OYO Hotels and Homes operates a network of over 18,000 franchised and leased hotels across 500 cities in 10 countries. The UK, China, Malaysia, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and most recently Japan. The business is backed robustly by investors that include Softbank, Airbnb, Sequoia and Lightspeed, and is now investing substantially … [Read more...]
Black And White Hospitality to open traditional steakhouse with Vine Hotels
The new Marco Pierre White restaurant, a Steakhouse Bar & Grill, will open at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sheffield Park towards the end of June. The new Steakhouse Bar & Grill will replace the venue’s Piano Restaurant, and follows a deal between Vine Hotels, which owns and operates the venue, and Black And White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm of Pierre … [Read more...]
A GM’s perspective…Given the opportunity hospitality will thrive
Some years ago, in a hotel in Whitfield on the outskirts of Kent, a General Manager interviewed a young, inexperienced man who wanted to work in a hotel. The young man was nervous as his careers education at school hadn’t prepared him for the interview, and he knew little of the hospitality industry. Politely, the GM asked a simple question, “why should I give … [Read more...]
Putin’s chef compensates Russian children in catering scandal linked to US elections
The Moscow Times reported yesterday that Yevgeny Prigozhin dubbed ‘Putin's chef’ by Russian media is in the centre of a scandal that reaches all the way back to the conspiracy to tamper with the U.S. presidential election. We have re published the report below, the original can be seen here. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a catering magnate with ties to Vladimir Putin, has paid … [Read more...]
Hospitality HR Culture: balancing a collective responsibility and benefit
The biggest issue our industry has faced in recent years, faces now, and will face for many years to come is the issue of people and skills shortages. The volume of people needed, with the skills and experience to match vacancies is simply not available. So, what can businesses do? The issue of people and skills gaps across our industry as a whole and as individual … [Read more...]