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The Advice section delivers expert guidance and actionable insight to help UK hotel owners, general managers, and operators tackle both strategic and day-to-day business challenges. From employment law and compliance to marketing, technology, energy efficiency, and finance, this content is tailored to support commercially sound decision-making across the hospitality sector.

Coverage includes commentary and contributions from legal experts, consultants, financial advisers, and industry specialists. Topics range from optimising guest experience and cutting operational costs to navigating regulations, securing investment, and managing staffing issues. Every article is designed with the needs of hotel professionals in mind—offering clear, practical takeaways to enhance performance, reduce risk, and drive long-term success.

Advice

The Advice section delivers expert guidance and actionable insight to help UK hotel owners, general managers, and operators tackle both strategic and day-to-day business challenges. From employment law and compliance to marketing, technology, energy efficiency, and finance, this content is tailored to support commercially sound decision-making across the hospitality sector.

Coverage includes commentary and contributions from legal experts, consultants, financial advisers, and industry specialists. Topics range from optimising guest experience and cutting operational costs to navigating regulations, securing investment, and managing staffing issues. Every article is designed with the needs of hotel professionals in mind—offering clear, practical takeaways to enhance performance, reduce risk, and drive long-term success.

Is the current food operator grading scheme fit for purpose?

Every year when the list of Michelin Stars is published, the scheme comes under criticism…

Will voice search change how hotels find customers?

This is a statistic I see reported quite a lot, but as with many things it has morphed with…

How a short, vague ‘environmental policy’ won’t impress Millennial customers

Are the promises and pledges in your hotel’s environmental policy as SMART – specific,…

Three top tips for successful hotel training programs

Today, many industries spend billions of dollars on training and development (T&D) to…

Technology is killing the hotel industry: It’s time you saved it.

People stay in hotels for any number of reasons. They may be on a business trip, on holiday,…

The Good Work Plan and what it means for hoteliers

The world we live in is changing and as it does the law needs to keep up, and in some…

The power of package bookings for hotels

Hotels are always looking for new ways to drive demand – and packages have been a solid…

What constitutes workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination?

For hotel owners, it is often difficult to know what constitutes bullying, harassment or…

Airbnb offers millennials control – to compete, hotels have to look for marginal gains in surprising places

The UK hotel industry remains buoyant and highly competitive, with 15,000 new rooms opening…

MARKETING MATTERS – Discounted FIT rates

It’s that time of year where my tour operator clients are finishing off their 2020 pricing…