Hilton's Global and UK Foundations have granted nearly £900,000 to 12 UK charities focused on helping young people gain skills and routes into hospitality and beyond.
A report-based opinion piece argues that hospitality's standard recruitment and management practices create unnecessary barriers for neurodivergent workers, and calls for practical adjustments without lowering operational standards.
Meliá Hotels International won Best Practice in Employment Inclusion at Spain's 9th Diversity and Inclusion Awards for a programme that has brought 100+ formerly unaccompanied migrant youth into its Canary Islands hotel workforce.
HOSPA and Umbrella Training will share training opportunities, connect professionals with learning pathways, and collaborate at industry events including HOSPACE.
HOSPA's Revenue Management programme is profiled through Joel Graham of Goldsborough Hall, whose training led to expanded responsibilities covering sales, reservations, and revenue.
Hotel Manager Marsela Loulai, who rose from waitress to hotel manager, argues the industry must engage colleges to reframe hospitality as a genuine career, not a stopgap job.
Travelodge expanded its 'Care to Career' programme to Manchester, offering care leavers aged 18-30 a four-day employability bootcamp with guaranteed interviews, following a successful 2024 Liverpool pilot.
Rosewood Foundation's Rise to the Table residency returns in London, March 7-13, 2027, offering emerging female hospitality talent leadership coaching, peer networking, and a year-long mentorship with a senior Rosewood leader.
Lecturers at Hotelschool The Hague argue hospitality schools must embed VR simulations, AI prototyping, and Makerspace environments into curricula to close graduates' digital skills gap.
A roundtable podcast covering staff wellbeing, career development, and regional collaboration in Kent hospitality, featuring voices from Champneys Eastwell Manor, HOSPA, and Hospitality Action.
A national survey of 451 Greek hospitality workers finds formal employment standards often exist on paper but fail in practice, with low pay, unpaid overtime, and weak worker voice widespread across the sector.
New Regent's University London research finds 80% of hospitality recruiters pass over graduates for lacking work readiness, with soft skills and practical experience cited as the critical gaps.
Hotelschool The Hague becomes the first Dutch hospitality business school to earn a QS 5-Star rating, with an employer reputation score of 85.4/100 in the 2026 QS World University Rankings.
EHL student and Young Hospitality Summit president Ilona Guérin argues Gen Z hoteliers are driven and passionate, but warns formalising "generation translator" roles would widen, not bridge, the gap.
EHL's Dr Sowon Kim uses AI-powered role-play avatars to train hospitality leaders in high-stakes interpersonal skills, and discusses loneliness, empathy, and her Women in Leadership programme.
Maria Haggo, brain health strategist and ex-hotelier, argues that staff burnout and dysregulated nervous systems directly undermine guest experience, and that psychological safety is a practical fix.
Label Gamelle, founded in Paris in 2020, employs homeless people and refugees as its first job in France, turning surplus food into 2,500+ meals daily while achieving 80% housing and employment outcomes within 18 months.
UN Tourism partners with Fundación Mahou San Miguel to offer 2,000 free training places for Spanish hospitality professionals via WhatsApp messaging.
Regent's University London research finds 58% of hospitality recruiters prefer hiring graduates with personal referrals over cold applications.
Spain recorded over €4 billion in hotel investment last year, 50% higher than 2024, ranking second in Europe behind the UK.