
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSally Beck, deputy managing director of The Landmark Collection, shares practical advice on how hoteliers can challenge the proposed tourist tax.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Central London Alliance hosted its annual Business Summit, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and innovators to examine the forces shaping the London’s future.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Axiom Hospitality has launched Guild Hotels, its new London hotel brand, bringing together three properties in Fitzrovia, Bloomsbury and Marble Arch.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Shangri-La Group has named Haken Ozel as its vice president of operations to oversee three of the group’s properties: Shangri-La The Shard, London; Shangri-La Paris; and Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul.

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.