University of Surrey reveals the secrets of tourism entrepreneur success
University of Surrey research into innovative entrepreneurs in tourism has found how they have to use initiative and hard work – and often work for nothing – to overcome the […]
16 July 2018
WRAP £500,000 food waste reduction fund announced
Eight charities and not-for-profit groups will receive grants from the Government’s £500,000 Food Waste Reduction Fund, administered by WRAP, to provide essential resources needed to expand their important work. The eight […]
10 July 2018
Former QHotels Executive Team Launch Inspiring Hospitality Management
The former QHotels Executive team, comprising of co-founders Michael Purtill and Ian Goulding, Vivien Sirotkin, Chris Gaines, and Nichola Roskell are now launching Inspiring Hospitality Management Limited (IHM). The team, […]
1 June 2018
“My chocolate mission to Haiti”
David Greenwood-Haigh FIH, owner and chocolatier at Coeur de Xocolat in Wakefield, Yorkshire, recently returned from Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries and a small exporter of fine cocoa. […]
1 June 2018
A postcard from New Zealand
The New Zealand tourism and hospitality sector is growing fast. But with new visa restrictions in place, operators face similar challenges as their counterparts in the UK. David Green MIH […]
29 May 2018
The remarkable rise of Starbucks in China
Our man in Shanghai, Alan Hepburn FIH, provides an analysis of Starbucks’ expansion in China, a country with no tradition of coffee-drinking. What lessons are there for other western businesses […]
29 May 2018
Recruiting for a major new opening
How do you plan and execute a recruitment campaign for a high-profile new hotel business? Directors of people development at the Principal Hotel London, Sean Wheeler MIH and Melanie Price, […]
18 April 2018
HQ explores the talent pipeline
Your latest issue of HQ (second quarter 2018 issue 48) is landing on UK doormats this week. It explores the talent pipeline from a number of perspectives. Where is our […]
9 March 2018
How restaurants are reacting to Vegetarian Month
March is vegetarian month. Recent news shows that an estimated 29% of evening meals in the UK are vegetarian or vegan. These numbers only seem to be increasing, but just […]
9 March 2018
35 of UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups now loss-making – up 75% in just a year
Oversaturated market, minimum wage hike put pressure on restaurants Another minimum wage rise just weeks away 35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, up 75% from […]
8 March 2018
Quotas for female managers?
On International Women’s Day (8 March), Serena von der Heyde FIH MI makes the case for affirmative action to achieve greater diversity in the boardrooms of the hospitality industry Like […]
8 February 2018
Why is the casual dining sector in trouble?
Five years ago, the casual dining sector was booming. Private equity houses were investing large amounts of money into new chains of restaurants which quickly expanded their outlets, for example […]
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