The Handover
Talking Hospitality’s newsletter for experienced hospitality leaders, with selected industry insight, new conversations, useful resources and ways to join the wider community.
Moving The Hospitality Conversation Forward
Talking Hospitality is a UK hospitality podcast, media and learning platform for experienced hospitality leaders.
We explore People & Culture, Operations and Technology through podcasts, video, articles and learning, with a focus on what is changing and what hospitality leaders can do next.
Latest Podcast Episode
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Sept. 9, 2026
In The Age Of Tech, Can Hospitality Stay Human?
Can hospitality embrace AI, automation and new technology without losing the human connection at the heart of the industry?
New Or Returning To The Show?
New to Talking Hospitality, or looking for something worth revisiting? These six episodes are a good place to start.
Recent Blog Posts
Sept. 14, 2026
Student and Seasonal Worker Onboarding: Does Your Process Work?
September brings a familiar rush for hospitality businesses. New students arrive. Seasonal workers join the rota. Experienced team members move into new roles. Managers try to get everyone ready while dealing with busy services, changing availabilit…
Sept. 7, 2026
The Conversations Hospitality Needs Next
A new series of episodes from Talking Hospitality. Hospitality does not need more noise. There is already plenty of it. More opinions. More hot takes. More posts telling us what the industry must do next, usually in six steps, three hacks or one…
Aug. 31, 2026
Employment Rights Act 2025: A Hospitality Employer Checklist
This is the fifth and final article in our five-part series on the Employment Rights Act 2025. We’ve already looked at guaranteed hours and rotas, Statutory Sick Pay, probation and unfair dismissal, and the responsibilities employers have arou…
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