Last week, we launched the 2021 Edition of the WiHTL Annual Report, which found that although progress has been made on diversity in the hospitality, travel and leisure sector, there is still much, more that needs to be...

In recent years, the playing field in travel has evolved considerably. Ten years ago, success in hotels was largely based on a business’ ability to roll out identical models and ensure consistency for broadly...

It was not all that long ago when the topic of health and safety was synonymous with a stuffy, clipboard-clad employee in a hard hat. In Britain at least, we are used to the stereotypical notions of health and safety...

What a year it has been for the hospitality, travel and leisure sector! At the beginning of this year, no one would have predicted that HTL companies in 2020 would have no customers, zero revenue and government-imposed...

A few weeks ago, my colleague Elliott caught up with Andy Laurillard, co-founder of Giggling Squid. Andy’s Thai restaurant chain is one the restaurant sector’s few Covid-19 success stories, having transitioned...

This has been a dark and depressing week for much of the world – especially for many retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England who have been forced to close their doors at a time of year that would usually...

The last six months have been the most turbulent and destructive the hospitality, travel and leisure sector has seen in recent memory. Few could have predicted that businesses would be faced with no customers, zero...

This week, from her remote North Scotland home, I caught up over Zoom with Captain Emma Henderson, the co-founder of Project Wingman. The last time Emma and I crossed paths was when MBS conducted an interview with her,...

The last few weeks have been as challenging as they come for the restaurant sector. But we when we take a step back from today's madness, and reflect over the last few years, it is interesting to examine the impact of...