UK: A collection of five major UK hospitality bodies have joined forced to create the Careerscope support platform. It is designed to explicitly support those who have either lost their jobs in the industry or are struggling to find work as a result of COVID-19. The website was conceived of
UK: Managing director of The Goring, David Morgan-Hewitt, has been named as the new chairman of the Master Innholders, succeeding Danny Pecorelli. Morgan-Hewitt joined The Goring in 1989 as restaurant manager and was quickly promoted through the ranks by the late George Goring to the position of general manager. In
UK: The Master Innholders, an organisation for promoting best practice in the industry, has awarded six new hoteliers member status. The Master Innholders annually invites applications from hoteliers to join its organisation. Part of the application process involves writing a 1500-word essay on professional values, with evidence of involvement in
BHN reporter, Eloise Hanson, reviews 10 industry figures who will make the headlines in the boutique and lifestyle sector next year. Asif Aziz, founder and chief executive of Criterion Capital Criterion Capital, a property investment, development and management company, is currently repurposing the London Trocadero building into a 701-bed hotel.
Amy Horsfield reports from the 2019 Master Innholders Hotel General Managers Conference in London. The Master Innholders Hotel General Managers Conference 2019 was hosted at the Intercontinental Hotel – The O2 on January 28 and 29. More than 450 industry professionals gathered at the event, which was themed “now is
UK: The Independent Hotel Show has announced the shortlist for its 2015 Outstanding New Hotel and Independent Hotelier Awards. UK: The Independent Hotel Show has announced the shortlist for its 2015 Outstanding New Hotel and Independent Hotelier Awards. The Outstanding New Hotel Award, now in its third year, is designed to
The conference attracted more than 400 of the UK’s leading hoteliers to the London Hilton on Park Lane. Reflecting on the event’s role in the general manager’s calendar, Master Innholders chairman Jonathan Raggett said: “There are a huge number of conferences and trade shows for our industry now, but I
