Opinion
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Oct- 2019 -23 October
Are lifestyle hotels worth the hype?
UK tourism is thriving. In the last two years alone, the industry has grown by almost 15%, equivalent to an…
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Sep- 2019 -23 September
AN INSPECTOR CALLS – Deborah Heather on innovation and imagination
When you define the word innovation, most people instantly focus on things being new; new ideas, boundary breaking techniques, market…
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9 September
The future of ‘Instagrammable’ hospitality: what next for traditional hotels?
Guests want to show their friends and family that they are staying somewhere which is authentic, unique and exclusive through…
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Aug- 2019 -5 August
Stelios is unhappy with a £139m bid for EasyHotel, but investors aren’t
It’s fair to say that the billionaire founder of EasyJet does not always see eye to eye with the people…
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Jul- 2018 -16 July
Millennials. Start catering for them, or live to regret it
‘Millennials’ is a term we have all heard and know. Although I have never considered myself to be one, having…
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Jun- 2018 -19 June
Conferencing, meetings and events: the capacity conundrum in the UK
As one of the leading financial capitals in the world, the UK is very much a destination to do business.…
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5 June
Why Airbnb is just another tech giant that deserves its backlash
With the benefit of hindsight, a groundswell of public anger directed at big tech companies was probably inevitable. Facebook is…
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May- 2018 -8 May
The evolution of hotel designs; the good, the bad and the downright ugly
Even after all these past years of intensified construction of ever more futuristic and modern designs, the hotels that still…
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Dec- 2017 -22 December
Keeping the human touch
Peter Hancock, chief executive at Pride of Britain Hotels, on the recent General Managers Conference’ and the importance of the…
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Nov- 2017 -9 November
Could this be the beginning of the end for the online travel agents?
Following news that the CMA is to investigate hotel booking sites, the story has been greeted with an air of…
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