Episodes
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
S7 Ep1: Spending trends in the hospitality industry
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Alla Salahy, Senior Business Insights Manager UK, at American Express talks about the current trends in spending in the hospitality sector, including the effects of COVID and international spend.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
UKH DEI podcast Ep 2 Recruitment & Talent Acquistion
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
In this episode of our UKH DEI series, we explore how DEI is important to recruitment and talent acquisition. Exploring how we can remove barriers and ensure that we can pool talent from a range of groups to nurture a diverse talent pipeline.
We are joined by:
- Moderator, Joanna Aunon, Director at WiHTL
- Sam Siegler, Director Hospitality, Travel, Leisure at the MBS Group
- Garry Clarke-Strange, Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Greene King
- Robert Zajko, Senior Director Talent Acquisition EMEA at Hilton
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
S6 Ep16 - Cost of living and doing business
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
As everyone starts to feel the pinch Kate touches on what the difficulties are for businesses with Covid support having now fallen away, inflation seriously impacting consumer spend and the cost of doing business rising at an astonishing level.
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
S6 Ep15 - Labour Shortages
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Kate speaks about the labour shortages the industry is experiencing and what UKH is doing to support businesses and highlight the issue in Government.
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Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
S6 Ep13 - A week liasing with Governement
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
We caught up with Kate after a hectic week of meetings with Government, including three select committee evidence sessions. Hear more about how Kate has been championing the industry in this episode of Discussions with Kate
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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
S1 Ep10 - Hospitality Rising - a solution to the recruitment crisis
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Kate Nicholls (UKH CEO) and David Sheen (UKH Public Affairs Director) sit down with Mark McCulloch (Founder of Hospitality Rising Campaign) to discuss the official hospitality industry response to the recruitment crisis.
This campaign, which is backed by Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board, aims to change the perception of working in hospitality for the better.
Listen to find out what this campaign is all about and how you can play your part.
More information can be found at: https://hospitalityrising.org/
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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
S6 Ep12 - is 2022 shaping up to be another tough year?
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
In this episode Kate covers a wide range of topics including the global implications of the Ukrainian conflict, the ending of restrictions for hospitality businesses across the nations, our short to medium term asks of Government and what we hope to see in the upcoming Budget statement, and touches on the Hospitality Rising and CareerScope initiatives.
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
What sort of start has 2022 gotten off to for hospitality?
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Kate is back to talk us through the areas of work UKH is plugging away at as we start the year. Kate touches on some big projects on the horizon that aim to help hospitality's recovery.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
S6 Ep10 - Omicron
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
We caught up with Kate on Monday 29 November following news over the weekend of new temporary measures coming into force to help slow down the potential spread of the new Covid variant Omicron. We discuss what the industry can expect, what steps businesses should take and what Kate thinks will likely happen over the busy Christmas period.
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