Why empty offices are Europe’s next hospitality goldmine
Olaf Gröger, director at Hyphen, explores why office-to-hotel conversions are becoming Europe’s next hospitality opportunity.
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For decades, a hotel’s value was explained mainly by three factors: location, category, and operating results. Although these elements remain fundamental, the reality of today’s hotel market is far more complex…
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Nick Jones built Soho House. Now he wants to fix luxury hotels
Described as the hotel that would exist if Claridge’s and Chiltern Firehouse had a baby, St Clement is the new London venture from Nick Jones, his first endeavour since stepping back from Soho House. Hannah Twiggs goes to meet him to discover why…
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Purchasing & Accounts Payable: The Back Hallway
David Lund explores the often overlooked yet critical areas of purchasing and accounts payable in the hospitality sector, highlighting the need for improved efficiency and transparency in these back-end operations…
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Why institutional investors are backing Europe’s campsites
The European campsite and outdoor hospitality sector is attracting increasing levels of institutional investment and entering a new phase of modernisation and consolidation, say industry experts.
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Why African Hotels Need Entrepreneurial GMs
Look at the African hospitality space today, and you’ll see an incredibly vibrant picture. After all, the sector is scaling faster here than in almost any other region globally…
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When even Park Hyatt embraces all-inclusive, something more fundamental is shifting
I came across an announcement this week that made me pause and not because it was particularly loud, but precisely because it wasn’t.
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AHICE South East Asia 2026 wrap-up: the hot trends, new properties and essential market analysis
The leading investors, owners, developers, hoteliers, advisers and suppliers from across South East Asia were in Singapore this month (Mar 10-11) with AHICE back in the city over two action packed days. Roderick Eime reports…
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When the System Starts Thinking for You
The hotel’s revenue manager arrives at 8:47 on a Tuesday morning, her screen is already populated with recommendations, pickup has been analyzed and competitor rates have been scanned.
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Patience or pretending? Financial stress tests hotel owners’ ability to hold
Kenny Rogers never sang about debt yields or PIPs, yet he still managed to offer some of the best investment advice in the industry: «You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away, And know when to run»…
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Biohacking To Business Travel: Hospitality As Longevity Laboratory
Longevity has become a $4.6 trillion conversation. But so far, much of it has been happening in the wrong rooms. Cryogenic chambers. Extreme fasting retreats. $2,000-a-night wellness clinics. Supplements with Latin names and price tags to match. The…
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IHG taps McDonald’s VP to guide artificial intelligence strategy
With deep technology expertise and franchise understanding, Wei Manfredi joins IHG as senior vice president of AI and architecture.
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Where ski butlers unclip your boots: Is this Europe's poshest ski hotel?
Butlers used to be people who fetched and carried plates, topped up wine glasses and cleared the table after lunch and dinner.
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Experimental adds Portuguese hotel
Experimental Group continues to grow its hybrid portfolio of bars, restaurants and hotels across Europe
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A rooftop bar can be utilized as a breakfast/lunch space. A breakfast restaurant could be transformed to serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails and potentially triple the revenue. Constantly re-imagining current F&B space to better serve…
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Why so many hotel owners are making the switch to third-party managers
A growing number of hotel companies are shifting day-to-day management activities from hotel brand managers to third-party management companies.
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More employees are ‘working from anywhere’. Can hotels keep up?
Mahogany desks in hotel rooms used to be an afterthought and the chair more often used for worn clothes than for business.
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European hotels show interest in AI but gaps remain
According to a recent survey conducted by the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland Valais (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), the interest is there, with hoteliers reporting AI can be useful for reservations (68%), marketing (62%), customer…
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