News and opinion on Guest Experience Management
Blogs
19th October 2020
Hospitality operators are increasing footfall and customer loyalty with creative offers
Blogs
18th October 2020
We asked our panel of mystery diners to describe their perfect Covid-safe Xmas party. Here's our top picks.
Insights
14th September 2020
Insights from our latest survey show how consumers plan to celebrate Xmas in 2020
Blogs
9th September 2020
With rising Covid cases across Europe and UK, safety is yet again at the forefront of consumers minds.
Blogs
1st September 2020
Some operators are choosing to extend the EOTHO offer, covering the costs themselves, whilst others warn this will lead to dangerous discount wars.
Insights
18th August 2020
EOTHO scheme is delivering a much-needed sales boost to participating venues, but what happens when the scheme ends? Here's our findings.
Blogs
14th August 2020
Summary of EP Magazine's interview with our MD, Steven Pike, who shares our top findings based on recent consumer sentiment surveys
Blogs
7th August 2020
Hopefully EOTHO scheme manages to change the staying-in habits enforced by the pandemic, by showing customers that it is safe to do so.
Insights
22nd July 2020
Results of a survey into people's attitudes to eating out again, and what might tempt them out
Insights
17th July 2020
Survey reveals what consumers think about staff and guests wearing face coverings in pubs and restaurants.
Blogs
5th July 2020
Reflections on the first post-lockdown dining out experience
HGEM News
4th July 2020
If booking apps and wifi only give you a partial solution to tracking who's in your pubs or restaurants for NHS Track and Trace, then we can help with this simple and secure solution to record contact details for 21 days.
Insights
2nd July 2020
Here are the results of our survey of 500 diners across the UK in June 2020
HGEM News
15th June 2020
As operators gear up to restart their businesses, HGEM is ready to do all it can to help. We see o...
HGEM News
1st June 2020
HGEM launches benchmark reporting on KPIs in the GEM Wheel.
Insights
10th March 2020
In 2020, the collection and analysis of personal data is vital for the food industry and the easie...
Blogs
5th March 2020
We celebrate women in hospitality this International Women's Day.
Blogs
5th March 2020
We explore the best time to request feedback from your guests and where operators are going wrong.
Blogs
25th February 2020
Happy Pancake Day! We ask the HGEM team if they prefer sweet or savoury and share some fun pancake facts.
Blogs
21st February 2020
With operators requesting more data than ever, we ask our panel of mystery guests about how, when and what they expect when it comes to providing you with their data.
Blogs
12th February 2020
We ask our panel of mystery guests about their plans this year
Insights
5th February 2020
We all had our say on what trends we thought would be big in the catering industry in 2020. Now we’re a month or so into the New Year, we thought we’d see how things are playing out in reality.
HGEM News
31st January 2020
With 87% of consumers making restaurant or pub bookings based on online reviews, what happens when an operator receives so...