The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has further enhanced its status as the global leader in advancing education and skills development for the tourism sector. As one of the top priorities of the Organization’s leadership, and fully endorsed by all Member States, education serves as the foundation for building more resilience and accelerating the shift to greater sustainability.
The Belfry Hotel & Resort, in picturesque North Warwickshire, is proud to announce the promotions of six female members of staff, showcasing the exceptional talent of its female workforce and continuing efforts to achieve gender equality.
Travelodge, the UK’s largest independent hotel chain which operates nearly 600 hotels, has provided over 12,200 employees with £250 supermarket vouchers amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel chains, has today launched a new dual-locations student recruitment programme that provides the flexibility of a role at a Travelodge close to the student’s university and in their hometown during the holiday periods. The group is offering over 400 positions to students - at a time when 40% of UK based students are looking for work- to help make ends meet.
As the IoH’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead Dorothea Jones MIH FIEDP explains: ‘’Since I was recruited in January 2023, I have worked collaboratively with various organisations across the hospitality sector to champion change in the industry and elevate the understanding of EDI/DEIB. We want everyone in our industry to have a true sense of belonging. The dialogue around equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging is broad and growing. This introduces the need for common vocabulary to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Words often have different meanings for different people. This can depend on lived experiences and different identities.
After much speculation, the Lyon institution has just unveiled its new identity. A rebirth, combining a tribute to its two founders, Paul Bocuse and Gérard Pélisson, to the city of Lyon, and an acceleration of the international strategy. The Institute thus becomes Lyfe Institute, Lyon for excellence, Lyon for education, Lyon for exploration, Lyon for experience.
Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading international hotel management companies, announces a multi-million-pound investment across their portfolio of hotels to transform their properties, elevate their technological capabilities and enhance talent acquisition and employee retention.
EHL gives the next generation of highly talented team members the opportunity to formulate the group strategy EHL 2030 and to lead EHL in the Executive Leadership Team to the next level of sustainable success.
Luxury Hotelschool Paris, an international management school dedicated to the luxury hotel industry, unveils its ambitions for the new academic year and announces the appointment of Marie-Amélie de Leusse, President of Rémy Cointreau as head of its Strategic Board.
The Students League is designed to promote local talent development and work with young people to design solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing tourism. Throughout the competition, students will learn from top tourism experts both in their own countries and internationally. The participants’ efforts will be assessed by an international jury, and, after a first national level round, the League will then conclude with a Grand Global Final.
Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel brands is today launching a recruitment drive, offering 500 jobs across the UK and an opportunity to create a career in one of the UK’s most successful and growing industries.
A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed a labour shortfall in Portugal, with nearly 50,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the country predicted to be unfilled.
A new study by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the recovery of France’s Travel & Tourism is at risk as more than 70,000 jobs remain unfilled across the country.
Booking.com offers one lucky pair a bookable two-night stay in a one-of-a-kind Pride-inspired room at the historic Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, including an exclusive agenda featuring welcome cocktails with drag icon Envy Peru and VIP viewing access.
After five years of construction and 250 million Swiss francs invested, EHL unveils a brand new campus in Lausanne. The jewel of sustainable and eco-certified architecture aims to create a holistic university village that is open to the local community, encourages interactions between students, professors and professionals, while offering an exceptional living environment to study.
Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”)—the global authority on service excellence—today unveiled the Center for Service Excellence, a one-of-a-kind corporate retreat and learning experience in southwest France.
Travelodge, the UK’s second largest hotel chain which operates 594 hotels in the UK, Ireland and Spain, is looking to fill 700 positions immediately across the UK in readiness for the summer Staycation season. Hospitality can offer a great career and Travelodge, as an equal opportunities employer, welcomes applications from all candidates, including Ukrainian refugees who need a fresh start and have a right to work in the UK.
The ranking of the top 50 CEOs published every year by the prestigious Forbes magazine has named Gabriel Escarrer, Executive Vice President and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, in ninth position among the top executives in Spain in 2021. The year is described as a "year full of challenges" due to the difficulties in reactivating the economy after the pandemic and the need to adapt to living with the virus and to an extremely volatile business environment, with a succession of events and global challenges such as the supply-chain crisis, rising energy prices and geopolitical tension.
Minor International Public Company Limited (“MINT”), the owning company of multiple businesses in the United Kingdom including Corbin & King Limited, NH Hotels, Patara Thai restaurants, and Benihana Japanese restaurants has today announced an Advisory Board with leaders across the restaurant, hospitality, property and banking sectors. The Advisory Board will help oversee the group’s strategic decisions, including establishing continuity between the iconic portfolio of restaurants and hotels in the United Kingdom and MINT’s investment and growth plans.
We’re beyond excited to be opening our first hospitality school in the English Capital…it’s about time, we know.