Hospitality businesses have had to adapt quickly in the face of the Covid pandemic. In this episode UKHospitality Chief Executive, Kate Nicholls invites guest Neil Tolley from Fourteen IP, David Woodward from Aruba and Head of IT, Strand Palace Hotel & Chair of the HOSPA IT Committee discuss the role of technology in a post-pandemic world.

We explore how customers are reacting and what they will be expecting going forward with insight from those closest to one of the innovative technology solutions which has helped countless hoteliers navigate the new landscape thrown up by the lockdowns and Covid regulations.

Fourteen IP is a Global Systems Integrator to the hospitality industry providing Cloud Telephony & Guest Internet solutions across, Europe, North America & Mexico.

Aruba designs and delivers Mobility-Defined Networks that empower a new generation of tech-savvy users.

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With the Chancellor due to deliver his Autumn Budget and Spending Review, we catch up with Kate and Tony to get their thoughts on what they expect and what UKHospitality has been lobbying on in the run up. 

UKHospitality CEO, Kate Nicholls, updates listeners on the latest challenges hospitality businesses are facing including supply chain issues and labour shortages, and explains why Government needs to consider the impact on inflation should hospitality continue to be the canary in the coal mine. 

MPLC are currently doing a big push across hospitality and other business sectors - catch up with Tony and Jim from the UKH Policy and Comms team, who discuss the latest on MPLC and what UKHospitality have been working on to help members navigate this.

We are back with Kate who catches us up on the developments over the last two weeks, and touches on the Government’s Winter Plan and other policy areas hospitality businesses need to be aware of.

In this episode we catch up with David Chapman, UKH Executive Director for Wales to discuss what's been happening in Wales and what the priorities are for the months ahead.

We are back following a short break and sit down with our guest Leon Thompson, UKH Executive Director for Scotland to discuss what's been happening in Scotland and what UKH Scotland's priorities are for the months ahead.

Kate covers the developments around the 'pingdemic' and Covid passes, and touches on the other issues that will be on Government's mind during recess and as we move forward into the recovery phase.  

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Guest speakers, Jim Cathcart and David Sheen, stand in for Kate in this episode to discuss how Freedom Day in England is going so far. 

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This episode of Discussions with Kate looks at the issues around the Test and Trace App with guest speaker Tony Sophoclides, UKH Strategic Affairs Director. 

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