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Announcements: December 2011

Hotel construction continues into the future

December 08, 2011

106 hotels with 11,800 rooms opening in 2011 170 hotels with 21,500 rooms planned for 2012, says BHA Despite the recession, the UK hotel industry is continuing to expand with 106 hotels opening in 2011 (11,800 rooms) and a further 170 hotels (21,500 rooms) planned for 2012. Since the present hotel building boom started in 2003, over 105,000 new rooms have been added to UK hotel stock. Just over half (55 per …

Hotel construction continues into the future

UK graduates frustrated by levels of responsibility

December 08, 2011

New survey finds lack of opportunity holds back new employees Over a third (36%) of recent graduates were disappointed with the levels of responsibility given to them in their first job, and almost one in five (18%) feel they’ve never been given the right opportunities to take on responsibility, according to a new survey by UKSP, the leading information site for careers in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism (HLTT) industry. The …

UK graduates frustrated by levels of responsibility