Saudi Arabia looks to boost number of female workers in tourism sector
Saudi's tourism training body will train 25,000 women by 2020, which includes 1,400 tour guides
AccorHotels hosts women's empowerment forum in KSA
AccorHotels collaborated with the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage and Human Resources Development Fund to host the forum
EAHM Dubai celebrates its 15th anniversary
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) in Dubai celebrated its 15th anniversary and 2016 graduation in November 2016
GM Interview: Gerhard Hecker
Gerhard Hecker is at the helm of the Shangri-La Dubai refurbishment; he tells Hotelier how it was achieved
Comment: Why is is so hard to find good F&B staff?
You could hire the best chef in the world but without the support of an equally capable GM and floor staff, it's a waste of money
Katara & Marriott debut Tahseen training programme
Katara Hospitality has partnered with Marriott International to boost career opportunities for Qatari youth with recruitment commencing in February 2017
Riyadh hotel partners with SCTH for education
Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski Riyadh will work with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage to attract Saudi youth to the hospitality industry
EHL to offer new MBA in Hospitality from 2017
The flexible distance learning platform will be offered by Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne to cater to the needs of the industry
Modul University launches ICHM training programme
The course, offered by Modul University Dubai, has been broken up into nine modules
Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative workshop held
Dubai Tourism hosted its first educational workshop with a 'hospitality sustainability board game' to support the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative
Middle East hotel training budgets cut in 2016
While some hotel training budgets were as much as 5% of the property payroll, others were as low as 0.5% - the average is 2%.
Chef Interview: Gregoire Berger
Atlantis The Palm's Ossiano chef de cuisine talks about ingredient sourcing, training, and winning awards
Comment: Deconstructing travel metasearch
How to ensure you're not missing out on any prospective bookings and extending your property's reach
Hotelier Express Summit 2016 Advisory Panel
Hotelier Express hosted a roundtable with mid-market hoteliers to analyse the trends, opportunities and challenges facing the industry