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Hospitality Net
21-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
The Chocolate Principle – Sweet, Simple, and Strategic 🍫
Let's talk chocolate. Ever notice how a single piece of chocolate hits the spot? But three pieces? That's indulgent. And a whole bar? Suddenly you're full, guilty, and Googling 'how many calories does a bar of chocolate have.' That, my dear revenue warriors, is the Chocolate Principle. And it applies to your pricing and upselling more than you think. 🍫 What Is the Chocolate Principle? It's the sweet spot where desire meets satisfaction. Just enough to make someone want it, not enough to overwhelm. In revenue terms: If you give away too much , you dilute your value. , you dilute your value. If you offer too little , you miss out on conversion. , you miss out on conversion. If you nail the right amount, you get the 'mmm, I'll take it' moment. 🍬 How Revenue Managers Get It Wrong The buffet strategy: 'Let's throw in breakfast, spa access, welcome drinks, late checkout, and a unicorn.' Now you're just giving away margin like it's Halloween. 'Let's throw in breakfast, spa access, welcome drinks, late checkout, and a unicorn.' Now you're just giving away margin like it's Halloween. The tease strategy: 'Upgrade for €300 more.' Cool, but not even Willy Wonka would pay that without some golden ticket perks. 'Upgrade for €300 more.' Cool, but not even Willy Wonka would pay that without some golden ticket perks. The overcomplication trap: 'Rate ABC includes DEF, unless it's GHI, in which case JKLM.' At this point, the guest has lost interest ... and possibly their will to live. 🍭 The Sweet Spot Moves – What You Can Do 1️⃣ Bundle with purpose. Instead of throwing in everything, bundle high-value, low-cost items. Room upgrade + drink voucher? Yes. Upgrade + spa + massage + late check-out + shoe-shine? No. 2️⃣ Tap into emotions, not logic. People don't buy because they need. They buy because they feel. 'Make your weekend special with a skyline view and Prosecco on arrival' = yes. 'Upgrade for €47.60 per night' = meh. 3️⃣ Test the portion. Just like chocolate, different guests have different tolerances. Run A/B tests with different upsell combinations and prices. You might be surprised how little extra it takes to drive big uplift. 🧠 Final Bite of Wisdom Great revenue managers don't just maximize value ... they create craving. You don't want your guest to say, 'That's a good deal.' You want them to say, 'That sounds perfect.' Because when you hit that chocolatey sweet spot? They bite. And they come back for more. Love, Fabi P.S. Next time you're stuck on an upsell combo… eat a piece of chocolate. It helps. View source
Express Tribune
15-05-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
BISE Lahore issues new dates for postponed Matric, Intermediate exams
Listen to article The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore has issued a revised examination schedule for Matric and Intermediate exams that were postponed earlier due to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India. According to a notification issued by the Controller of Examinations, the Matric practical exams originally set for May 7—including Biology, Computer Science, and Food & Nutrition—will now be held on May 17. Practical exams scheduled for May 9, covering Biology, Computer Science, and Arts & Model Drawing, will now take place on May 24. The Intermediate-level Tarjuma-Tul-Quran-Ul-Majeed (Compulsory) exam, earlier scheduled for May 9, will now be conducted on May 31. Additionally, the May 7 exams for Islamiyat Studies and the Principle of Accounting have been rescheduled to June 16. BISE Lahore clarified that no new roll number slips will be issued. Students must appear for their exams using their existing slips at their previously assigned examination centres. The board has advised all students to strictly adhere to the updated timetable and attend exams as per the revised schedule.
Winnipeg Free Press
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Rural school board latest to cut educational assistants funded by Jordan's Principle
A Manitoba school division in which four in 10 students self-identify as Indigenous is cutting 40 educational assistants in response to sweeping changes to Jordan's Principle. 'We wouldn't have had those positions in place had we not needed them,' said Gary Wowchuk, chairman of the board of trustees in the Swan Valley School Division. 'The impact is going to be felt by students that need those extra resources and by the staff who have to pick up some of the slack there.' The Swan River-based board recently learned $2.2 million in federal funding to support First Nations children during the current academic year wouldn't be renewed for 2025-26. Superintendent Rob Tomlinson told the Free Press the administration hand-delivered letters to the affected employees — 18 permanent educational assistants and 22 term hires — last week. The layoffs take effect at the end of June. Senior administration wanted to give support staff as much notice as possible and ensure they understood the changes do not reflect performance, Tomlinson said. 'We're losing some great people. This has been a huge hit,' he said, noting the division is one of the largest employers in the region, located nearly 500 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. The rural board is among those that have been bracing for cuts since the Hanover School Division laid off 93 educational assistants in connection to an unexpected drop in federal support in the fall. The recent reductions have been raised in the Manitoba legislature on several occasions this week, including Thursday — Spirit Bear Day, which honours the legacy of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who had complex medical needs. Jordan died in 2005 in a Winnipeg hospital as the Manitoba and Canadian governments fought over who should pay his home-care bills. A human rights principle was established in the five-year-old's name to ensure First Nations children are legally entitled to accessing government services without delay. 'In his memory, we urge all governments today to not allow more children to fall through the cracks because of the adults' bickering,' Obby Khan, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, told the house on Thursday. Khan accused the provincial government of deflecting responsibility. One day earlier, Education Minister Tracy Schmidt told question period it was unfortunate Ottawa had made significant changes to funding in its Jordan's Principle program. 'Those changes made by the federal government are having impacts here on our education system,' Schmidt said. The minister said her office is working closely with Swan Valley and other divisions to make sure students have access to the services they need. Indigenous Services Canada changed eligibility and documentation requirements for grants this year. Officials have cited a surge in Jordan's Principle applications and concerns about its sustainability. The update includes no longer approving school-related requests if they are not explicitly tied to a child's specific health, social or educational needs. 'In 2025, public schools are providing solutions to a variety of challenges in a way that we have never done before in education, in clinical supports, in intellectual and physical disability supports, in all manner of public health supports,' said Alan Campbell, president of the Manitoba School Boards Association and its federal counterpart. Campbell said there's widespread confusion about the state of federal funding to support First Nations students. The money had been funnelled to schools through the Manitoba government, he noted. While saying the funding has provided 'absolutely essential' support to many children, he acknowledged there have been cases in Manitoba and elsewhere where grants were not used as intended in the education realm. The long-serving trustee in the Interlake is scheduled to meet with federal officials to discuss the matter on behalf of all school boards across the country in early June. Maggie MacintoshEducation reporter Maggie Macintosh reports on education for the Free Press. Originally from Hamilton, Ont., she first reported for the Free Press in 2017. Read more about Maggie. Funding for the Free Press education reporter comes from the Government of Canada through the Local Journalism Initiative. Every piece of reporting Maggie produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
CBC
29-03-2025
- General
- CBC
Jordan's Principle delay puts Yukon short-term housing project on pause
A delay in Jordan's Principle funding means some projects are on pause. Including the Council of Yukon First Nation's short-term housing program. Jackie Hong tells us how this is affecting Yukon families.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger penned essay showing he knew how to cover tracks
Idaho prosecutors have unveiled a college essay from student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger that shows he knows his way around a crime scene, new court filings reveal. In the missive, written in 2020 during finals for a 300-level criminal justice course, Kohberger described how crime scene investigators use "fiber-free" overalls, gloves and booties to avoid contaminating the location with their own DNA and fingerprints. At 1122 King Road, where he allegedly killed four University of Idaho undergrads in November 2022, police have revealed little evidence aside from a Ka-Bar knife sheath found under one of the victims that allegedly had Kohberger's DNA on the snap. Before the FBI identified him as a person of interest through investigative genetic genealogy, his name was unknown to detectives. Idaho Weather From Night Of Student Murders Clouds 'Moon And Stars' Alibi He went into other aspects of a crime scene investigation, but repeatedly referenced measures police should take to protect the location, shared his thoughts about circumstantial evidence, identified domestic partners as potential suspects and warned that crime scenes could be staged. Bryan Kohberger's Family Could Be Asked To Testify Against Him: Court Docs Read On The Fox News App "Prosecutors are going to talk about this when they bring up the lack of forensic evidence left by the killer," said Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD cold case investigator and a criminal justice professor at Penn State-Lehigh Valley. "They're going to say, 'Look how much he knew about this. He talks about fiber-free clothing.'" Kohberger mentioned fiber-free overalls, shoe covers, gloves, hair nets and more when talking about protective gear an investigator should wear to avoid contaminating a scene. "This is not helpful for him," Giacalone said. Bryan Kohberger's Amazon Records Are 'Catastrophic' For Defense, 'Smoking Gun' For Prosecutors, Experts Say "The same way he talks about this fictitious cop about not leaving evidence behind…we might have a little insight into how, or at least an answer about, the lack of forensic evidence was left behind," Giacalone told Fox News Digital. "He doesn't mention it by name, but Locard's Exchange Principle, the theory of transfer between all evidence, he does talk about transfer of evidence a number of times throughout this." But Kohberger also made some mistakes in the piece, Giacalone said. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter "He said staging is common," Giacalone told Fox News Digital. "It's not common. You know, most of the things that happen at crime scenes are mistakes or just panic mode." He also doesn't believe that Kohberger, if he committed the crimes as alleged, would have had time to stage the scene after killing four people in roughly 15 minutes, then running into an eyewitness on the way out, who he did not attack. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X "I think there's no way that he didn't see her," he said. "So the staging part of this, I don't find it plausible for him in that scenario." Kohberger, who, through his attorneys, has argued there was blood and DNA evidence at the victims' home that could point to potential alternate perpetrators, wrote in his essay that crime scene investigators don't have the responsibility of vetting potentially planted evidence. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub "Even if there was an item introduced to the scene by an offender to throw off investigators, it is not the job of the criminal investigator processing the crime scene to jump to conclusion," Kohberger wrote. Giacalone said if Kohberger turned in the paper for one of his classes, he'd probably give it a B. "He knows a lot, but you can get this out of any academic book," Giacalone said. "You can learn about this, but putting it into practice and doing it are two other things." Read Bryan Kohberger's essay Kohberger graduated from DeSales University with a master's degree and then went on to Washington State University to pursue a Ph.D. in criminology. The school is just 10 miles away from the University of Idaho, where he is accused of entering a house at 4 a.m. and killing four of the six students inside on Nov. 13, 2022. The victims were Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. The three young women were all roommates. Chapin lived nearby and was dating Kernodle. Kohberger's trial on four charges of first-degree murder and another of burglary is set to begin on Aug. 11. Jury selection is scheduled for July 30. A previous judge entered not-guilty pleas on Kohberger's behalf at an arraignment in May 2023. He could face the death penalty if article source: Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger penned essay showing he knew how to cover tracks
