Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnand Patel of TalkHotels shares his tips for navigating the social media jungle.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Penn, general manager of Flemings Hotel in London, is baffled by some hoteliers’ reticence over their awards success.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePiers Brown takes a view on the post Olympic London boutique hotel sector and some hotel marketing tips to consider for the future.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe latest in a monthly series in which Nathalie Salas interviews the owners and proprietors of independent boutique hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilip Smith-Lawrence looks at the benefits of biomass boilers for boutique properties, and how UK hoteliers can capitalise on the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe latest in a monthly series in which Nathalie Salas interviews the owners and proprietors of independent boutique hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmma Stratton, a director of Cornwall’s Scarlet Hotel, explains how the property has been conceived, built and operated to combine luxury with environmental responsibility.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePiers Brown, founder of Boutique Hotel Summit, has discovered a surprising lack of Olympics-specific marketing from London boutique hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJonathan Raggett, managing director of Red Carnation Hotels, explains how his organisation recruits and motivates staff with a high HQ – Hospitality Quotient.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow can boutique hotels make best use of online review sites? Karen Plumb of TripAdvisor explains.