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Under the influence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInfluencer marketing is a field where many hotels and hoteliers feel they are stepping in to the unknown. It’s a new and fast-moving phenomenon, and

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A perfect storm?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn our video interview with Roddy Watt, the CEO of the Hotel Management Company, while acknowledging the UK independent hotel market is generally pretty strong

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Work, rest and play

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was a a time, not all that long ago, when hotels, office space and private members clubs were all distinct and separate offerings. But

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Dream big

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has become relatively commonplace recently to meet hoteliers who have adapted their property and grown their offering to cater for a customer who demands

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Southern Comfort

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’ve quite regularly written about brands from other spaces getting in to the boutique hotel market, leveraging their position and following to attract guests to

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Keep it simple

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Hotel Room of the Future initiative at the recent Independent Hotel Show was a fascinating project which looked at, among other things, how the

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Building bridges

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirbnb is certainly doing its best to build bridges with the hotel sector, even if it is against a backdrop of scepticism, and even hostility,

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Take the Hyatt road

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHyatt has been relatively quite in the boutique and lifestyle space over the last couple of years, certainly in comparison with its major player peers

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Future stars

Reading Time: < 1 minute• What does it take to become a successful hotel manager as the role of the job evolves and becomes more complex at dizzying speed?

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Beside the seaside

Reading Time: < 1 minute• The story of the Royal Hotel in Bognor Regis is an intriguing one. The property, on the Sussex town’s seafront, is currently for sale,

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HMRC files winding-up petition against Avison Young
HMRC files winding-up petition against Avison Young
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: HMRC has filed a winding-up petition against commercial real ...
Viceroy partners with Pearlstone to launch residences in Texas
Viceroy partners with Pearlstone to launch residences in Texas
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Austin-based real estate development firm Pearlstone Partners will launch Viceroy ...
Handpicked Hotels expands leadership with two senior appointments
Hand Picked Hotels expands leadership with two appointments
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Eugenio Pirri has joined Hand Picked Hotels as chief culture ...
OKO Group and Shinsegae launch $500 million Aman JV
OKO Group and Shinsegae launch $500 million Aman JV
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Korea: Retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group has partnered with OKO Group, ...
Generator names Mufraggi as CEO
Generator names Mufraggi as CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Xavier Mufraggi, former CEO of Club Med, has been appointed ...
THE PIG-on the farm in Warwickshire set for summer 2027 opening
THE PIG-on the farm in Warwickshire set for summer 2027 opening
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Boutique hotel brand THE PIG will open its 10th ...
W Hotels launches first property in Saudi Arabia
W Hotels launches first property in Saudi Arabia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSaudi Arabia: Luxury lifestyle brand W Hotels, part of Marriott, ...
MEININGER to make UK debut this summer
MEININGER to make UK debut this summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hybrid hospitality brand MEININGER will open its first hotel in ...
Independent Hotel Show London opens for registration
Independent Hotel Show London opens for registration
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Registration is now open for Independent Hotel Show London, in ...
DAMAC Properties unveils final tower of Chelsea Residences
DAMAC Properties unveils final tower of Chelsea Residences
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Private real estate developer DAMAC Properties is set to ...