Since 2012, Accor has invested over £2.5 million in training and development in the UK, and in addition to the 150 apprentices currently employed, the group offers 300 work placements every year.
Accor launches Accorhotels app for new Apple Watch
Available in 10 languages, it promotes top Accor hotels and destinations and allows users to manage current bookings.
Marriott to offer Apple Pay service to guests
The phased introduction this summer in the U.S. will include brands in popular locations, such as The Ritz-Carlton, EDITION, Renaissance Hotels, and Marriott Hotels.
Continuous Branding new e-book distributed via eHotelier
Branding book written to inspire owners and managers to grow their hospitality brands and to help as many as possible to develop their skills and their careers.
St. Regis premiers ‘A Postcard from Istanbul’ original short film by John Malkovich
Written and directed by Malkovich and starring Julian Sands and Belçim Bilgin, the film unveils the treasures, charm and allure of Istanbul, home to the newest St. Regis hotel.
Trudy Rautio retires as Carlson President and CEO
David P. Berg, chief operating officer of Carlson will be promoted and assume duties as chief executive officer for Carlson Hospitality.
IHG to develop 10 hotels in Germany by 2019
The 10 hotels – to be branded Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express – will add approximately 1,700 rooms when signed to Germany’s current development pipeline of close to 4,000 rooms.
To tie one on or knot
Call me old-fashioned, but my feeling is that the General Manager should always wear a tie, as should everyone else with seniority or in a line staff position that deals directly with guests.
Mandarin Oriental confirms credit card breach
An isolated number of hotels in the US and Europe have been affected, but none in Asia.
Higher global hotel prices for the fifth year in a row
Hotel prices paid by travellers worldwide rose by 3% during 2014, as the global economy improved, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI).
