How to choose the best hotel management school

Are you planning to study hotel management…or perhaps hospitality, tourism, business or a mix of one or more of these fields? With the myriad of choices out there, it is very easy to get lost or sidetracked into choosing the wrong institution. After all, education is big business these days…and hotel school marketers will go to great lengths to paint a rosy picture of their school and facilities. When running a search on the internet for hotel and hospitality schools,... Read More

Top 10 Tips for relocating to Dubai for a Hotel Job

We catch up with Craig Cochran, who is the Director of Human Resources for Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts, Middle East and Asia and obtain 10 valuable tips every hotelier must consider when moving to Dubai for a hotel industry job. The tips are quite simple yet often overlooked by budding hoteliers. Seasoned professionals will also find the run-through a good refresher on the checklist to go through before that big move! Watch the short version: Read More  Read More

Video Interview with Craig Cochran, Hotel Director of HR for Middle East and Asia

YoungHotelier.com pops over to the Corporate office of Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts to touch base with Craig Cochran, who is the Director of Human Resources for Middle East and Asia. We quiz Craig about the milestones on his journey so far, what he thinks about the recruitement & retention crisis in the hospitality industry and gather a few pearls of wisdom from his long and distinguished career in Hospitality HR.  Read More