Beirut Lebanon – Hotelier RoadTrip Middle East 2009

YoungHotelier.com is happy to present “The Middle East Hotelier Road Trip”, in conjunction with Movenpick Hotels & Resorts in the Middle East. Our next stop in the Hotelier Road Trip Middle East – Beirut, Lebanon: About Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai: The only city centre hotel with resort facilities located directly on the Mediterranean and in close proximity to Rafic Hariri International Airport and the Beirut Central District. Find out more about the hotel... Read More

The Funniest Hotel Videos and Commercials

It’s a pity that with all those funny home videos out there, you rarely see funny “hotel videos”…but there’s no shortage of really great commercials from the hotel and travel industry. While some of these are the result of pure viral engineering, some others do strike an honest and authentic note. Watch…and enjoy! So Relaxed: A commercial for Extended Stay Hotels Americans in Paris: Kevin and Janice travel last minute to Paris but Kevin’s... Read More

Reflections on the future of hotel design – Design Leaders and Cultural Spies

The Hotel Design Leaders of the Next Decade will be Cultural Spies By Jeffrey Ornstein, Founder and CEO, J/Brice Design International, Inc., Boston, MA & Dammam, Saudi Arabia The passing of Yves Saint Laurent last year crystallized my thinking about how the principles of great fashion are so similar to the principles of great hospitality design. Saint Laurent was a master at reading social change and creating fashions that reflected the enormous social and cultural changes... Read More

Dubai – Hotelier Road Trip Middle East 2009

YoungHotelier.com is happy to present “The Middle East Hotelier Road Trip”, in conjunction with Movenpick Hotels & Resorts in the Middle East.  We’ve done quite a few videos with Movenpick in the past, notably the tips and interviews with Elaine Nettleton, Craig Cochran and Alex Rawson. When Movenpick first approached us with the idea, we were thrilled at the prospect! After all, what better way to sample a bit of the culture of each destination in the... Read More

Hotel Revenue Management – What Hoteliers Need Now, Like Really, Really Need Now

By Jean Francois Mourier, RevPar Guru Repeat after me: bookings, customers, cashflow, bookings, customers, cashflow. Most likely, these are the top-billing items on hoteliers’ what I need right now wish-list. But moving these items from wish to reality will take substantially more effort than crossing fingers, reactive strategies or hoping for the best. What hoteliers need right now is a finely tuned orchestration of effective strategies that work in tandem across all aspects... Read More

Videos – Top Job Hunting Tips to beat the Recession

Recession got you down? Hunting for a job? Then these tips should be just what the doctor ordered. The YoungHotelier.com and Hot Hoteliers team sit down with Craig Cochran and Alex Rawson from Movenpick for a healthy dose of real-world wisdom. The first video offers some great advice on hunting for a job during the current economic downturn – some basic pointers that we may tend to forget when times get tough! Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nrvrGH-3Ho Time: 6 minutes... Read More

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