The Institute’s most popular and successful Annual Lunch for more than 15 years was held at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on 7 June. Nearly 400 guests (compared to an average of 220 in recent years) enjoyed a Champagne reception and sumptuous three-course meal at this industry networking highlight... Read more>>
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Hospitality Assured Awards who cover a wide cross-section of the hospitality industry, including the conference, hotel, local authority, healthcare and education sectors. The five awards comprise a mixture of earned awards... Read more>>
It was announced at the Institute's AGM that the former Hilton Group chief executive and current deputy chairman of EasyJet, Sir David Michels FIH is to be the new president of the Institute of Hospitality. Sir David will assume the role in February 2012, succeeding Peter Lederer CBE FIH MI, chairman of Gleneagles Hotels...Read more>>
Total damages caused by Japan’s earthquake are estimated at US$190-300b resulting in zero GDP growth in the current fiscal year. However, the Japanese economy in 2012 will be boosted by massive recovery works, says the latest research from Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels... Read more>>
From 1 July 2011 the VAT on hotel accommodation in Ireland will drop from 13.5% to 9% as the Irish government seeks to stimulate job creation and support domestic tourism.
This means that just about every country in Europe now has a significantly lower rate of VAT for hotel accommodation compared to other goods and services. The exceptions are the UK and Slovakia where VAT stands at 20% for all goods and services including hotel accommodation, and Denmark where the rate is even higher at 25%... Read more>>
Why should you invest time on Facebook? One reason is that search engines are taking account of interaction with social websites in their search algorithms. This means you could get higher search engine results and an edge over your competition, just by being social... Read more>>
A new UK anti-corruption law comes into force on 1 July 2011. It is not expected to affect bona fide corporate hospitality at events such as Wimbledon and Royal Ascot, but it does introduce a new offence only applicable to commercial organisations... Read More>>
Thinking up ideas to enhance the guest experience was part of the judging process at last month’s Olive Barnett Award... Read more>>
First call for papers for the International Conference on Tourism and Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change to be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 20-22 June 2012 by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Ulster... Read more>>
