Reading Time: < 1 minuteMichael Marchand, VP business development for EMEA at Laasie, explores how hotel loyalty is evolving to match modern demands for instant gratification. He shares what hoteliers can learn from OTA conversion tactics and why owning direct guest communication is a key market advantage.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show, in partnership with James Hallam Insurance Brokers, has revealed the design studios creating its hospitality spaces at Olympia London, 5-6 October 2026.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Reuben Brothers and Auberge Collection will open Cambridge House in the former ‘In & Out’ Naval and Military Club, Mayfair, on 1st February 2027.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival (ULF) has unveiled a transformative new format for its 2027 edition, removing the cost barrier for pre-approved owners, operators, investors and developers to attend, and opening its doors to the entire hospitality and living ecosystem.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Knight Frank has been appointed to sell Kingsway House and the adjacent 4 Great Queen Street in London’s Covent Garden on behalf of GMS Estates, seeking offers in excess of £25 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle (UMHL), developed in partnership with Universal Music Group, has partnered with immersive entertainment district Outernet London to launch a hotel and curate experiential programming.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has signed its first hotel in the UK, assuming management of the 14-key boutique hotel One Dorset Square in Marylebone, London.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show London, in partnership with James Hallam Insurance Brokers, has unveiled its 2026 seminar programme based around the theme ‘Shaping Tomorrow’.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle hotel The Imperial has opened in Bloomsbury, London, following a decade-long repositioning under Imperial London Hotels.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Murray Scott has joined The Standard hotel in London, located in King’s Cross, as general manager.Â
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