Winners of the Young Hotelier Summer Competition

The YoungHotelier.com Summer Competition Winners! A big thank you to everyone who sent in their emails, comments and entries for the Great, Grand and Famous competition with YoungHotelier.com! We’ve chosen the following 3 entries to receive a copy of Fritz Gubler’s wonderful hospitality book: Winner: “Hotel openings are like planting a seed and watching it grow” by Darren Vincent Hilditch. Some memories and photos of the hospitality... Read More

Hotel openings are like planting a seed and watching it grow

This story begins when I moved to Melbourne to work for the Radisson Flagstaff Gardens Hotel, a four and half star Hotel locate adjacent to the Queen Victoria Markets. I was working for a General Manager I had worked for previously in Adelaide. Not long into the contract the GM told me of an opportunity of an opening at the Radisson Resort Denarau in Fiji a five star hotel located on Denarau Island near Nadi as the Executive Chef. I learnt something... Read More

Summer Competition – Win a signed copy of Great Grand and Famous Hotels

YoungHotelier.com Competition – Win a signed copy of Great, Grand & Famous Hotels! Introducing Fritz Gubler’s Great, Grand & Famous Hotels (RRP AU$79.95) This book contains stories about great, grand and famous hotels sourced from history, legend and the occasional snippet of gossip. Take a peek inside and discover a treasure trove of famous or forgotten anecdotes. See the dramas unfold in lobbies, dining rooms, bars and ballrooms,... Read More

Video – 5 Tips for Hoteliers in the recession from The Hospitality Doctor

Dr Max Hitchins, the Hospitality Doctor tells us what are the 5 key things hoteliers need to focus on…recession or not…that will make them stand out from the crowd and help them outperform competition. Read More  Read More

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! Read More  Read More

Young Hotelier Contest – Hotel Industry Celebrity Encounters. Send us your stories!

Celebrity Guests! Flashing cameras! Alert Hotel Security, the paparazzi are blocking the main hotel lobby entrance!? In the hospitality industry many of us have crossed paths with the stars that we often read about in glossy magazines. While we don’t like to admit it openly we love to tell others about it! These celebrity encounters tend to go one of two ways; a thrilling and exhilarating experience where the entire team is on a constant high, stalking... Read More