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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.

Why direct bookings matter

When it comes to direct bookings, there are two key customer streams; existing customers who…

Top trends in hospitality for 2019

Accounting for over 10% of global GDP and the creation of one in five new jobs according to…

How to get payment and booking systems right

Critical to the day-to-day running of a successful hotel is organisation; it’s necessarily a…

What should a room look like?

A very interesting article by Tammy La Gorce in the New York Times on 26 May got me thinking…

How to be one step ahead of your customers

The most successful businesses today know that they have to understand their customers…

How hoteliers can stand out from the crowd

Have you ever stayed at your own hotel and put yourself in the shoes of the guest?

Legionella risk assessments done right

If you are the hotel manager, maintenance manager or property owner you have a legal…

Why marketing is important for hoteliers

The world has changed when it comes to marketing.  From what I’ve seen, very few hoteliers…

Food and drink culture – the rebellion is here

For decades, there has been strict control on how we eat, when we eat and what we eat.…

Why hotels should be wary of adopting global trends

Q: I’m an independent hotelier with a small property; I’ve always shied away from adopting…