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Registration opens for Independent Hotel Show

Registration opens for Independent Hotel Show

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In this episode we speak to Nico Tréguer, co-founder of Roberts and Treguer and The Culpeper Family. Nico spoke about founding the group alongside his longtime friend Gareth, having had a vision for bringing more nature spaces to cities, the planned extension of The Buxton in Spitalfields, and how the site’s storytelling engages guests and the local community, how the Culpeper Family’s core sustainability ethos helped it secure its B-Corp status and why hospitality has a responsibility to educate and innovate when it comes to sustainability.

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Registration to attend the Independent Hotel Show, the UK’s only business event for the luxury and boutique hotel industry, is now live.

The show is set to surpass the success of its launch last year, returning to Olympia’s West Hall with almost double the number of exhibitors, an additional seminar theatre and an array of new design projects from Conran & Partners and DesignersBlock.

Packed full of expert insight and advice, from profitability seminars to trend reports and new product showcases, it is the only event designed specifically as a one-stop-shop for the luxury and boutique hotel industry. Brands already on board include Samsung Electronics UK, Tivoli Audio, Sipsmith Independent Spirits & Ecompter. 

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