People are the heart of hospitality
Hospitality is a people business. Heart of Hospitality celebrates the moments and lives of people who make hospitality so special.
Think of your last holiday, the special birthday meal with friends, the business trip where the deal finally got done. Every day, around the world, people come to hospitality venues to celebrate, to dream, to escape, to work, to play, to spend time with loved ones, to laugh and to love. What an industry to be a part of; to be the person responsible for these precious moments and the memories that follow.
Those who work in the industry do so for many reasons, most commonly because they simply like people. They care about the craft, the experience and the service because it matters. It matters to our guests and therefore it matters to us.
Hospitality is the epitome of diversity, bringing together people from all backgrounds, from all walks of life, from all over the world. It is an industry full of passionate, creative and talented people some of whom have worked in the industry their entire life, others who fell into the sector and fell in love with it. Whatever their background, their stories are connected by their talent, love and care for what they do.
Hospitality is a people first business full of people people who chat, and connect, and use their talent and creativity to create special moments and tiny touches that matter to their guests, that matter to each of us.
Here we celebrate their work, their stories and their heart.
Heart of Hospitality Podcast & Stories
- Anouk Zuijderwijk30. January 2023Anouk Zuijderwijk
Senior Sales Manager, Novotel & Mercure Hotel Amsterdam City - The Netherlands
- Egle Navikaite24. January 2023Egle Navikaite
General Manager, ibis London Shepherds Bush - United Kingdom
- Szymon Szymczyk19. January 2023Szymon Szymczyk
Sales Manager, Novotel & ibis Krakow Centrum - Poland
- Aga Letka-Mokrzycka18. January 2023Aga Letka-Mokrzycka
General Manager, ibis London Luton Airport - United Kingdom
- Adrian Kołba22. December 2022Adrian Kołba
Deputy General Manager, Mercure Kraków Stare Miasto - Poland
- Sony Pandian16. December 2022Sony Pandian
Assistant General Manager, ibis London Barking - United Kingdom
- Irina Matthys15. December 2022Irina Matthys
Director Northern Europe Procurement Controlling - Brussels, Belgium
- Roland Viglási7. December 2022Roland Viglási
Operations Manager, ibis Budapest City - Budapest, Hungary
- Grzegorz Zygmunt7. December 2022Grzegorz Zygmunt
Front Office Deputy Manager, Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto - Poland
- Alex Yeung21. November 2022Alex Yeung
Front of House and F&B Team Member, Novotel Cardiff Centre - United Kingdom
- Péter Beke11. November 2022Péter Beke
Assistant General Manager, ibis Budapest City South - Hungary
- Lilla Weszprémy11. November 2022Lilla Weszprémy
Senior Multi-Hotel Revenue Manager, Budapest Support Office - Hungary
- Sascia Mussmann21. October 2022Sascia Mussmann
Assistant Sales, Quality & Project Manager, Mercure Hotel Hannover City - Germany
- Rafael Fröhlich21. October 2022Rafael Fröhlich
General Manager, Novotel Munich City - Germany
- Anna Gonerska18. October 2022Anna Gonerska
Multi-Task Team Member, ibis Aberdeen Centre – Quayside - United Kingdom
Hospitality is possibly the most glamourous job in the world.
MPS Puri
People who work in hospitality are custodians of experiences – we are the host of moments that matter and creator of future memories. We take this responsibility to heart and treat it with care because it matters.
The Heart of Hospitality Podcast is hosted by Duncan O’Rourke, CEO Northern Europe at Accor, a globally renowned hotelier with stories from around the world thanks to his career in hospitality. Seduced by the glamour of the hotels, restaurants and travel at a young age, Duncan studied hospitality management in Switzerland before travelling the globe, each role taking him to a new country, a new experience and new people, each sharing his passion, talent and heart.
In this series, Duncan shares his stories and speaks with people from across the industry, some well-known, others known just to the guests they serve. Listen to the podcast as he gives voice to the people who are the true heart of hospitality.
CEO Accor Northern Europe & Host Heart of Hospitality Podcast
