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12/08/2026

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05/08/2026

Finding exceptional hospitality talent takes not just reviewing CVs but understanding leadership, culture, operational excellence, and long-term fit.
At Hospitality (K) Consult Ltd, we connect businesses with experienced professionals ready to make an impact.

31/07/2026

All businesses have peak moments. In hospitality particularly, emotionally charged complaints are far more likely to occur during evenings, weekends, and celebrations.
This lesson extends beyond restaurants and hotels.The businesses that thrive don't necessarily have the most staff but instead deploy the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
Do your business operations flex with demand or crumble during high-emotion, high-pressure moments?

15/07/2026

One of the most compelling insights from recent analysis of Nairobi's hospitality sector is this: Operational visibility matters more than operational perfection.
Guests were surprisingly understanding of moderate delays provided they felt informed, acknowledged, and cared for throughout the experience.

At Hospitality (K) Consult Ltd, we see that the lesson extends well beyond hospitality.
Whether you're running a hotel, restaurant, real estate project, or professional services firm, people are more patient when they know what's happening.
The most powerful operational tool is communication.

How does your business make customers feel seen even when things don't go exactly to plan?

09/07/2026

The Government has outlined ambitious goals for the tourism sector by 2028 that signal where investment and operational excellence will be needed.

As consultants, we see opportunity in the details: • Stronger service cultures • Better-trained teams • Smarter operational systems • Sustainable growth strategies • Collaboration across hospitality, tourism, and allied industries

Which area do you believe will have the biggest impact on achieving these targets: infrastructure, service excellence, investment, or innovation?

02/07/2026

Have you heard of the term 'operational pressure multiplier'? According to 2026 hospitality reports, ambience is an operational pressure multliplier. This to say that the better your ambience, the less forgiving your guests become.

Every investment in design should be matched by an equal investment in operations, people, and service culture. Otherwise, the very thing attracting guests becomes the benchmark they use to judge every shortcoming. That's the ambience trap.

At Hospitality (K) Consult Ltd, we believe experience isn't created by design alone. It's protected by consistent operations.

Do you think operators today are investing more in aesthetics than operations?

27/06/2026

This piece puts into words something Kenya's hospitality sector needs to hear more often. It is worth reading and sitting with.

Why Attracting the Right Guest Matters More Than Attracting More Guests What if tourism success is not determined by how many guests arrive, but by whether the right guests arrive? For decades, hospitality success has largely been measured through visitor arrivals, occupancy levels, market share, an

19/06/2026

The hospitality industry tends to be obsessed with chefs more than it is with supervisors yet one bad interaction with service teams can undo a five-star kitchen.

Earlier this month we highlighted the rise of gastronomy tourism but at the core, customers are not just purchasing the price for food but they are paying too for how your team makes them feel.
Research is finding that service-related signals nearly match food-related signals.

What would your pick be: food quality or service quality?

10/06/2026

The most important employee in hospitality today might not be a person but technology.
Technology is increasingly determining which businesses understand their customers and which don't. It is not about replacing people but instead about helping them perform better.

Question: What's one hospitality process you think should already be automated?

04/06/2026

Food for thought: What if Kenya's next tourism boom isn't wildlife? It's food.
For years, Kenya's tourism story has been built around safaris, beaches, and business travel. But as local restaurants elevate cultural dishes, rise in rankings, and gain visibility from destination dining, hospitality operators have an opportunity to think beyond accommodation and into experiences that drive longer stays and higher visitor spending; enter gastronomy tourism.

What do you think? Could food become Kenya's next great tourism export?