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 [...]

Video – The 5 Key Habits of highly successful hoteliers

Dr Max Hitchins, the Hospitality Doctor shares his wisdom and tells us what are the 5 Key things that define highly successful hoteliers. 

Video – How can Hoteliers survive and thrive in the recession

Roger Harrop provides insights into what will allow hoteliers to compete and thrive despite the recession. Roger uses examples from his “Change House” model (see below) to illustrate his point and provides some interesting anecdotes to illustrate what sets the great apart from the mediocre. Excellent service is what it’s all about!

Building world class hotel brands – The importance of Service Culture

Brands play a big role in our decision making and identification process. But just what IS a brand? Wikipedia clinically defines a Brand as “…a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme that [...]

Habits of a Highly Successful Hotel Brand Trainer

What are some of the key habits of a highly successful hotel brand trainer? João Marcelo Rocco, who is the Director, Service Culture for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Europe, Africa & the Middle East tells us what he thinks is key:

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 [...]

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 [...]