Alex Polizzi
Alex Polizzi is a well-known figure in the UK hospitality industry, recognised for her work as a hotelier and presenter of The Hotel Inspector. As a member of the Forte hotel dynasty, her influence spans both operational leadership and public commentary on hotel standards and guest experience. Our coverage focuses on her professional ventures, commentary on industry trends, and the lessons hoteliers and hospitality professionals can draw from her approach to business turnaround, customer service, and strategic development.
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May- 2025 -22 MayTrade Organisations
HMA unveils shortlist for 30th Hotel Marketing Awards
The Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) has officially unveiled the shortlist for its 30th annual Hotel Marketing Awards. This year’s finalists were announced during a session at the National Hotel Marketing Conference, which returned to Hilton St George’s Park in Staffordshire. Now celebrating its 30th year, the Hotel Marketing Awards have…
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Jan- 2024 -31 JanuaryLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 31/1/24
RBH Hospitality Management has appointed Paul Powell as the operations manager for the upcoming Holiday Inn Blackpool hotel. Powell, with over 20 years of industry experience, will oversee the 144-bedroom hotel, including Marco’s New York Italian restaurant. Currently focused on the hotel’s “Be More You” campaign, Powell and general manager…
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31 JanuaryHotel Brands
Polizzi Collection appoints new GM at The Star
The Polizzi Collection has announced the appointment of Theresa Collins as general manager at The Star in Alfriston, East Sussex. Collins joins the hotel collection from Glenapp Castle in Scotland where she was also general manager. Prior to her role at Glenapp Collins was deputy general manager at Cliveden House,…
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Sep- 2018 -20 SeptemberFeatures
Milestones: 50th anniversary for Neil Kirby
Champagne corks popped recently at Eastbourne’s Langham Hotel when proprietor, Neil Kirby, celebrated a remarkable fifty years in the hospitality industry. Starting his career as a teenager in 1967, washing dishes in the basement of the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, Neil gradually rose through the ranks with his…
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Feb- 2017 -15 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
New series of The Hotel Inspector seeks out “high end” properties
Channel 5’s The Hotel Inspector is set to return for its 13th series with a new emphasis on high end hotels. Moving away from the struggling hoteliers featured in the previous 12 series, presenter and famous hotelier Alex Polizzi will now be looking for high end establishments that want to…
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