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INSPIRATION
The luxury hospitality industry is full of inspiring figures whose stories are just waiting to be told. So, we’ve made it our mission to find these stories and share them with the world!
Beyond The Conference Room: How Spacebase Is Changing The Way People Meet
Meet Jan Hoffmann-Keining, Spacebase’s co-founder and CMO. He knows a thing or two about hotel...
Attention, Ladies and Gentlemen: One Ritz-Carlton Hotel Manager On Creating “Guests for Life”
Join hosco.tv as we get to know Alexander Sell, Hotel Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, a...
Habits Of Successful Hospitality Leaders
In hospitality, we know the hours can be long, the boss demanding, and the clients, well, a...
Chefs For Hire: Haute Cuisine At Home
Thanks to companies like Uber and Lyft, almost anyone can access private car service, a luxury once reserved for the ultra-rich, with the touch of a button. Today’s “sharing economy”—also referred to as the “gig economy”—has already disrupted quite a few markets (think Airbnb, Zipcar, and Lending Club, a peer-to-peer loan company), and the hospitality industry is no exception.
Professional Crush: How Bulgari London Recruits Amazing Talent Differently
Want to find out what it takes to work for one of London’s most sophisticated, chic, and...
Operation: Outsourcing – What’s Next For Hotels
Whether it’s the laundry department, the banquet staff, the entire housekeeping operation, or even
the revenue management team of a hotel, the outsourcing of hotel operations is a trend that is here to stay.
Although the hoteliers we interviewed agreed that the motivation to outsource is mostly financial, they also
noted the added benefit of allowing professionals to come in and “do what they do best” in order to improve the
quality of certain hotel operations and, therefore, of the overall guest experience.
Dreaming In Deià: A GM On Running One Of Spain’s Finest Luxury Boutique Hotels
Join Hosco as we soak up the sun in the lovely village of Deià, Mallorca, and chat with Ulisses...
A Paycheck For Your Passion: How Travel Bloggers And Instagrammers Make A Living
Love to travel? Have an Instagram, Twitter or Tumblr account? If you’ve ever thought of combining
your wanderlust with your social media presence in order to make a living, you may be on to something—and you
wouldn’t be the first to do it. Just look up #travel on Instagram and you’ll find more than 99 million photos
and posts from both amateur and professionals alike. There are many bloggers, Instagrammers and even YouTubers
out there today making a living and funding their adventures with income generated through social media accounts
Dare To Dream: The Emirates Palace GM On Running The World’s Most Lavish Hotel
Holger Schroth, GM of Kempinski’s Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, sits down with hosco.tv to talk...
Paying It Forward: Meliá’s Executive Vice President Details His Rise To The Top
Join Hosco as we sit down with Meliá Hotels International Executive Vice President, André...
Websites That Work: How Fastbooking Helps Hotels Acquire Customers
Jean-Luc Chrétien, Co-CEO of Fastbooking, sits down with Hosco to talk about the technological...
Beyond The Bathroom Amenity : What’s Next For Hotels
Where is the hotel amenity as we know it today headed? Let’s decide first on what exactly an amenity is.
Is it the brand-name gym on site? The shampoo and conditioner in the shower? The free slippers tucked under the bed
during turndown service—or the turndown service itself? Or is it the champagne and roses package, available for purchase
at the concierge desk on Valentines Day? Really, it’s all of the above. A hotel amenity is any item or service the hotel
offers that contributes to the overall guest experience. Once an industry specific term, the word amenity is on the tip
of every potential guest’s tongue in today’s ultra competitive and well-informed market