While many companies in the hospitality sector are beginning to boost the number of women at senior level, much more still needs to be done to encourage and fulfill the boardroom ambitions of female senior managers, according to leading global executive search company HVS Executive Search.
Operators of fledgling restaurant, café and quick service chains are increasingly looking to shopping malls as must-have locations as the UK’s latest malls become showcases for established eating out concepts as well as the market’s emerging brands. Lesser-known restaurant brands are regularly appearing in shopping malls alongside more established names such as Wagamama, Café Rouge […]
Improved trading performance has boosted hotel values across Europe by 2.3% to an average of €220,000 per room, according to the latest Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), published by global hotel consultancy HVS London. The annual HVI, which has analysed changes in upscale hotel values across 33 European cities since 1993, attributes the rise to strong […]
Global executive search specialist HVS Executive Search has announced the appointment of two senior executives within the business.
Total European hotel transaction volume rose to €7.1 billion in 2011, an increase of 9% on the €6.5 billion recorded in 2010 indicating that investment activity in the hotel sector is improving, despite the continuing scarcity of debt funding. However, according to the annual European Hotel Transactions report, published this week by HVS London, total […]
The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) has this week launched its 2012 UK Sommelier of the Year competition and is seeking entries from sommeliers and wine waiters keen to test their knowledge and skills in this prestigious event.
Host Contract Management has announced several new appointments to its senior management team, strengthening the company’s national sales and operations functions.
Global executive search specialist HVS Executive Search has announced that Thomas Mielke has been appointed an Associate Director, joining the company’s Partnership Track programme.
Amsterdam’s hotel sector has demonstrated enviable resilience to the downturn, with business and conference travellers increasingly attracted to the city and a large number of tourists staying for extended weekends.
Eating out is becoming a treat reserved for special occasions with consumers demonstrating increasing caution with their discretionary spend as economic uncertainty persists.