Hotel Blogs

We recently had the pleasure and honor of catching up (over the wires for now…as we wait for his travels to bring him to Dubai) with Brad Nelson, Marriott’s Culinary VP and Corporate Chef. Brad has just joined the hospitality blogging community in Bill Marriott’s footsteps with a food blog titled “Marriott in the Kitchen”. Besides [...]

The latest hotelier to jump onboard the blogging bandwagon is Brad Nelson, Marriott

Another set of great videos - this time with General Manager, Francisco Giles of the Renaissance Dubai Hotel. Francisco runs through some of the key management tips he keeps in mind when on the job - true words of wisdom from a dynamic individual who w...

YoungHotelier.com has released a series of insider videos focusing on the art and science of Molecular Gastronomy. The videos are taken at Tang Restaurant in Dubai, which happens to be the only one of its kind in the Middle East. Here is a sample video...

St. Regis Continues Dynamic Growth Path as it Announces Plans to Expand in the Middle East NEW YORK, Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced plans to debut a St. Regis hotel in Bahrain, one of t...

On Wednesday January 23 2008, LTI

The top 12 Tips from a Hotel GM: Recently commended in the February Edition of Concierge Magazine as the “Quintessential Hospitality Professional- articulate, impeccably dressed and efficient”, Francisco Giles lives true and is deserving of every word and possibly more! Young Hotelier was honoured to get the opportunity to meet with Francisco and learn the [...]

Do you like operating in the DANGER ZONE?! What about the Liquid Nitrogen danger zone, which is boiling point at -220 degrees! The artic seems like the Sahara next to this bad boy!! Challenging the traditional ideas and styles of cooking and eating, step inside the kitchen with Younghotelier.com as we see the instruments and [...]

We had the chance to catch up with Elaine Nettleton, who was named PR / Marketing person of the year 2007 at the Hotelier ME Awards. Elaine is the dynamic Director of Communications (Public Relations and Marketing) for Movenpick Hotels and Resorts in the Middle East. Elaine tells us about her career, education, what drives [...]

With the spectacular W Hotel in Doha set to open this year, there are plenty of opportunities for young talent to showcase their abilities at this landmark property. Check out the details below, including a full release on the hotel and some visuals! ...

We catch up with Mr.Francisco Giles, the hotel General Manager at the Renaissance Dubai Hotel, which is part of the Marriott family of hotels. Franciso is also the winner of “Hotel GM of the Year 2007″ award at the Hotelier Middle East Awards. Francisco tells us about his career path, his beliefs and shares some [...]

Cocktails, Mocktails and Candy Floss Cocktails?! Have you ever eaten your Jack Daniels & Coke! Well you can! Younghotelier.com approaches a random passer by in Tang Restaurant Dubai to try out one of their signature molecular cocktail, the Molecular Pisco which uses Tequila, Candy Floss and liquid Nitrogen! Tang is the only restaurant in the [...]

We take a look behind the scenes at the world of Molecular Gastronomy at Tang Restaurant Dubai, the only one of it’s kind in the Middle East that employs these techniques and philosophy. A two part interview with Chef de Cuisine Stuart Sage, who talks about his career, molecular gastronomy, trend-setter chefs, offers advice to [...]

YoungHotelier.com interviews the creative and energetic Chef de Cuisine of one of the top “Fish” restaurants in Dubai…Willibald Reinbacher, also popularly known just as ‘Willi’. Willi decided at the age of 15 that he was always interested in food, cooking it, seeing how it evolved but admits there was a great influence and inspiration from his mother. [...]

According to a fresh release yesterday, Starwood Hotels & Resorts have said that more than 300 Hotels belonging to the Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton brands in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean will Implement a 100% Smoke-Free Policy. This follows W...