Hideki Hayashi

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Hideki Hayashi founded Pulse Hospitality Group and created A Sense of Pulse®, a service-continuity framework for ultra-luxury and boutique independent properties. His 24 years in hospitality include Forbes-rated luxury properties and executive committee roles at two boutique hotels. Reach him at [email protected] or pulsehospitalitygroup.com.

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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