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