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Accor expands Handwritten Collection brand to 50 hotels worldwide

Accor expands Handwritten Collection brand to 50 hotels worldwide

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SevenStay launches mid-term aparthotel at 60 Old Hall Street

Limehome opens site near St Paul’s Cathedral

Limehome opens site near St Paul’s Cathedral

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Economy

The Economy section delivers sharp, data-backed analysis of economic trends and financial indicators directly influencing the UK hotel sector. Geared towards ownership, operations, and finance decision-makers, it offers insight into macroeconomic cycles, consumer confidence, tourism demand, inflationary pressures, and capital markets—each with concrete implications for hotel performance, investment strategy, pricing, and budgeting.

Content ranges from forecasts on occupancy and ADR to broader discussion of interest rates, exchange rates, labour cost inflation, and government stimulus affecting hotel cash flow and investment appetite. With clear interpretation of economic trends and strategic takeaways, this section helps hotel professionals anticipate market shifts, inform investment decisions, and shape agility across operations and revenue management.

Economy

The Economy section delivers sharp, data-backed analysis of economic trends and financial indicators directly influencing the UK hotel sector. Geared towards ownership, operations, and finance decision-makers, it offers insight into macroeconomic cycles, consumer confidence, tourism demand, inflationary pressures, and capital markets—each with concrete implications for hotel performance, investment strategy, pricing, and budgeting.

Content ranges from forecasts on occupancy and ADR to broader discussion of interest rates, exchange rates, labour cost inflation, and government stimulus affecting hotel cash flow and investment appetite. With clear interpretation of economic trends and strategic takeaways, this section helps hotel professionals anticipate market shifts, inform investment decisions, and shape agility across operations and revenue management.

Occupancy declines at London hotels in January

London hotels saw occupancy decline by 0.9% in January compared with the same period last…

UK hotel investment reaches £6bn in 2019

The UK’s hotel sector benefited from nearly £6bn of hotel investment in 2019, the result of…

Regional hotel market ‘deteriorates’ while London market softens

Performance amongst regional hotels “deteriorated” towards the end of last year, according…

Investor ‘appetite’ for UK hotels remains strong, report reveals

Despite a “notable” decline in both transactional volume and deal count, domestic and…

Hotel insolvencies hit five-year high

Hotel insolvencies have reached a five-year high in 2019, according to new research from…

Affluent overseas tourists driving number of new luxury London hotels

Affluent overseas tourists are driving the number of new luxury hotels in London, with 210…

Treasury Committee urges MPs to reform ‘broken’ business rates

The government has been urged to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is continuing…

RevPAR falls at regional hotels amid challenging Q3

Trading in Q3 for UK hotels has shown considerable contrast between those in London compared…

Aparthotel growth outpacing UK hotel market, research suggests

Serviced apartments and aparthotels are the fastest growing segment of the UK’s hospitality…

Hotel sector could face £14.41m rates hike next year

September’s headline rate of inflation is set to cause more business rates increases in…