| Newsletter 01 We would like to present to you our first issue of the new Hostelco newsletter, in which you will find the most relevant information on the hotel and catering sector. In this issue, we interview FEHR President José María Rubio and FELAC President Jordi Roure, in addition to an article by Lucas Vidaller Hediard, director of the Masters in Commercial Restaurants and Restaurant Groups at EUHT CETT (University of Barcelona). We hope you enjoy reading the newsletter. 
 All professionals should visit at least one trade show per year
José María Rubio,
president of
FEHR José María Rubio, president of the Spanish Federation of the Hotel and Restaurant Industry (FEHR), outlines the current situation of the sector and explains which problems employers must address in order to… Read +  Our sector is becoming increasingly aimed at the export market
Jordi Roure,
president of
FELAC Jordi Roure, president of the Spanish Federation of Associations of Hotel, Community and Allied Industries Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (FELAC), explains to us in this interview of the industry’s efforts to promote… Read + 
 A key to survival lies in optimising resources
Lucas Vidaller Hediard,
director of the Masters in Commercial Restaurants and Restaurant Groups at
EUHT CETT (University of Barcelona) I believe there is no real need to mention again the continuous stream of negative figures surrounding us in recent years, both in the commercial catering sector and in a more generalised context… Read +  HOSTELCO, the International Restaurant, Hotel and Community Equipment Exhibition, meets every two years in Barcelona to present new developments and trends in hospitality equipment and machinery, household goods, furniture, textiles… The trade show is a leader in technological innovation and international renown in the areas of the manufacture, importation and distribution of specialised equipment for the hotel and restaurant industry. Isabel Piñol, director of Hostelco
Ipinol@firabcn.es | |  Tourism jobs despite the crisis 
The good performance of tourism and the proliferation of outdoor terraces thanks to the summer season, thus cushioning the negative impact of the introduction of Spain’s Anti-Tobacco Law, have favoured a rise … Read + FEHR and Unilever join forces to avoid waste in hospitality sector Spanish restaurants waste more than 63,000 tons of food a year. This figure has been obtained by taking into account Spain’s 85,230 restaurants, which every year waste half a ton of food on average in each restaurant… Read + Conclusions of Hotel Industry Observatory in Spain In parallel with the gradual recovery of tourist activity in recent months, supported mainly by an increase in tourists from abroad, the outlook for the Spanish hotel industry for the last quarter of this year forecasts… Read +  Hostelco moves to Gran Via complex  The next edition of Hostelco will be the first to be held at the Gran Via exhibition complex, whose facilities provide both exhibitors and visitors with a large number of benefits. Gran Via has a modern infrastructure that includes full electrical connections and a powerful air conditioning system. In fact, its air conditioning plants are located outside the pavilions on the top floor in order to minimise interior noise and, consequently, provide more comfort to the exhibition… Read + see more |
