"There is no shortage of women entering the hospitality trade, yet few make it as far as the boardroom. In an industry renowned for a more even gender split than most, what is stopping women from rising through the ranks? Phin Foster investigates."

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"There is definitely an air of optimism and an increase in enquiries for senior hotel industry roles as well as the number of contracts signed. However, in terms of travel, other airline companies are cancelling routes.

Which begs the question are jobs being lost when these routes are cancelled?"

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“Low-cost carrier Ryanair’s cutting of routes will present opportunities and vacancies for its rivals, according to recruiters.

Last week, Ryanair announced that 600 jobs will be shed at Manchester airport pulling nine of its 10 routes from the city, while Jet2.com announced three routes out of Manchester for summer 2010, creating 250 new jobs.”

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“Delays in the sale of Gatwick Airport is a mixed blessing which would put the brakes on recruitment but force BAA to reevaluate its succession planning, according to recruiters.

Last week, BAA, which has been told by the Competiton Commission that it must sell three of its seven UK airports, said they did not need to sell London Gatwick...”

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“There are significant executive level recruitment opportunities, as firms restructure, according to travel recruitment firms.

As tour operator Wendy Wu and airline Iberia both announce new senior hires, Julia Feuell, managing director at New Frontiers, told Recruiterthat the travel industry has been doing a lot of restructuring at board level to ensure they have the right skills available to ride through the recession. ”

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“In the longer term, the industry changes quickly, and after 6-12 months out of the industry the candidate skills are not so fresh and they may have found employment in a new sector. So we could end up seeing a real skill shortage as a result. But again this is where Travel Trade Recruitment would do our best to bring candidates back into the industry, and offer training courses to refresh their skills and bring them up to date.”

Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, adds: “That’s a no brainer. Being transparent about the situation and asking employees to be flexible on pay and conditions demonstrates a working partnership. When times are hard, let’s pull together and when they get better, let’s reap the benefits.”

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"Hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive has announced the appointment of Darren Walsh as an associate director.

Walsh’s specialisms will be hospitality real estate, finance, legal, operations and investment management.

Walsh has worked in investment banking executive search for 10 years recruiting on retained mandates."

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Tim Harris, associate at Management Search Executive, adds: "Recruiters do need to ask the question of what system the client has in place. It is turning into a tip-driven industry. Recruiters need to get as much information to candidates as possible."

"Its effect to the job market will minimal and make little impact on present trends."

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But Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter that the increase’s impact will be negligible.
"The increase in fuel duty will most likely be passed on to the passenger in some shape or form along with some clever marketing; the government would have been well advised to put the increase off until next year."

"Its effect to the job market will minimal and make little impact on present trends."

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Karen Skelton, associate at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter: “If the appeal is upheld I believe the aviation tax will be minimal, having little impact or no benefit to jobs in the industry.”

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Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter: "Price war or no price war recruiters are already showing flexibility in their fee structures; professional recruiters will think twice before they reduce their rates to such a degree to compromise their service standards. Clients would prefer to receive added value rather that a few points discount."

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Nina Johnson Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, adds: “Holland’s recent cut on passenger tax was an initiative to reduce the costs of Holland’s airports of which Schiphol is the most expensive. The airport has been losing passenger numbers, for a while and whilst the cuts were part of a plan to increase passenger numbers, Schiphol still intends to cut a substantial number of jobs.

“UK airports have different challenges; better service in our airports, greater competition and more efficient security controls would encourage more passengers to use certain airports.

“If, in addition, cuts in passenger taxes were to go ahead it would certainly influence the public’s decision-making on who to fly with and where to fly from; this would boost recruitment in specific regions.”

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Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, adds: “The first quarter of the year was going to be a no-go area but we are now seeing opportunities come in.

“I am talking globally not just in the UK. There are reasons to be cheerful. We have found our clients are looking forward to quarter three for the senior assignments and starting now.”

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“It would be interesting to know how many of the people belonging to the Stop Stansted Expansion group moved to the area before the airport existed; my guess would be relatively few,” Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at MSE Executive Search, told Recruiter.

“An additional 10 million more passengers per annum will not only create more jobs in the surrounding area it will also impact on the final destinations to which these transient passengers are heading.”

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Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, adds: "We have had a team brainstorm and Tim Harris has suggested that the government admits that tourism is the leading industry now and in the future. They should sponsor a global marketing/advertising campaign focusing on why London and the UK is still a premier destination."

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Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive, adds: "The Olympics will certainly boost the hospitality sector. The food around the Olympics will not be gourmet cuisine. It is going to be popular catering. As to whether apprenticeships starting now are going to be needed, I am not convinced."

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Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive, says that in these troubling economic times, consumers are attracted to fast food outlets as they represented good quality and low cost and recruiters would benefit:"It will create some senior level employment. It will be an opportunity for us recruiters"

Nina Johnson-Bennet, managing director at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter that legal challenges over ownership of the land, where the runway is set to be built, will delay construction. "By the time the legal wrangling over the land where the runway is supposed to be has ended, the recession will be over. What it will benefit when it is finished to is people coming over for the Olympics in 2012. It will not create jobs directly just yet."

Nina Johnson Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter that an increase in the number of holidays would be fuelled by people looking for the ‘feel good factor’. "People will downgrade their holidays in terms of the amount that they would spend per head. In terms of recruitment, it is not going to produce more jobs. What it might do is prevent loss of jobs."