The UKHospitality Podcast

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.

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

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.  Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon    

Kate speaks about the labour shortages the industry is experiencing and what UKH is doing to support businesses and highlight the issue in Government.    Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon

Kate offers an update on how hospitality can support Ukraine and what the continued impacts are with new updates from Government.  Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon    

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   Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon    

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/   Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon    

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. Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon    

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. 

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. Also available on: Spotify  Apple  Google  Amazon      

Hospitality businesses have had to adapt quickly in the face of the Covid pandemic. In this episode UKHospitality Chief Executive, Kate Nicholls invites guest Neil Tolley from Fourteen IP, David Woodward from Aruba and Head of IT, Strand Palace Hotel & Chair of the HOSPA IT Committee discuss the role of technology in a post-pandemic world.   We explore how customers are reacting and what they will be expecting going forward with insight from those closest to one of the innovative technology solutions which has helped countless hoteliers navigate the new landscape thrown up by the lockdowns and Covid regulations.   Fourteen IP is a Global Systems Integrator to the hospitality industry providing Cloud Telephony & Guest Internet solutions across, Europe, North America & Mexico.   Aruba designs and delivers Mobility-Defined Networks that empower a new generation of tech-savvy users.   FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOSPITALITY TECH SOLUTIONS SUCH AS EVA VISIT: https://fourteenip.com

With the Chancellor due to deliver his Autumn Budget and Spending Review, we catch up with Kate and Tony to get their thoughts on what they expect and what UKHospitality has been lobbying on in the run up. 

UKHospitality CEO, Kate Nicholls, updates listeners on the latest challenges hospitality businesses are facing including supply chain issues and labour shortages, and explains why Government needs to consider the impact on inflation should hospitality continue to be the canary in the coal mine. 

MPLC are currently doing a big push across hospitality and other business sectors - catch up with Tony and Jim from the UKH Policy and Comms team, who discuss the latest on MPLC and what UKHospitality have been working on to help members navigate this.

We are back with Kate who catches us up on the developments over the last two weeks, and touches on the Government’s Winter Plan and other policy areas hospitality businesses need to be aware of.

In this episode we catch up with David Chapman, UKH Executive Director for Wales to discuss what's been happening in Wales and what the priorities are for the months ahead.

We are back following a short break and sit down with our guest Leon Thompson, UKH Executive Director for Scotland to discuss what's been happening in Scotland and what UKH Scotland's priorities are for the months ahead.

Kate covers the developments around the 'pingdemic' and Covid passes, and touches on the other issues that will be on Government's mind during recess and as we move forward into the recovery phase.     www.ukhospitality.org.uk   |  @UKHofficial  |  Spotify

Guest speakers, Jim Cathcart and David Sheen, stand in for Kate in this episode to discuss how Freedom Day in England is going so far.    www.ukhospitality.org.uk   |  @UKHofficial  |  Spotify

This episode of Discussions with Kate looks at the issues around the Test and Trace App with guest speaker Tony Sophoclides, UKH Strategic Affairs Director.    www.ukhospitality.org.uk   |  @UKHofficial  |  Spotify