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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s great to see some new hotel openings in the pipeline – a promising start to 2022 given that building materials and construction costs have

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been almost one year since the merger between Ennismore and Accor was first announced. The deal created much furore at the time, most likely
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMeeting industry peers at IHIF in Berlin last week generated a real buzz amongst attendees. Long overdue, and even with the audience down in numbers,
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince we launched the BoHoNews podcast last year, we’ve accumulated over 4000 listens across multiple platforms. The latest in the series, hosted by my colleague
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe addition of new hotel brands within the marketplace shows no sign of slowing down. Arguably, the pandemic has amplified the opportunities for new brands
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s heartening to see the steady increase in hotel transactions, especially deals that involve a portfolio. Fattal Hotel Group’s majority stake in 7Minds – which
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFreedom Day has come and gone in England, and the excitement around hospitality’s full reopening has been largely dampened by rising Covid infection numbers and
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePackages and experiences are proving to be a popular revenue stream for hotels. Marketing techniques to up-sell and cross-sell has amplified as lockdown restrictions start
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNews that Soho House is planning an IPO surfaced in February this year for an estimated $3 billion valuation. The group first considered the move in
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhilst some hotels have already reported strong summer occupancies, the delay in England’s roadmap to recovery by four weeks is but another blow for the