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: Read More
YoungHotelier.com makes the cover of Weekend Magazine
We’re very proud to announce that YoungHotelier.com has been featured on Khaleej Time’s WEEKEND Magazine as a cover feature story! The story was released in the Friday 26th September, 2008 issue and can be downloaded in PDF format here (2MB): YoungHotelier.com Cover Story Here is the text content of the story, re-produced from it’s original source on Khaleej Time’s website: To serve with love Pratibha Umashankar (Cover... Read More
Hotelier Vision 2020 – Hotels of the Future defined by Hotel Guests
It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution of service as it should be…and a tribute to true personalization. Here’s a look at the hotel guest experience in the... 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
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
Hotelier Idol Exposé: The hidden hotel industry casting crisis takes centre-stage!
Hotelier Idol points the spotlight at the robust hotel development pipeline and the underlying challenges presented in terms of recruitment, training and retention. Case Study: The United Arab Emirates, specifically Dubai and Abu Dhabi If one was to look at the global inventory in the pipelines and view it as a “city state” Dubai has officially the largest Construction Pipeline of any other Metropolitan area in the entire world, even greater... Read More
Video: So you want to be a hotelier? Funny Movie about the Hotel Industry
We often read about the stars and celebrities who live in Beverly Hills just under that “Hollywood” sign. Without actually admitting it there are many of you reading this who believes they live “the Perfect Life” filled with all the glamour, glitz, bright lights and happy endings! So too do many consider the hospitality industry as the most glamorous and fashionable industry to work in! A true statement to make I feel for many reasons but... Read More
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