Hyatt Hotels Corporation proudly has been named a recipient of the 2013 Gallup Great Workplace Award for the second consecutive year. The annual award recognizes Hyatt for having one of the most engaged and productive workforces in the world. Dr. James Harter, Chief Scientist, Gallup: “When compared to the millions of workgroups and hundreds of organizations we … [Read more...]
Marriott International launches first-of-its-kind Careers App
Marriott International is taking its recruitment digital in Europe with a newly launched careers App that is the first of its kind in the hospitality industry. Available in English, French, German and Russian, the new innovative App has been developed in tandem with Evviva Brands following extensive market research among young people – a target demographic for the new App. … [Read more...]
Hotel performance in February: London profit decline, provinces growth
Hotels in London experienced profit decline in February for the second month in a row despite an increase in revenue performance, according to the latest HotStats survey. Demand levels increased as occupancy rose by 1.4 percentage points to 75.9%, albeit at the expense of average room rate (-1.8%). As a result, RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) remained flat. … [Read more...]
IHG heads 2013 world ranking of hotel groups and brands
MKG Hospitality reports that the leading hotel groups worldwide and the top brands confirm global growth, although the economic context remains fragile. It confirms Anglo-Saxon supremacy, reinforced by the sale of Motel 6 to Blackstone by Accor, as well as China’s entry into the top level in the global hotel sector. Georges Panayotis, President of MKG Group … [Read more...]
My Top 10 Hotels, by Chris Evans
In his 2nd Autobiography ‘Memoirs of a Fruitcake’ Chris Evans uses copious amounts of Top 10’s to emphasise his thinking at the start of each chapter. One of them is as he says my ‘TOP 10 FAB HOTELS I’VE STAYED IN’ Here they are in some instances with summary explanations… 10. The Butlins Metropole in Blackpool - the first proper hotel I ever stayed … [Read more...]