Making Time for People in Luxury Hospitality
Rosewood Villa Magna MD Friedrich von Schönburg shares how AI, messaging, and local culture can free staff to focus on the human connections that define luxury service.
Rosewood Villa Magna MD Friedrich von Schönburg shares how AI, messaging, and local culture can free staff to focus on the human connections that define luxury service.
Champneys Eastwell Manor GM James McComas shares candid insights on managing a Grade II listed estate in Kent, from sourcing traditional craftsmen to staffing a specialist spa and scaling for large events.
A London roundtable podcast featuring Jo Morgan of Meliora Consultancy covers British guest expectations, the staycation boom, and balancing operational growth with team wellbeing.
A podcast episode covering countryside resort strategy, including event management, AI-driven guest messaging, upselling best practices, and spa revenue capture for UK country house hotels.
Kings Court Hotel owner Harpreet Singh shares how he revived a struggling UK property by prioritising operational basics, a full team overhaul, and repositioning the hotel pub as a local destination.
Sunborn London GM Francisco Ventura cut check-in time from 8 to 1 minute by shifting registration and payments to pre-arrival, freeing staff to focus on genuine guest interactions.
Andrew Evans of Keystep Solutions leads a roundtable discussion in Stratford-Upon-Avon where hoteliers share protocols for keeping guests safe following a high-profile Travelodge incident.
Revinate's Dylan Cole and De L'Europe Amsterdam's Robert-Jan Woltering argue that luxury hotels risk brand erosion through cost-cutting, and should prioritize top-line revenue growth across all profit centers.
Paradores integrates heritage authenticity with data-driven guest experience management, achieving an NPS near 65 while investing €300 million in modernization.