9 May Is room service about to disappear? May 9, 2019 By Accommodation Association General room service 0 09 May 2019Sourced via: AccomNewsIs room service about to disappear?The company is this week relaunching its corporate offering Deliveroo for Business, which provides food deliveries to over 7,000 corporate customers around the world, with the addition of new features and services aimed at large-scale corporate events and clients.Deliveroo said it is seeking to be the “definitive food company”, offering people food “whenever and wherever they want it”, and added that this new offering is a “vital part” of the company achieving that vision.The move follows a trial at 12 Quest Apartments hotels across Australia, with Quest looking to extend the service across 60 properties Down Under and Deliveroo for Business announcing it will roll out the concept internationally.Participating hotels are stocked with in-room menus for guests to order from through the onsite services team, the cost added to their final bill.Deliveroo says the new offering will mean hotels no longer need to operate a room service in-house which “tends to be very expensive” for the properties.Deliveroo for Business first launched in September 2016 following a trend of office workers ordering Deliveroo to their desks.Juan Diego Farah, global head of the for-business branch, said, “In just two years we’ve seen Deliveroo for Business customers completely reinvent the way they interact with food at work, seeing great food as a key retention tool in an increasingly competitive work market.Our new services will continue provide even more opportunities for businesses to fuel and treat employees, guests and customers”.The business is catering its first wedding this December in London and taking bookings for catering Christmas parties for offices around the world. The new services will be rolled out immediately in all markets.In the UK, 55 percent of Deliveroo for Business orders are made after 8pm to late-night workers, with Thai food the most popular delivery option, followed by Japanese and Italian cuisine. Breakfast is also big business, the delivery company receiving 26 percent of all early morning office orders. Related Articles Federal Court finds that Trivago misled consumers about hotel room rates On the 21 January 2020, the Federal Court has found Trivago breached the Australian Consumer Law when it made misleading representations about hotel room rates both on its website and television advertising. Canberra's Ovolo Nishi hotel reveals new rooms Ovolo Nishi (formerly Hotel Hotel) in Canberra's cultural precinct of NewActon, has unveiled 17 new micro-hotel rooms. The shocking truth about accommodation accidents Injuries happen without warning in every workplace - but particularly ours. Julian Clark finishes as President after 7 years of service Outgoing Accommodation Association President Julian Clark today thanked his fellow Council members and Association members for their support during his seven years in the leadership role. The New Modern at Crowne Plaza Melbourne Unveiled in early December as the city opens for visiting locals and interstate guests, Crowne Plaza Melbourne’s extensive transformation is now complete across all 432 guestrooms and suites, new restaurant and bar outlets, public areas, conference and meeting facilities, rooftop pool and fitness centre. Digital Driver Licence Checker Readiness Survey As we move closer to the statewide rollout of the Digital Driver Licence, Service NSW requires you to share the below survey with your network. The purpose of the survey is to highlight any knowledge gaps we need to address in order to ensure checkers in NSW can confidently check and accept the digital licence. Showing 0 Comment Comments are closed.