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Diverse careers in hospitality and tourism: match your talents

Les Roches

If you’re passionate about creating great guest and customer experiences, the hospitality and tourism industry offers many exciting career opportunities. Hospitality and tourism is a booming area with great opportunities to progress or move into more niche areas. What is the tourism industry? What is the hospitality industry?

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Tourism is booming again – but how can we solve the recruitment and retention crisis?

Hotel Owner

Despite the cost-of-living crisis and economic uncertainty, the international hospitality and tourism industry is experiencing a surge in bookings as the summer season reaches its peak. In June, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) revealed that the EU Travel and Tourism sector is forecast to reach 98% of the 2019 peak.

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Housekeeping steps to build operational resilience

Hotel Owner

The leisure and tourism sector is hugely important for the UK economy and it is vital that we collectively do everything in our power to protect it. For many owners and operators, this may mean embracing some difficult conversations sooner rather than later, which holds an understandable fear of loss of influence or economic interests.

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Hoteliers must adopt a multi-pronged approach for the return of Chinese tourism

SiteMinder

This article will take you through the state of play, the opportunity for your business, and the actions you need to take to capitalise on the return of the world’s largest tourism segment. Thailand, for example , is one destination that projects Chinese tourism in 2023 will actually exceed 2019 levels.

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Haven Holidays to recruit more than 1,500 staff for the summer

Hotel Owner

This recruitment drive follows an investment of over £170m across the company’s multiple parks in 2023, which has been driven by the continued growth in domestic tourism. Haven Holidays has open placements in food and beverage, housekeeping, and leisure and activities.

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The Cost of Faking a Smile

Hospitality Net

A positive, welcoming demeanour is part of the job description for housekeeping, front desk, and restaurant workers, whose smiles, moods, and emotions are distinguishing features of the hospitality sector. But when frontline employees have to fake it, what strategies do they use?

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Crieff Hydro launches recruitment drive amid strong summer bookings

Hotel Owner

It said the positions are available across food and beverage, housekeeping, spa and beauty, grounds and maintenance and activities and leisure. Scotland’s largest independent hotel group, Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels, has launched a summer recruitment drive in readiness for what is anticipated to be a “buoyant summer”.

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