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Hotels ready for action?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHospitality businesses have recently been given the green light to reopen their doors to the public from 4 July following a three-month temporary closure. To celebrate hospitality

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Can quarantine be quashed?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe massed ranks of the travel and hospitality industry in the UK are mobilising to try and force a government U-turn over the 14-day quarantine

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The urban divide

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the UK hotel sector works towards a tentative July 4 opening date, there is a clear divide opening up between rural and resort hotels,

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Countryside concerns

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese are sobering times for hospitality worldwide, but the potentially devastating implications of the Coronavirus lockdown for rural UK businesses have been starkly spelled out

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Pressing ahead

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has seen thousands of hotels across the world closing for business, the construction of future supply is relatively unaffected, with many

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Changing agendas

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s probably safe to say that just a few short weeks ago, the launch of a new cleaning standards certification program would not have been

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Rebrand for Resident

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNadler Hotels’ decision to rebrand as The Resident, with a focus on “a more hosted experience”, is perhaps an understandable one, given the brand was

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Sonder moves closer

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSonder’s move in to the hotel space has received a huge boost as well as a hefty shot of credibility, with the appointment of Frits van

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New territory

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s fascinating to see Sonder – a masterlease operator of high-end apartment buildings – which has been billed in the press, and even described by

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Drawing the line

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the dust settles after the UK election result, it has become clear that the UK is going to leave the European Union, and soon.

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Zedwell expands in London with two signings
Zedwell expands in London with two signings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Lifestyle brand Zedwell has expanded in London with two property ...
Hideaway Inns opens third property in the US
Hideaway Inns opens third property in the US
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boutique brand Hideaway Inns has opened its third property, located ...
JMK Group secures £48 million for London office conversion
JMK Group secures £48 million for London office conversion
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Privately-owned hospitality business JMK Group has secured a £48 million ...
YOTEL signs global franchise agreement with Hilton
YOTEL signs global franchise agreement with Hilton
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Lifestyle hotel brand YOTEL has signed an exclusive franchise agreement ...
Corinthia inks deal for Chengdu hotel and residences
Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Luxury hotel group Corinthia has signed a deal with developer ...
Hotel valuations stall across Europe, impacted by war, instability and US leadership
Hotel valuations stall across Europe, impacted by war, instability and US leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: Hotel consultancy HVS’s 2025 Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) shows hotel ...
The Leela Palaces acquires luxury forest sanctuary in South India
The Leela Palaces acquires luxury forest resort in South India
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: The Leela Palaces acquired a 76-acre nature resort near Madikeri ...
Room00 plans €330 million investment to scale platform in 2026
Room00 plans €330 million investment to scale platform in 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Urban hospitality brand Room00 plans to add 20 properties, representing ...
MD of The Stafford Collection McLean steps down
MD of The Stafford Collection McLean steps down 
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The former managing director of the luxury Stafford Collection, John ...
Criterion plans hotel conversion for Zedwell in Oxford
Criterion plans hotel conversion for Zedwell in Oxford
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Owner-operator Criterion Capital will convert Oxenford House in Oxford ...