One of the key messages from the 54th Annual Congress of EUHOFA International was that guests are looking for individuality and creativity in new hospitality experiences – a message that could be equally appropriate of the students in hotel schools.
Executive development programs and the ‘real world’
Executive development in hospitality needs to reflect the degree of complexity in roles and provide insights into how best to manage that complexity as well as how to allocate and prioritize time.
What hospitality executives want in Executive Development
Results are in from the first eHotelier Executive Development survey – hospitality executives from around the globe voiced clear messages on what they want from Executive Development programmes to advance their careers.
Trends and challenges facing hoteliers in New York City (and everywhere else)
Hoteliers have to be flexible enough to respond quickly to trends driven by changing guests expectations.
Designing a Hotel Organisation for the Future – The Dorchester Collection Challenge
The Dorchester Collection set the “challenge” for this year’s Young Hotelier Summit, taking the view that the rigid hierarchical organisation structures of hotels are no longer “fit for purpose” and need to change to be able to cope with the dynamic and disruptive environment now, and of the future.
Bournemouth University Win the Passion 4 Hospitality Business Management Game 2015
Bournemouth University have won the Passion 4 Hospitality Business Game for the second year in a row.
What do Millennials want from their employers?
When asked what their priorities were in making choices of potential employers, over 80% of the students said they were looking to work for companies that provided, as their first priority, career advancement opportunities.
Risk and security – how can you demonstrate you care?
Guests, staff and even hotel investors need reassurance that they are going to be safe and secure, so hoteliers must work to minimising risk through ensuring that their property’s safety and security procedures are as robust as possible.
What makes a great hotel – and a great hotelier?
By Professor Peter Jones: Hotels are complex businesses; they rely on all of the integral and interconnecting parts working all of the time. This can only be achieved when the hotel has a great team who have ownership and empathy with the business.
Should we educate students in the business of hospitality or to be ‘hospitable’?
At the recent International Hotel School Directors (EUHOFA) Congress held in The Hague, the Netherlands, a number of industry speakers posed a question as to the “Role of Hospitality Educators”.
