Thistle Hotels Sets Example for Scottish Careers Week

LONDON, March 22, 2011 - Thistle Hotels staff from across Scotland recently stepped into the
classroom to host a series of 'buddy sessions' where they provided
professional advice to those interested in entering the hospitality industry.
The sessions headed up by experts from the hospitality industry aimed to
describe their own roles and provide advice on the best way of getting in to
the industry.

In support of Scottish Tourism and Scottish Tourism Careers Week and in
association with the charity Springboard Scotland, Thistle organised a
week-long agenda across its six hotels in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and
Inverness. Each session was led by a Thistle expert from different fields
within the hospitality industry, including operations, housekeeping, general
management and catering, each providing an overview of their role and
experience, and offering advice on how to pursue a career in that field.

Open days were also held at The King James in Edinburgh and the Thistle
Aberdeen Airport hotel where students, job seekers, teachers, careers
advisors, journalists and interested members of the public could speak to
expert staff from Thistle hotels in Scotland (
www.thistle.com/en/group/find_a_hotel.html?searchby=region&region=Scot
land). Thistle Glasgow's executive chef Billy Campbell also took part in a
panel discussion at the ScotHot Exhibition with other expert chefs discussing
the topic of 'Retaining the Talent in Your Team'.

Christian Armstrong, People and Development director for Thistle UK
commented: "At Thistle, we have always prided ourselves on our ability to
retain staff and develop their skills. We're extremely proud to have
supported Springboard Scotland and its activities during Scottish Tourism and
Scottish Tourism Careers Week and we hope our team of experts have inspired
people to enter into what is a fantastic industry."

About Thistle Hotels:

Thistle Hotels is part of Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Limited which
operates hotels throughout the UK. Thistle has 33 hotels across the country,
many in superb city centre locations, including eleven in central London.
With a selection of restaurants and a choice of excellent health and leisure
facilities, Thistle has something to offer everyone.

Thistle Hotels is the first hotel group to achieve Hospitality Assured
accreditation, across its entire UK portfolio. Created by the Institute of
Hospitality, the Hospitality Assured standard measures the quality within
customer facing businesses across the hospitality, tourism and leisure
industry.

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PR contact: James Watts, Siren PR, Room on the Roof, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London, W6 9RL, +44(0)208-237-1210