Giles Fuchs, owner of Burgh Island Hotel, outlines three ways hoteliers can future-proof their business. The reopening of hotels was a momentous moment for a sector that has been heavily impacted by repeated national lockdowns. In fact, according to research from UK Hospitality, the four-week extension ahead of easing lockdown
UK: Pride of Britain Hotels, a 50-strong collection of independently-owned properties, has announced the appointment of Kalindi Juneja as its chief executive. Juneja will officially join Pride of Britain Hotels on 4 October 2021. She will replace current CEO Peter Hancock, who is retiring this year following over two decades
EU: Elisa Barral has joined the management team at L+R Hotels. L+R Hotels is a private investment company that has a hotel portfolio of over 100 hotels, consisting of more than 20,000 bedrooms worldwide. The hotel group announced that Barral will become the director of asset management for its Mediterranean
EU: Ruby Hotels has partnered with Bookboost Guest Messaging, claiming to have increased conversion to 29 per cent and improve ratings by eight to 11 per cent. Guest engagement platform Bookboost has been implemented at select properties in the Ruby Hotels portfolio, allowing each hotel to directly message guests with
US: Four months after its launch, Curator Hotel & Resort Collection has welcomed 13 properties from Noble House Hotels & Resorts, the majority based in California. The addition of the new members comes after news last month that Curator welcomed 11 members from Provenance Hotels. The following Noble House Hotels
Louise Gillon, head of hotel finance at Leumi UK, explains how the role of specialist lenders can support the new generation of lifestyle hotels. While businesses have been forced to tackle unprecedented setbacks due to Covid-19, hoteliers have been working behind the scenes to bring new life to the industry.
Penny Brown, managing director of hotel management company Intelligence, outlines five areas where hotels can best build resilience into their operations. A new year brought another national lockdown, perhaps tempering the optimism generated by the vaccine rollout – particularly in the hospitality sector, which is evidently not out of the
US: Food and beverage platform C3 and hotel collection Graduate Hotels have partnered to launch Graduate Food Hall in Q1 2021, a delivery-focused hybrid digital kitchen. The concept will debut within select Graduate properties, which are located in university markets across the United States, with plans to roll out to
UK: Opening in spring 2021, The Apartments by 11 Cadogan Gardens is a renovated six-storey townhouse in Chelsea, London. As the sister property to 11 Cadogan Gardens, the apartments comprise 25 suites of one, two and three-bedrooms and come fitted with Bosch kitchens and living areas. Fridges will be stocked
Europe: Hyatt Hotels has revealed plans for 63 new hotels across nine brands in 22 European countries by 2023. Andaz, Alila, and Hyatt Centric – Hyatt’s lifestyle brands – and The Unbound Collection by Hyatt – one of Hyatt’s independent collection brands – make up half of Hyatt’s executed deals
