The former Mohari Hospitality head of design will lead design across new developments and existing properties for 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels.
There was a time when hotels simply followed cities. A city became important. Business arrived. Tourism picked up. Hotels followed. Increasingly, the relationship appears to be reversing. Hotels are no…
Read Full Investigation →Luxury travellers are beginning to redraw the seasonal map of high-end hospitality, with new 2026 booking…
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The silence after a well-made argument tells you something has shifted. No screen can carry it. No video call transmits the handshake…
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For UK hospitality businesses struggling to fill roles, looking beyond domestic recruitment can seem like an obvious solution. The sector's demand for…
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Staff shortages remain one of hospitality's most persistent headaches. According to Hospitality Action's 2025 Mental Health Survey, 57% of workers now cite…
Read Full Story →Anyone who’s tried to onboard someone remotely knows the challenge: how do you create genuine connection and belonging when you’re all working through screens? It’s one of those situations where the old playbook simply doesn’t work. Your new starter’s first impression shapes everything that follows. They’re forming opinions about your organisation, their role and whether…
Rippling brings HR, payroll, IT and finance into one connected platform, helping businesses manage their workforce, automate everyday tasks and reduce administrative complexity.
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Planday helps shift-based businesses create staff rotas, track working hours and coordinate teams, with tools to manage availability, simplify shift swaps and monitor staffing costs.
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Most HR software promises simplicity, then quietly creates chaos. Factorial HR is one of the rare exceptions
Read Review →Artificial intelligence is moving into hospitality HR through a very practical door. It can screen applications, answer routine employee questions, suggest learning content, forecast staffing needs and help build rotas. In a sector shaped by shift work, seasonal demand, multilingual teams and high-volume recruitment, that promise is understandably attractive. AI is already being applied both…
Most organisations claim that people are their greatest asset. Fewer behave as though this is true when decisions become difficult, performance slips or conflict appears. That gap between stated values and everyday practice is…
Read Full Review →Artificial intelligence has created no shortage of anxious conversations about the future of work. Will people become less valuable? Which…
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