Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Independent hotels across Great Britain are changing how to price rooms, deploy staff and prioritise investment as sustained cost increases force fundamental changes to daily operations.
Reading Time: 4 minutesKate Mooney, founder and principal of OCCA, explores how strategic value engineering can make luxury hotels commercially viable without compromising guest experience or design intent.
Reading Time: 3 minutes[Sponsored] BWH Hotels drives growth for independent UK hotels through global reach, loyalty, and effective marketing.
Reading Time: 5 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, shares a six-step strategy for managing crisis and protecting hotel reputation.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] The energy strategies behind Advantage Utilities’ Consultancy of the Year win.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIndependent hotels can boost direct bookings by responding faster to guest enquiries. Opally founder Gustav Søgård shares how.
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Reading Time: 7 minutesIHM’s Connor Foote examines how the US–Israel conflict with Iran is disrupting the Middle East, impacting the hospitality industry, and redirecting global capital flows.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Branded x Residential stage was hosted for the first time at this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) EMEA in Berlin.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTim Major, CEO of Operto, shares his opinion on affiliate brand bidding and its impact on hotel search visibility and direct revenue.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, assesses the strategic role AI should and shouldn’t play in a hotel’s marketing and PR activity.
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