Supply Chain
Covers supply chain developments within the UK hotel industry, focusing on procurement strategies, logistics challenges, and operational resilience. Reporting includes analysis of disruptions affecting the sourcing of food, beverages, and essential goods, as well as the impact of global events on supply continuity. Also features insights into sustainability initiatives, supplier relationships, and technological innovations aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency in the hospitality sector.
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Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberAdvice
Unlocking the potential: transforming real estate into hotels
The way we work and shop is changing dramatically, but for those in the hotel industry, these changes provide opportunities. The plight of retail has been well documented over recent years, with research indicating ‘terminal decline’ for Britain’s high streets. In a similar vein, as much as 85% of UK…
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Sep- 2023 -25 SeptemberFeatures
Charged up: How early tech adoption can boost a hotel’s attractiveness
“EV Chargers are a requisite for hotels as the popularity for electric vehicles increases. With the ban on sales of petrol cars from 2030 (this has been pushed back to 2035 by Rishi Sunak), we will continue to see more demand for an EV charging point infrastructure and hotels are…
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13 SeptemberOpinion
The strategic power of full-service hotel management
After a challenging few years for the sector, it’s estimated that more than 10% of the UK’s hospitality businesses have permanently closed since March 2020, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor. Whilst the pandemic took its toll on hospitality with forced closures, rising energy bills, a lack of consumer confidence…
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Aug- 2023 -29 AugustHotels
Linton Lodge Hotel secures refurb approval
Linton Lodge Hotel has received planning committee approval for a refurbishment and extension to turn the current venue into a 123-room, four-star boutique hotel. The hotel, which is currently a three-star hotel in North Oxford, is formed of two converted and extended Edwardian houses with 87 hotel rooms for tourists…
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22 AugustHotels
Dominus’s hotels receives Green Key Accreditation
Dominus Real Estate’s hotel portfolio has been awarded the global Green Key Accreditation. Dominus said that three hotels out of the five-strong portfolio have successfully achieved the annual, global accreditation for the first time, with a pathway mapped out for the final two hotels to achieve the same status by…
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Jun- 2023 -30 JuneProfiles Interviews
Lionel Benjamin: ‘What we need is help’
Can you tell us about your career leading up to starting AGO Hotels? I’ve been in hospitality since 1983, close to 40 years now. I went to hotel school and then worked my way up the ladder afterwards from being a management trainee with Hilton to being the operations director…
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30 JuneAdvice
Navigating operational challenges in the hospitality industry
In the past, the UK’s hotel industry has proved it can withstand adversity, having faced no shortage of challenges over the years — from economic meltdowns, World Wars, and most recently, a global pandemic. The sector has demonstrated its resilience time and time again. As it stands, the hospitality industry…
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22 JuneLatest News
BoE raises interest rate to 15-year high
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates for the 13th consecutive time to 5%, the highest level in 15 years, after it was revealed that inflation remained at 8.7% in May. The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7-2 to increase the rate by…
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20 JuneHotels
Russell WBHO to build £48m Gateshead hotel
Developer Ask:Patrizia has appointed Russell WBHO to construct a £48m 344-bedroom, dual-branded hotel at Baltic Quarter on Gateshead Quayside. The new hotel will be operated by Accor under its Novotel and ibis brands. The planning application for the 180,898 sq ft, nine storey hotel was approved by Gateshead Council in…
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7 JuneHotels
Consultation launched over plans for Dakota Hotels Newcastle site
Dakota Hotels has begun a public consultation over plans for a new luxury hotel in Newcastle’s Quayside area. The move sees a proposal to convert the currently vacant St Ann’s Wharf at 112 Quayside into a boutique-style 115 bedroom hotel. There is also potential for the scheme to feature a…
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