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Viewpoint: This cut-and-paste Budget isn’t even a sticking plaster for hospitality

21 March 2024 by

The chancellor could have used the Spring Budget to give the hospitality industry a better chance of survival, but instead he may have condemned even more companies to closure, says Kate Nicholls

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Viewpoint: What’s the price of sustainability? About 30%

14 March 2024 by

Consumers are happy to spend more, especially if it’s a five-star hotel with first-class environmental credentials, says Richard Stevenson

Viewpoint: Why small goals matter when going green In-Depth

Viewpoint: Why small goals matter when going green

01 February 2024 by

Today’s travellers want a hotel with strong sustainability credentials, in anything from biomass boilers to buying[...]

Viewpoint: Why alcohol brands can raise the bar In-Depth

Viewpoint: Why alcohol brands can raise the bar

18 January 2024 by

Pubs and bars can look to their suppliers for promotional help in tempting their customers back[...]

Viewpoint: AI can help hospitality think differently In-Depth

Viewpoint: AI can help hospitality think differently

11 January 2024 by

From sweeping changes in food waste to personalised single menus, there’s potential to be found in[...]

Viewpoint: Employers' attitude is putting off the over-50s In-Depth

Viewpoint: Employers' attitude is putting off the over-50s

04 January 2024 by

It seems the over-fifties are willing to work but they’re discouraged by the perceived attitude of[...]

Viewpoint: Guard against no-shows this Christmas In-Depth

Viewpoint: Guard against no-shows this Christmas

18 December 2023

With spending in restaurants down, operators need to hang on to every single booking to make this a happy Christmas, says Kirsty Morris

Viewpoint: Restaurants have the power to build a better food future In-Depth

Viewpoint: Restaurants have the power to build a better food future

30 November 2023

If restaurants offer more environmentally responsible choices, diners will choose them, so make the first move, says Juliane Caillouette Noble

Viewpoint: Industry-education partnership can close hospitality’s skills gap In-Depth

Viewpoint: Industry-education partnership can close hospitality’s skills gap

16 October 2023 by

Building synergy between the industry and academia is the key to transforming the sector’s human resources[...]

Viewpoint: It’s time to rid ourselves of reductive views on African food In-Depth

Viewpoint: It’s time to rid ourselves of reductive views on African food

12 October 2023 by

African cuisines offer up a kaleidoscope of different flavours, which are vastly underrepresented in the UK,[...]

Viewpoint: Glasgow night life project offers a golden opportunity for hospitality Pub & Bar

Viewpoint: Glasgow night life project offers a golden opportunity for hospitality

21 September 2023 by

Other cities stand to learn from Glasgow’s plans for its night life, with hospitality at the[...]

Viewpoint: When everything is changing, look at what you can control In-Depth

Viewpoint: When everything is changing, look at what you can control

12 September 2023 by

If guests have to be persuaded to spend their hard-earned money at your hotel, make it[...]

Viewpoint: we need to develop employees’ financial resilience Business

Viewpoint: we need to develop employees’ financial resilience

10 August 2023

Educating your employees in financial matters can help them feel prepared for the future and more secure in the present, says Chris Lincoln

How hospitality brands can use TikTok to engage their audience In-Depth

How hospitality brands can use TikTok to engage their audience

06 July 2023

Using TikTok like a consumer – with authenticity and lightheartedness – will help create an authentic brand connection, says Harri Brown

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