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Technical Support Engineer
Industry: Other
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -
Subscriptions Marketing Manager
Industry: Property
Location: Dubai, UAE -
Change Management Consultant
Industry: Facilities Management
Location: Dubai, UAE -
Contracts Manager
Industry: Construction
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE -
Section Manager Student Guidance
Industry: Other
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Don’t shoot the messengers!
Travel & Hospitality
How Middle East hoteliers are adhering to the concept intorduced by American humorist Arnold Glasow.
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Getting recycling into rooms
Travel & Hospitality
Waste from guest rooms is as much of a burden on the environment as any waste produced in your hotel or resort. Fairmont Hotel's Alka Patel discusses bringing recycling to the people.
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Is the risk between operator and owner still in balance?
Travel & Hospitality
Vision Hospitality Asset Management regional director Nigel Teasdale examines the effect of changing economic conditions on existing owner-to-operator relationships in the region.
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Ten people your hotel should know better in the downturn
Travel & Hospitality
Industry expert Guy Wilkinson says it's a good time to reunite with the hotel's forgotten friends.
Monday, 16 March 2009
Social lessons from Twitter
Travel & Hospitality
Hotel e-marketing guru Jitendra Jain delves into the world of Twitter and discovers a vibrant social network.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Making most of the ‘Obama Effect’
Travel & Hospitality
US may soon heal its ailing international tourism arrivals figures, feels Gemma Greenwood.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Light at the tunnel’s end
Travel & Hospitality
So we find ourselves in the midst of a financial crisis, with no way of knowing how hard it will hit and how long it will last.
Sunday, 08 March 2009
It's time to inspire
Travel & Hospitality
I was at an event the other day with a group of media representatives and F&B professionals.
Saturday, 07 March 2009
When you care enough to spend the very best, now is the time
Travel & Hospitality
Just as you shouldn't ever judge a book by its cover, so too should you wait to see the contents before passing opinion on a hotel.
Friday, 06 March 2009
Trusting times
Travel & Hospitality
Retaining your gym members is more cost-effective than gaining new ones, but securing their loyalty will require a concerted effort, explains Technogym's Christian Dietrich.
Thursday, 05 March 2009
Meetings anonymous
Travel & Hospitality
Hello. My name is Jamie and I'm in the meetings industry. (ALL) "Hi Jamie".
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
Creative communication
Travel & Hospitality
Now is not the time to cut back, hide away or panic; it's the time to be creative, says Louise Oakley.
Friday, 27 February 2009
Hoteliers don’t have a clue
Travel & Hospitality
Hotel industry expert Guy Wilkinson says many investors insist that they know all there is to know about the business of hotels, just because they have stayed in some of the world's best properties.
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Get a job in tougher times
Travel & Hospitality
There are still opportunities in the market place despite the global downturn, says HGR MD Jeff Ross.
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
The new era of hotel experience marketing: Choice is the new King, all hail the King
Travel & Hospitality
Following on from earlier articles - Back to the Future: the hotel guest of 2020 (September 2008) and Five Future Developments that will revolutionise online hotel marketing (November 2008) -here are some thoughts on the role of choice in successful hotel marketing of the future.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Strength of operations is best forged through adversity
Travel & Hospitality
Pick up a copy of most travel trade titles these days and you would be forgiven for thinking the sky is falling on our heads.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Avoid landing in hot water
Travel & Hospitality
How hot does your water really need to be? Fairmont Dubai communications director Alka Patel discusses the best way to turn on the hotel's heat and when it's better to go cold turkey.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
‘E-volution’ or extinction?
Travel & Hospitality
Mövenpick Hotel Bur Dubai communications and brand manager Katie Harvey believes many hotels in the Middle East are still stuck in old ways when it comes to marketing properties online.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Cost cutting in crunching times
Travel & Hospitality
Squeezing costs can be a highly lucrative practice, and one that companies born in boom times need to learn fast.
Every downturn has a silver lining
Travel & Hospitality
Aidan Keane, founder of the specialist leisure and retail design company Keane, says the looming cloud of recession has a silver lining for the Middle East's F&B industry.
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