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The Olympics and The Hospitality Sector
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
This summer brings some important historical events with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (4-5th June), the Farnborough International Air show (9-15th July) and of course the much anticipated Olympics (27July- 12th August) and Paralympics Games (29th August- 9th September).
This will undoubtedly have a huge effect on the hospitality, leisure and retail industries in Britain.
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The Debate. Quotas: Women and the Big Bad Boardroom
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Following the celebrations of International Women’s Day and the ensuing media coverage on prime time television it is interesting to reflect on how far women have progressed at senior level in the business world.
With the increasing talk of quotas and the mixed opinions toward them there is a general sense of support for achieving equality and balance of gender at board level....
Kids at The Ritz
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Hotels will make every effort to draw in customers, from providing free goldfish with each room to a personal child butler service. The niche hotel accelerated the trend in creating unique guest experiences, identifying what the customer’s own interests are and meeting their expectations. Whether that is relaxing in a state of the art spa hotel, peaceful adult only hotels or enjoying...
Up in the Clouds
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Businesses develop with technology. The increasing implementation of cloud computing is revolutionising the work place in many ways. The greatest advantage of cloud computing is that it allows unprecedented flexibility within a business; effectively the office is wherever you are, employees can remotely access their systems from any device or laptop anywhere in the world. This allows them to...
Keen on Green
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
At MSE we are keen to be as environmentally friendly and eco conscious as possible. We recycle and have used minimal paper to reduce waste to ensure we maintain a paper free environment.We reduce energy costs and carbon footprint in every way we can. The hospitality industry across the board is demonstrating concern...
Gerrard and The Prince's Trust
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Garrard, the World’s oldest jewellers gained its first royal commission from Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707 to 1760) and in 1843 it officially became the crown jeweller. Garrard (pronounced Gerrard) has a very long and well established history, founded by George Wickes in 1735 and later given the name Garrard when Robert Garrard...
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
We are all preparing ourselves for the exciting summer ahead with both the Olympics and the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations to look forward to.
There are many events and visits planned for the long weekend in June that will celebrate the monarch’s 60th year on the throne. This includes the Epsom Derby and the Thames...
Rebranding- Trials and Tribulations
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Recently Facebook have faced animosity towards their new changes, the time line has been met with the most unfavourable reaction yet. Past changes have been disagreeable however they were eventually accepted by the social networking community. This time the heat is being felt.
Are changes, in particular rebranding, always a good idea?
The...
Voluntourism
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Part of a travelling experience can be volunteering and contributing to ongoing projects and charities in countries that may be poverty stricken, without educational institutions or clean water. Voluntourists can get involved in many projects from providing medical aid or helping to clean up an area that has been affected by natural disasters...
Under the spotlight: Nina Johnson-Bennett
Monday, 28 March 2011
Tell us a little about yourself...
I am a Yorkshire Lass and come from a hotel family; I graduated from the Hotel School at the University of Huddersfield after which I joined Forte Hotels as a trainee on its graduate programme. I remained with the company for nine years advancing to the role of hotel manager. When a call came out of the blue asking whether I would...