Hospitality Assured news archive from April 2008
paw printBrand forging for everyone

A brand is an identifying mark or label on a company’s products. But while we tend to regard branding as a concern of large companies, hospitality and tourism operators of all sizes should be thinking along similar lines.
30 April 2008


Presentation of Hospitality Assured awards at the Kirkwall Hotel.Orkney businesses can assure hospitality

Three Orkney tourism businesses received a ‘Hospitality Assured’ award at a recent lunch held in the Kirkwall Hotel, hosted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
25 April 2008


Highlands and Islands are top Greens

Four tourism businesses in the Highlands and Islands have been crowned as the best performing Green businesses in Scotland.
24 April 2008


Innes HouseInnes House prepares for Moray Food Producers Fayre

A selection of the best food and drink produce in Moray will be showcased to industry representatives on Wednesday April 30 between 2pm and 5.30pm at Innes House, Elgin at the Moray Food Producer's Fayre.
23 April 2008


Hillwalking in the CairngormsGetting to the route of the matter

Until now we have concentrated on figuring out where we are, in a business sense. What we haven’t discussed yet is how to get where we want to go.
23 April 2008


Robert Muir, chief executive of HIE Skye and Wester Ross, and Stuart Macpherson, HIE head of skills development, visiting Venture Trust in Applecross. Venture Trust's work is based on giving young people opportunities to develop their confidence, personal, social and life skills.All change – how to manage it

It is said that change is the only constant. Curiously, though, humans - despite this daily reality - are frequently resistant to change.
23 April 2008


Chief Executive of MBSE Douglas Yule helps 'support' Buckie Shipyard through their new £1.5 million upgrade of new facilities.Managers beating themselves up over training

Hands up who knows everything about the tourism and hospitality industry.
16 April 2008


Abstract tourism 6x7cm boating navigaton chart equipment studioWe are here, and we want to go there

If there’s only one thing that we learn in the hospitality game, it is this: you need to know where you are before you can navigate a route to where you want to go.
10 April 2008


Good technologyKirkwall next for e-business workshop

A company web presence is a vital part of any business strategy these days, but getting your website to perform for you is not always easy.
02 April 2008