A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has revealed a significant labour shortfall that could harm the sector’s recovery, with 205,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the UK predicted to remain unfilled by the end of this year.
Under the terms of a new agreement signed between the United Nations Specialized Agency and its Affiliate Member, the new International Centre will be associated with the existing UNWTO Academy and focus on providing research and training in a number of key areas. These include health tourism, mountain destinations management, exhibitions and conference management, and regional tourism promotion and management.
Even as the world continues to ease its COVID-19 restrictions, for those of us who are restaurant owners, suppliers, and hospitality staff, we are not expecting a return to “business as usual.” In fact, after 20 months of navigating government restrictions set to combat the virus, many of us in hospitality are beginning to reevaluate our business models altogether.
Up to 180,000 jobs could be lost across the UK Travel & Tourism sector this year, if travel restrictions are reimposed this winter, according to alarming new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
When so much of mountain tourism in the Swiss Alps depends on snowfall, what happens when winters become increasingly warm? A group of creative students from César Ritz Colleges Switzerland rose to the challenge in the school's very first “Innovation Week.”
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is offering over 1,900 roles across the country as it prepares to welcome guests for the festive season, with the hotelier expected to host hundreds of festive events.
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants is excited to announce that Olivier Gauthier, based in Paris, France, has joined their team of global consultants. The addition of his expertise will provide international clients specialized services relating to their markets and countries and provide extensive knowledge about international hospitality trends.
Committed to embrace diversity and foster inclusion among its community, EHL Group dusts off its historical dress code and introduces a new “Guide for Professional Appearance” that complies with industry requirements, while enabling students and staff members to express their personalities and individual identities.
Lorenzo Stoll is a proud EHL alumnus with an illustrious career spanning years at Nestlé, and more recently, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), where he is now head of its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division. Both as a student and as a business client, Lorenzo has lived the EHL Student Business Project experience from all sides. He is a great advocate of the fresh, thinking-out-of-the-box perspective that an SBP can bring to any company seeking to up its game and carve out new creative solutions.
The sector is facing staff shortages, with travel restrictions causing more people to holiday in the UK.
Kanava Hotels & Resorts is proud to be sponsors of “Small Places Big Dreams”, a U.S. Embassy-funded educational program, launched by Mexoxo and dedicated to empowering and building capacity for women entrepreneurs working in the Greek tourism sector.
This week, SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern celebrates the graduation of 71 new Hôtelières-Restauratrices HF and Hôteliers-Restaurateurs HF.
Whittlebury Park in Northamptonshire is offering a number of paid work placements to students interested in a career in hospitality to help them gain valuable skills and an in-depth understanding of the industry.
Montreux International School (MIS) and Hotel Institute Montreux have announced a unique partnership to deliver an International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) in business and hospitality, as an accelerated pathway into Hotel Institute Montreux’s bachelor’s programme. The partnership is the first to be announced for MIS, with more in the pipeline with the Swiss Education Group of schools over the coming months.
EHL Success Stories: Start-Up Edition is a series to show support to our EHL Family and, more specifically, our hard-working AEHL entrepreneurs. This project aims to showcase EHL's entrepreneur mindsets, support new and upcoming ideas and businesses. While overcoming a challenging time for all companies, these Start Ups prove that resilience and hard work can overcome any problem.
WTTC says international travel will be critical to achieve global economic recoveryTravel & Tourism accounts for more than 5% of the economy and over 9% of the workforce of G7 countriesOpen letter to UK premiere says urgent and coordinated action will be needed to save the millions of jobs and livelihoods that depend on this sector
The best teacher tools online selected by our EHL faculty members. An overview of what these teaching apps can really bring to the online and blended learning classroom and to the learning outcomes.
Developed pre-pandemic but never more relevant than today, this one-year programme is an in-depth exploration of the challenges and opportunities that the international hotel industry faces today and in the future. The first intake will start in September 2021.
Up to half a million jobs could be lost in the UK Travel & Tourism sector if the government fails to significantly reopen international travel as soon as possible, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) warned.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, announces the departure of Gloria Guevara after four years leading the global tourism body.