Torgeir Silseth – Nordic Choice Hotels | Cultural differences, the battle of the giants and employee turnover in hotels

Torgeir Silseth, the CEO of Nordic Choice Hotels, joined us on the
podcast after the Nordic Hotel Conference in Copenhagen and talked
to us about the Conference itself, including his participation in
the talk “The Battle of the Giants”, how he got to Nordic Choice
Hotels, their challenges and what’s coming in the near future.
Patrizia and Torgeir talked about his way into hospitality and the
industry, as well as his journey to becoming a General Manager and
ultimately a CEO. Torgeir let us in on the growth of Nordic Choice
Hotels, from being a small chain that grew into a hotel group with
more than 200 hotels in Scandinavia and the circumstances of
expanding in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania. Since
the NHC in Copenhagen had been postponed due to the pandemic,
Torgeir also shared with us the importance of keeping the culture
intact during times like these – prioritising open and transparent
but also welcoming communication towards your employees since the
situation was hard on both parties. To round off the podcast, Pat
and Torgeir discussed the bright future ahead of us in the
hospitality industry. Enjoy the show!