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Issue 24, May/June 2011
In This Issue
"A" is for App
HVS Hotel Market Data
NEW Institute Guide: Starting a Hospitality Business
Clear and Present Danger
NEW Institute-Approved Centre
 
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Welcome to the latest issue of Know-how. Apps are the lead topic as the Institute discovers that one of its own Fellows has used his industry insights to create a mobile phone 'app' to calculate gross profit in a trice!


A new management guide from accounting firm Kingston Smith guides members through the essential steps of 'Starting a Hospitality Business' and HVS, a global hospitality consultancy, is offering members free access to two important new reports examining current European hotel valuations and transactions.


Illicit beverage gas cylinders threaten the finances and safety of hospitality businesses. Learn how to identify and avoid them.

 

Dynamic Dubai presents many growth opportunities for the industry. Now it is also the location for the latest Institute-approved centre offering the Institute's International Hospitality Management Qualifications.


We hope you enjoy this issue of Know-how. As always, members are encouraged to add CPD-qualifying activities to the CPD tool located on the Member Benefits page at: www.instituteofhospitality.org

Yours sincerely,

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Institute of Hospitality

"A" is for App   Orange Check Mark
In early 2011, global IT research consultancy Gartner predicted "[b]y 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide." Futurists and 'horizon scanners' looking for the latest in hospitality technology already recognise that mobile phones are quickly becoming a primary method of gaining... More>>>
Institute members regularly enquire about industry statistics. However, good data rarely comes cheap and, in the current economy, low cost or no cost quality data is hard to find. HVS, a global hospitality consultancy, is offering the readership of Know-how access to... More>>>  
NEW Management Guide: Starting a Hospitality BusinessOrange Check Mark
The March/April issue of Know-how featured an article examining the personality traits necessary to start and successfully run a new hospitality venture. If, after reading the article, you have decided you have the entrepreneurial skills to start a new business, the Institute has joined with business partner and accounting firm Kingston Smith to... More>>>  
The hospitality industry and licensees are under immense pressure to curtail overheads in the current economy. The British Compressed Gas Association (BCGA), the Institute of Hospitality and other industry peers are warning hospitality businesses to be aware... More>>>
NEW Institute-Approved Centre in Dubai 

Orange Check MarkThe Institute of Hospitality Awarding Body is delighted to announce that The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management has received approved centre status to deliver the Institute's full range of international qualifications. The Academy is actively seeking... More>>> 

 

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ANNUAL LUNCH

AND HOSPITALTY ASSURED AWARDS

 

 7 JUNE 2011 




Tickets to the upcoming Annual Lunch are almost sold out! Contact the Institute immediately if you wish to attend by calling +44 (0)208 661 4900.


The event will be held on Tuesday, 7 June 2011, at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. The Institute's AGM starts at 11:00 am followed by a Champagne reception then a delicious three course lunch accompanied by wine.