BITA was approched last year by our members to launch a new Hospitality Division of BITA. This would not be a chapter of BITA, as chapters are organised by area. The objective is to ensure that members in the hospitality sector remain in contact with members in BITA from other industries to aid in cross-industry cooperation. Any members of BITA that are involved in hospitality can also be listed in the Hospitality Division, so if you are a hospitality business and want to be listed here or get involved with the board, please get in touch with [email protected]!
Hospitality covers many different businesses. But the industry goes further than hotels and restaurants. Just as the construction industry can benefit from the contacts that they make in marketing, IT, recruitment, insurance and more, so can our hospitality businesses benefit from our connections in the wider business community.
This is also an industry that faces specific challenges. Construction has long had to deal with difficulties from labour and skills shortages, and the hospitality industry now needs to find new paths that will lead to staff, training, and connections.
The mission of the Hospitality Division is to focus on four main areas:
To do this we will be working hard to develop new relationships in different areas that will create a tree of knowledge, experience and connections to help our hospitality members flourish, and that our non-hospitality members can tap into.
Our Aim
It has become clear from our conversations with our members in hospitality that careers within the sector are no longer considered desirable, and people are deciding not to stay in the industry. We want to create a platform and offer the resources for people to tackle these issues.
Next Steps
BITA is planning a presence at hospitality industry events and will be planning online and face to face meetings in 2023. If you would like to be kept up to date about all Hospitality Division news and events, or are interested in joining the board, please contact [email protected]. Otherwise keep an eye on the Hospitality Division events page!