Four Seasons ranked Best Hotel Employer 2015 by future hoteliers

The Hotel Employer Ranking announced at the Young Hoteliers Summit  aims to identify the most desirable employers in the hotel industry as judged by young hoteliers worldwide. It gives insights into the views and priorities of the future generation and recognizes the companies that are at the forefront of employment practices.

This year the survey was completed by students and alumni originating from 99 countries and 47 different institutions. A total of 1’137 respondents filled out the survey with a completion rate of 64%. The results show that respondents value career advancement, learning opportunities, and empowerment in terms of employment criteria.

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts ranked number one and were voted best in terms of brand image of the company, job location and salary. Rachel Begbie, Senior Director of Human Resources, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, shared her excitement on behalf of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, “We are pleased to be recognized by young hoteliers as the Best Hotel Employer 2015, as employee experience is of great importance for our brand and the reputation we have built.”

In second and third place were Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and FRHI Hotels & Resorts, respectively. As Challenge Provider 2014, FRHI Hotels & Resorts have proven their commitment to implementing the results of the challenge within their Employee Value Proposition: CONNECT – GROW – LIVE.

The Peninsula Hotels and Hyatt Hotels Corporation rounded out the top five hotel employers.

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Enrol now for 2015 HOSPA Revenue Management ETP – deadline 9 March

 As with any management career, hospitality revenue managers are in constant need of self-development and improvement, but there have been few effective avenues for them to pursue in this respect. With this in mind in 2011, HOSPA launched its highly acclaimed ‘Revenue Management Education and Training Programme (ETP)’ – specially designed for the needs of today’s busy hospitality revenue managers.

Unique in the UK, the programme was a natural follow-on from HOSPA’s popular ‘Financial Management ETP’, successfully run for over 23 years. Since its launch, the popularity of the Revenue Management ETP has grown year-on-year; and to avoid disappointment, I want to draw potential candidates’ attention to the fact that the 9 March deadline for applications for the course is fast approaching.

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London leading chefs climb Kilimanjaro for charity

One of the leading personalities from the London restaurant scene has joined top UK chef Ashley Palmer-Watts in the challenge of a lifetime to help tackle hunger in Africa.

Paulo de Tarso, winner of Best Front of House 2010, is the senior Maître D’ at Knightsbridge’s restaurant Bar Boulud but he will soon be swapping the elegant  surroundings of his dining room for the mountain slopes of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

De Tarso has joined forces for the climb with another powerhouse of the London restaurant scene, Ashley Palmer-Watts, who is head chef at Dinner by Heston Bumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park.

Ashley travelled to Kenya last year with the leading UK charity Farm Africa to see for himself its work to help tackle hunger in the country. The charity supports farmers living at subsistence level and helps them to build food and income security, so they can grow a better and reliable future for their families.

Explaining what got him involved in climbing to the summit of Kilimanjaro which stands at 5,895 metres above sea level, Paul said: “My friend Ashley Palmer Watts asked me to be part of it. We had coffee at Bar Boulud and he told me about his last trip to Africa. He was so emotional about it, so moved by the experience of being there, I had to be part of it.

“I love what Farm Africa is doing. They are helping with funds and raising awareness, but what I love is that they also teaching self-reliance and sustainability. This can be passed on to future generations and have lasting meaning. Hopefully with projects like this, we can end hunger!”

Paulo and Ashley will be joined for the climb by two other leading UK chefs: Paul Foster (head chef at Tuddenham Mill in Suffolk); and John Freeman (head chef at Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham).

You can follow the chefs in real time as they train for, and take on Kilimanjaro, via their dedicated blog: www.farmafrica.org/chefswithaltitude

You can also follow all the action on Twitter via #Chefkili

To support Ashley, Paulo, John, Paul and Paul, please visit: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/chefskilimanjaroclimb or text CHEF13 followed by £(amount) to 70070

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Independent Hotelier of the Year Award 2013

The Independent Hotel Show has announced the shortlist of nominees for its Independent Hotelier of the Year Award 2013, in association with Towergate Insurance.

The nominees are Robin Hutson of Lime Wood and the Pig hotels in the New Forest; Paul Milsom at Milsom Hotels; Andrew Stembridge at Chewton Glen and Cliveden House; Terence and Vicky Conran, and Peter Prescott of the Boundary Hotelin Shoreditch; Christoph Brooke of Hillbrook Hotels; Charles and Edmund Inkin of the Felin  Fach Griffin in Brecon; Claire Randall of Lucknam Park, near Bath; and Ruth and Ken Hunt of Combe House in Devon.

The award will be given to the individual who has consistently helped change the landscape of the independent, luxury and boutique hotel sector and is a pioneer with a reputation for pushing boundaries. Above all, the winner will be someone committed to the development of their team, the success of their establishment and the industry at large.

Commenting on the award and its significance Tim Etchells, managing director of the Independent Hotel Show organiser SME London Ltd and one of the nomination committee, said: “Following the success of last year’s event we are building on the prestige of the award to recognize real excellence in a fast-paced and highly competitive marketplace. The nominations committee has picked eight highly impressive candidates and we now put them forward to the vote, by others working in the independent hotels industry, to choose who will be crowned Independent Hotelier of the Year 2013 in association with Towergate Insurance.”

The shortlist is now live on the Independent Hotel Show website. To vote, simply register to attend the show here and select your chosen candidate at the end of the registration process. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony immediately following the first day of the show on 30 October 2013.

The shortlist was painstakingly selected by a committee of well-respected industry figures who brought their wealth of experience and expertise to the judging to nominate someone who best reflects excellence in hospitality. The nomination committee included James Lohan, CEO of Mr & Mrs Smith; Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels; Chief executive of the Ellerman Group Ciaran Fahy; Robin Shepherd, the chairman of Bespoke Hotels; Tom Bell the editor of Alistair Sawday’s British Hotels & Inns; Pam Foden, head of industry development at Visit England; and Tim Etchells, managing director of the Independent Hotel Show.

The award offers the perfect opportunity for independent hoteliers to come together and recognize those who have helped to shape, change and make a lasting contribution to the industry. Furthermore, the Independent Hotelier of the Year Award is joined by the inaugural Outstanding New Hotel of the Year Award. The shortlist and subsequent instructions for how to vote for the nominees of this accolade will be announced shortly.

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