Holidays are typically known as a time of joy and festivity, but there are a few concerns that tend to rear their heads at this time of year. Here are a few tips to help you run smoothly this holiday period.
Christmas Decorations
By the time you read this you probably have some sort of decorations up to get your property in the Christmas spirit. If so, treat these hints as ideas for future holidays. Guests usually love to see Christmas decorations up around this time of year, but you don’t have to break the bank to make your property look incredibly festive.
Here’s one idea from a Hotel Management article
Finding the right decoration can get quite tricky but there's a trick to it and that is to find decorations that are easy to maintain, unique and not a burden to the staff. One example of this is what Hyatt Regency Dallas does, they collect empty boxes and decorate them as presents, it's super easy, inexpensive, really fun and festive and very low maintenance.
Another method of getting the place jazzed up could be to rent decorations, rather than purchase them. You probably get a professional in to fix any maintenance issues, so why not pay a professional decorator to install and take down your decorations? Getting a professional decorating company to dress your property in Christmas livery could save your staff time and effort, as well as the cost to purchase your own. Businesses like The Christmas Decorators or similar could be the best way to get your property looking fantastic.
Christmas Party behaviour, Time Off & Taxes
Here’s a great article from Hotel Management which covers six legal risks hotels face when it comes to the holiday period.
Workplace Culture
The holiday period is the perfect time to relax and consider all the things which make a workplace great, or not so great. It is estimated that one in five Americans left a job in the past five years because of a toxic workplace culture, costing companies an estimated $223 billion in turnover. (Society for Human Resource Management).
Businesses that are implementing training and other initiatives to strengthen workplace culture can benefit from improvements in recruitment and retention, customer loyalty, brand reputation and the bottom line.
Here is a great article containing seven tips for improving workplace culture.