The key questions for EUHOFA members as educators are equally valid for the industry. Does hospitality education and training really tackle these important dimensions that encapsulate being hospitable and can that be taught in the classroom?
Hoteliers to impresarios: the art of theatre in the hotel business
If, as an industry, we were to embrace the idea that the concept of “theatre” should be integrated within the management and operation of our businesses, how much better we might be in adding value to the customer service in creating truly memorable experiences?
Legal, decent, honest and truthful? Are we as ‘good’ as we think we are?
Do we operate consistently to high ethical and moral standards, or do we operate within a more flexible ethical envelope that ‘all depends’?
Industry Icons: Danny Pecorelli
The spotlight shines on the 2014 Hotelier of the Year, Danny Pecorelli.
Millennials and military meals
The military needs to maintain the all-important balance in providing the dietary lifestyle that military millennials are looking for and need to do their jobs, but in the wider social and cultural context of the meal experience.
Can hotel restaurants survive?
If food and beverage is to continue to be “the beating heart of the hotel”, it needs to be reinvented into a more attractive experience that will meet the changing needs and expectations of today’s consumers.
New hotel school opens in emerging market
In Bangladesh, the hospitality and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy.
Future trends and challenges for the Bangladesh hotel industry
What do hotels really sell? Question proves to be a hot topic at the recent eHotelier Professional Development Workshop in Bangladesh.
Assessing professional competence – the workplace vs the classroom
How do we best assess individuals in terms of their professional competence? Whilst many schools have developed their own individual solutions, there is no common international framework that could be applied.
The General Manager journey: from a passionate student to hospitality leader
Gregor Seipolt reflects with a former teacher on his journey from fresh-faced hospitality student to his current role as the General Manager of the Holiday Inn Berlin City – West.
