InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut announces new ISO certification
InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut is proud to announce its recent ISO 22000:2005 certification, confirming that it meets the set of international standards issued by the International Organization for Standardization relating to food safety management. Phoenicia Hotel aims at producing safe food to its guests by providing a focus on existing food...
Essential Niceties
As hoteliers continue to upgrade their offerings as a way of satisfying the demands of their visitors and meet guests’ preferences, the amenities segment is in the midst of a major evolution. Laurent Marchand, president of Groupe GM, a leading player in the guest amenity industry, shares his thoughts
Boecker® celebrates 25 years
On the 5th of January, 2019 Boecker celebrated its 25th year in operation, which since saw the company becoming the Middle East’s largest provider of world class public health services and products. It all started back in 1994, when the company entered the pest management sector before growing into the first...
Hygiene – Survival of the Cleanliest
Hygiene is an issue of concern to all of us, especially owners and operators of hospitality establishments. Ensuring the quality and cleanliness of both the environment and edibles being served is paramount to the success of daily operations and continued growth of a brand. With this in mind, HN talked to some of the country’s most active players on the hygiene scene to discover more about the initiatives, strategies and services they offer
Hygiene – Ditching the Dirt
With below-par cleanliness and poor hygiene risking significant repercussions for an establishment, ongoing training, supervision, inspection systems and new innovations all have an essential part to play in today’s regimes
Hygiene – A holistic approach
The Preverisk Group, an international consultancy group specializing in health and safety solutions for the tourism sector, was appointed by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism in October to assess hotels in Hurghada, in line with the Structural Reform Program aimed at enhancing the tourism sector’s competitiveness and following an incident at an establishment there. Dr. Ahmed Karam, Preverisk Egypt operations and business manager, discusses the scope of the task with HN and why the group prefers to support, rather than police clients
7 tips from Ariston to reduce economic and social impact of food wastage
Saudi Arabia alone accounts for an estimated economic impact of USD 13.3 billion per year from food waste.
Eco-Soap Bank Lebanon launched in collaboration with 25 partner hotels
The Eco-Soap Bank collects used soap bars from hotels and guesthouses, sanitizes and processes them into new ones and donates them to those in need.
Boecker Reaffirms Its Commitment To Lebanese Municipalities
As an innovator in the field of Public Health, Boecker® organized a public health conference at Hotel Le Royal Dbayeh for the mayors and members of municipal councils from Keserwan-Jbeil, North Metn District, Bekaa, Baalbak and Mount Lebanon region governorates.
