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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May- 2023 -19 MayHotel Brands
Highgate releases first ESG report
Highgate has released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which analyses its sustainability performance to-date, as well as its strategies for reducing the environmental impact of its hotels. The global hotel group said it has company goals to expand on numerous initiatives highlighted in the report, including increasing…
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12 MayAdvice
How Hilton’s ESG strategy is keeping the Seychelles sustainable
It’s no secret that sustainability is fast becoming a key driver for where travellers choose to stay. The Hilton 2022 global trends report showed that 86% of travellers want to travel more sustainably, but only half of that number manage to do so often. Our role as hoteliers is to…
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Apr- 2023 -12 AprilAdvice
Is this a good time to invest in your hotel’s assets?
It is unquestionably a volatile marketplace for the hospitality sector right now, with more converging issues impacting us at the same time than ever before. Having proven over the past three years that hospitality is an incredibly resilient business sector, what many are focusing on right now is how to…
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11 AprilHotels
Inhabit Hotels receives B Corp certification for flagship site
Inhabit Hotels has announced its flagship property, Inhabit Southwick Street, has achieved B Corp certification. It also claimed it is “one of the first hotels” in London to achieve the certification and the certification “marks Inhabit Hotels’ dedication to guests, employees, social enterprises and the environment”. The brand has been…
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Mar- 2023 -28 MarchOpinion
Hospitality needs to inspire the next generation to thrive
The last few years have certainly been challenging for the Hospitality sector and with rising utility bills, a cost-of-living crisis, supply chain issues and staff shortages, it doesn’t appear as though the next 12 months will prove to be that much easier. However, with a challenge comes opportunity, and for…
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27 MarchFeatures
Voco Hotels’ success and its position as IHG’s fastest-growing brand
Can you tell me about the history of the Voco brand and IHG’s idea behind its inception. We launched Voco Hotels in 2018 to further strengthen our brand offering in the upscale segment – a $40bn (£32.7bn) sector that just continues to grow. In particular, Voco was launched to focus…
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Feb- 2023 -27 FebruaryHotel Brands
Inn Collection Group to create almost 1000 jobs
The Inn Collection Group has announced that it will create nearly 1000 jobs as a result of reopening 12 of its sites. The company already employs 900 people across its network and the hiring staff to work at the 12 reopened sites will take its headcount to nearly 2000. As…
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22 FebruaryAdvice
What hotels can take away from retail’s improved sustainable procurement
The hospitality industry is embracing sustainability like never before; last year, Radisson Hotel Group became the latest major hospitality company to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, following in the footsteps of Marriott International. Wyndham Hotel Group and Wynn Resorts have made their own carbon reduction pledges. Meanwhile, boutique…
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Jan- 2023 -19 JanuaryProfiles Interviews
In conversation with the founder of a&o Hostels
How did you get the idea to start a hostel brand? I travelled around the world for six or seven months by myself after finishing school and before starting my studies. In this time, I came in contact with the hostel concept mainly in New Zealand and Australia, and that…
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9 JanuaryFeatures
Rethinking revenue management
Labour shortages. Supply chain disruptions. Inflation. Economic slowdowns. Today’s hotel owners and general managers (GMs) face numerous challenges, each of which causes a huge impact on your profitability. In uncertain times, how do you strategically manage prices? Can you generate extra revenue to offset higher costs? How can you maximise…
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