Park Regis Birmingham has announced a new partnership with University College Birmingham, designed to help students enter into and succeed in the hospitality Industry. Park Regis will provide students on further education courses at the University’s Business School with expert insight and experience in a large International Hotel, the students will have a unique insight … [Read more...]
Starting as a teenage F&B assistant and now GM, well done young man
Cairn Group-owned Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen City Centre has appointed Luke Crawford to take on its most senior position. Originally from Darlington, the 28-year-old has made the exciting move to Aberdeen to step into his first general manager role where he will manage the day to-day running of the 155-bedroom property in the West End of the city centre. No stranger to … [Read more...]
Birmingham hotel taken over by students
Students from South and City College recently checked into Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre to gain hands-on experience of what a career in hospitality can offer. A group of 19 from the college’s travel and tourism course were invited to each shadow a key role including spending time with the hotel manager and group HR manager, working in the kitchen, on reception and with … [Read more...]
Preferred Hotels & Resorts I Prefer Members’ Choice Awards, UK flourishes with winners
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand representing more than 750 distinctive hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 countries, has unveiled the winners of its second annual I Prefer Members’ Choice Awards. For 2019, 40 hotels in 23 countries were selected as winners across four regional categories with Discovery Shores Boracay on … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Jane Pendlebury
Jane Pendlebury is CEO of HOSPA. Prior to being appointed as HOSPA’s CEO, Pendlebury ran its Membership and Events office from 2014-2016, growing it significantly. A well-known figure in the hospitality industry for many years Pendlebury spent Five Minutes With... us recently talking with our publisher. What brought you into hospitality? “I completed my degree in … [Read more...]