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10 ways to maximise winter World Cup revenue

02 November 2022 by

With a winter World Cup coming in December, here are 10 winning ways to make the most of it without the summer’s sunshine

Business

A circular economy creates the ultimate sustainable loop

15 September 2022 by

A circular economy attempts to create the ultimate sustainable loop by reusing food and kit. We look at how operators use trash to make treasure

Property management systems to improve guest experience Business

Property management systems to improve guest experience

04 August 2022 by
Hotels turn unused rooms into co-working spaces Business

Hotels turn unused rooms into co-working spaces

28 July 2022 by
Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs Business

Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs

23 February 2022 by
Use customer data platforms to mine data at a granular level Technology

Use customer data platforms to mine data at a granular level

23 February 2022 by

Technology Prospectus 2022: How to centralise your data Business

Technology Prospectus 2022: How to centralise your data

24 November 2021 by

The Ackroyds are regulars. They come to your restaurant almost every week. Dennis Ackroyd always orders[...]

How hotels can attract the event, conference and corporate travel market post-Covid Business

How hotels can attract the event, conference and corporate travel market post-Covid

11 June 2021 by

How can hotels attract corporate clients in a post-pandemic world, and what is the future for[...]

Let’s do lunch: How workplace caterers are remoulding for the post-pandemic worker Foodservice

Let’s do lunch: How workplace caterers are remoulding for the post-pandemic worker

14 April 2021 by

Contract caterers are offering flexible contracts, quality food and new technology, working alongside clients to tempt[...]

Culture change: the female GMs finding opportunity in the Middle East Hotel

Culture change: the female GMs finding opportunity in the Middle East

31 March 2021 by

Although currently only 16% of middle and senior management positions in the UAE are held by[...]

Staffing

Can hospitality move to a four-day week?

A lack of work-life balance is often cited as a downside of working in hospitality, but could a shorter working week be the solution? We speak to those who have done it to find out how the industry can adapt."

26 February 2021 by
The bright side of Brexit: operators and suppliers on the opportunities for UK business Business

The bright side of Brexit: operators and suppliers on the opportunities for UK business

25 February 2021
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Love it or hate it, the United Kingdom has left the EU. We discover what positives this will bring for hospitality.

Bright sparks: the operators leaving the big energy suppliers behind Business

Bright sparks: the operators leaving the big energy suppliers behind

15 January 2021
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The UK is racing ahead with renewable energy, to the point where it’s now usually the cheaper and greener option for companies of all sizes. Ben Walker looks at the operators who have left the big energy suppliers behind

Can't get the staff: the rules for hiring from overseas after Brexit Staffing

Can't get the staff: the rules for hiring from overseas after Brexit

18 December 2020 by

While recruitment might be the last thing on some operators’ minds, the new rules for EU[...]

Marcus Rashford and the caterers feeding vulnerable schoolchildren Foodservice

Marcus Rashford and the caterers feeding vulnerable schoolchildren

22 October 2020 by

Footballer Marcus Rashford has been applauded for the work he has already done in protecting and[...]

Safety first: How housekeeping departments are adapting to the new normal Hotel

Safety first: How housekeeping departments are adapting to the new normal

31 July 2020 by

Housekeeping has now been elevated to maybe the most important service a hotel can offer, offering[...]

The only way is UK: what's in store for a summer of staycations Hotel News

The only way is UK: what's in store for a summer of staycations

15 July 2020 by

With potential restrictions on international travel and customers lacking the confidence to go abroad, operators are[...]

Business

The view from China: how have hotels coped with lifting the lockdown?

As the first country to experience the lifting of the lockdown, China acts as a test case for the world. So how have hotels coped with the restrictions, from limiting the number of guests to wearing facemasks and cleaning bedrooms? Ben Walker reports"

14 May 2020 by
Sound affects: how music makes your business Business

Sound affects: how music makes your business

27 February 2020
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The food on the table, the decor, the service – and the acoustics and music – all add to an experience, so when it comes to deciding what your guests will listen to when sitting down to dinner, it’s time[...]

Wake-up call – When a booking becomes a legally binding contract Restaurant

Wake-up call – When a booking becomes a legally binding contract

27 March 2012
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