideki Hayashi

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Hideki Hayashi is the founder of Pulse Hospitality Group and the creator of A Sense of Pulse®, a service-continuity framework for ultra-luxury and boutique independent properties. He writes about operational discontinuity, guest loyalty, and the structures that determine whether a guest feels understood or simply served.

The Question Was Answered. The Guest Was Not.

The call goes out from the desk to a suite: what time would the guest like housekeeping service. A routine call, made for the...

The Loyalty Decision Happens in a Room the Property Cannot Enter

A property can track when a guest returns, how often, what they spent, and what score they left. The decision behind those numbers crystallized...

Training Produces Capability. Infrastructure Produces Continuity.

The hospitality industry spends heavily on training. Service recovery workshops. Standards refreshers. Communication training. Certification programs. Role-play sessions that most staff forget within the...

The Rate Premium Is Not Held by the Room. It Is Held by the Relationship

Ultra-luxury properties have been charging more. Guests have been paying it. The rate has held — and for a period, climbed. What that number does...

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