More than 165,000 over-50s have started work in the hospitality sector in the last three years
The Government has also taken steps to make work more attractive to over-50s. The hospitality industry is often seen as the preserve of the young – but a report has revealed that the over-50s now make up a third of its workforce…
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Innovative AI Training Platform Gives Tourism Sector Competitive Edge
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has hailed as transformational the move by local grown resort chain, Sandals Resorts International, to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to train its employees, through the use of virtual and augmented…
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Cornell Insights: Consolidating the $50 Billion U.S. Short-term Rental Market
Published jointly with the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, this white paper makes a case for consolidating the short-term rental market. The authors delve into the challenges faced by today's biggest venture-backed OpCos…
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What's new at École Ducasse in 2023?
École Ducasse, the undisputed reference in the teaching of culinary arts and pastry, offers quality training courses given by renowned professionals: Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF), World Champions, Artisans…
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10 In-Demand Hospitality Resume Skills
Is your resume good enough to stand out to a hiring manager or an artificial intelligence bot that's doing first round screening? Optimize your CV with the skills that hospitality managers are looking for…
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HT Talks Tech: Diane Estner, President, CEO & Founder of DANNI Enterprises
Hospitality industry veteran discusses the importance of diversity in leadership roles and gives concrete advice for women who are looking to move up the corporate ladder.
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5 tips on how to become a hotel General Manager
The General Manager role at a hotel is a senior role typically reserved for someone with 15 to 20 years of experience…
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Sparking Passion For Hospitality In Gen Z
Generation Z (Gen Z) follows after the Millennials and defines individuals born between 1997-2013. Gen Zers are entering the workforce with a different set of expectations and aspirations for their careers and work-life balance…
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Do you need a degree to work in hospitality and tourism?
The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the biggest in the world, employing roughly one in ten people worldwide. One of the reasons why so many people are drawn to work in this industry is because it is so accessible for newcomers…
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6 Tips on Attracting and Retaining Young Professionals
The oldest members of Generation Z are turning 25 this year, which means they are graduating from college, trade schools, master’s programs, even law school – and entering the workforce in rapidly increasing numbers…
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Hotels are busy; ask anyone. Demand is almost back to 2019 levels. However, for most hotels, staffing remains an issue. This means, most hotels are operating with an all-hands-on-deck mentality…
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Hotels Still Face Wide Gap Between Job Growth and Openings
Although hotels recorded job growth in September, the tepid increase served as further validation of the industry's pessimism about solving its labor shortage anytime soon.
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Attracting, managing and retaining the Millennial workforce in hospitality
While the global hospitality industry is expanding rapidly, it is a difficult time for businesses to recruit and retain staff after a distinct labor shortage post-pandemic…
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In Vino Veritas XCII: Don’t Forget Your Waitstaff
Many hotel restaurants do not have a sommelier. Or, if they do, there may be shifts where that position is not filled – midday lunches, for example…
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Cultural Intelligence is The Bridge to Hospitality
A few weeks ago, I was in New York City, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. I felt the slightest sway, a barely perceptible give as I drove…
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Like Alice, It’s Time to Pass through the Looking Glass
When Alice, of Alice in Wonderland, in Lewis Carol’s second book, Alice Through the Looking Glass, began to wonder what the world looked like on the other side of the mirror (What do our job openings and we as employers look like to employees, on…
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What Can I Do With a Hospitality Management Degree?
From luxury marketing to real estate, sports to finance, hospitality is not just about hotels.
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Why Does Working in Hospitality Change You as a Person?
I was going through my camera roll last night, and I found this picture; Me and one of my ex-coworkers eating a slice of pizza, sitting on top of the racks before polishing all the glassware and going straight into dinner service…
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