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The Features section offers in-depth, editorially-led coverage of the key trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the UK hotel and hospitality sector. Designed for hoteliers, operators, and senior executives, these long-form articles provide strategic analysis, expert interviews, and practical insights across a wide range of commercial and operational themes.

Coverage includes deep dives into hotel design and refurbishment, sustainability initiatives, staff recruitment and retention, technological adoption, guest experience strategies, supply chain partnerships, and investment outlooks. With a focus on forward-looking thinking and lessons from across the sector, Features content is crafted to support better decision-making, spark new ideas, and offer context behind the headlines. Each piece is tailored to the real-world concerns of professionals running, managing, or investing in hotels.

Features

The Features section offers in-depth, editorially-led coverage of the key trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the UK hotel and hospitality sector. Designed for hoteliers, operators, and senior executives, these long-form articles provide strategic analysis, expert interviews, and practical insights across a wide range of commercial and operational themes.

Coverage includes deep dives into hotel design and refurbishment, sustainability initiatives, staff recruitment and retention, technological adoption, guest experience strategies, supply chain partnerships, and investment outlooks. With a focus on forward-looking thinking and lessons from across the sector, Features content is crafted to support better decision-making, spark new ideas, and offer context behind the headlines. Each piece is tailored to the real-world concerns of professionals running, managing, or investing in hotels.

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…

Hotel Concept of the Month: Montcalm Royal London House

Montcalm Royal London House first opened in October last year and has been steadily adding…

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.…

The Project: Westin Palace Madrid

PROJECT BRIEF: Complete renovation of all 476 bedrooms BUDGET: Undisclosed INTERIOR DESIGN:…

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…

The apprentice effect

The hospitality sector has a variety of exciting and challenging apprenticeship programmes…