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Hotel revenue management strategies: using data to drive profitability
There is a popular saying in business that ‘volume is vanity, profit is sanity’. Swap ‘revenue’ for ‘volume’ and the expression rings equally true for hospitality. As hoteliers, we are in the business of delivering profit; and sitting at the centre of this effort should be the revenue manager and his or her team. I […] More
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Les Roches announces Open Days at campuses in Spain and Switzerland
Les Roches, one of the most prestigious hospitality management and luxury tourism schools in the world, has announced its Open Days for the first semester of 2024 with the aim of introducing its educational model and new programs to all candidates interested in obtaining a degree and building a successful career in tourism and hospitality […] More
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LE GAVROCHE MARKS CLOSURE WITH EVENTS FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND CHARITIES
Le Gavroche will be running its last service on January 13th 2024 after 57 years of trading, and marking the closure of the restaurant with three hospitality industry-linked dinners being held over the following week and an open day sale of branded goodies at the end of January. The first of the special dinners will […] More
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Intelligent food & drink sourcing brand Sorsco delivers over £140k in cost savings for Truffle Burger chain
Industry leading provider in logistics and procurement for the hospitality sector, Sorsco, has helped reduce a popular London burger chain’s costs by over £140,000, after implementing a new and improved supply chain model. With 8 locations across London, Truffle Burger is a group of ‘finer diner’ burger restaurants aiming to elevate the burger into something […] More
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Flat -out, still broke – and hoping for an easier new year:
Half of UK hospitality workers say they worked more hours than ever in 2023, yet can’t afford basic living costs Poll shows that British hospitality staff are faring worse than European counterparts, with pay rises making little difference to workers’ finances With the recent drop in inflation rates, British hospitality workers are likely to be […] More
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Inauguration: ENSP becomes world’s largest campus dedicated to the “Sweet Arts”
The École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie (ENSP), a world-renowned benchmark in the pastry-making and ice cream-making arts in Yssingeaux (Haute-Loire, France), has officially inaugurated the new extension to its 2,300 sqm campus. Initiated in June 2022, the project meets ENSP’s need to expand in response to growing demand for pastry training. In all, the extension […] More
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Elevating the hospitality experience: where technology meets human touch
1984. A year that inevitably evokes George Orwell’s work, which some read in the mid-20th century as fiction and others interpreted as a prophecy of the future. A future that, in 2023, is becoming a reality. But there is more to this symbolic year and fulfilled predictions: in 1984, William P. Andrew published ‘Hospitality education […] More
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in DRINK, EAT, Industry NewsSMITHS OF SMITHFIELD WELCOMES HEAD CHEF, TIM DELA CRUZ, TO ITS RESTAURANT
Farringdon favourite, Smiths of Smithfield, welcomes new Head Chef, Tim Dela Cruz, to the stoves at the Young’s city pub. With a wealth of experience working in an array of London restaurants, Cruz brings an elevated menu to Smiths second-floor restaurant, with a focus on sustainable, British produce, blended with flavours of his heritage. Specialising in wood-fire cooking, Tim first discovered his love of cooking from an early age whilst watching his mum and aunt operating […] More
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Reaching tipping point – what are the new laws on tipping and service charges in the UK?
Unless prevented from doing so for tax purposes, businesses will soon have to pay workers 100% of tips under new legislation. Withholding tips from employees will now officially become unlawful following the provision of Royal Assent to the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill (the Act), which aims to protect more than 2 million workers and […] More
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in EAT, Industry NewsÉcole Ducasse recognised World’s Best Culinary Institution
École Ducasse’s iconic Paris Campus has been awarded World’s Best Culinary Training Institution 2023 and Europe’s Best Culinary Training Institution 2023 by the World Culinary Awards, as voted for by the culinary community, industry experts and consumers worldwide. As a sister competition to the World Travel Awards – established to recognise excellence in travel and […] More
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Delphina hotels & resorts Showcases New Eco-friendly Photovoltaic Systems After Winning Multiple Green Awards at The World Travel Awards 2023
Delphina hotels and resorts has bolstered its green investments with the completion of two in-house photovoltaic systems, a renewable energy technology which converts solar energy into electricity. This comes hot on the heels of winning multiple awards including Europe’s Leading Green Independent Hotel Group at the World Travel Awards 2023. Delphina hotels & resorts, the […] More
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Middle East hospitality moves for École Ducasse and Sommet Education
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced a partnership with Erth Hospitality to launch École Ducasse Abu Dhabi Studio, the region’s first institute by École Ducasse, this coming December. Under the influence of culinary icon Chef Alain Ducasse, who has an impressive 20 Michelin stars to his name, […] More
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