The March 2026 event will focus on AI and IoT applications in guest experience, featuring sessions across iconic London hotels including The Dorchester and Savoy.
The luxury resort will replace fragmented legacy systems with Agilysys's unified platform covering PMS, dining, spa, golf, and residential management.
Alistair Campbell has been appointed as the new General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Piccadilly, bringing nearly three decades of industry-leading experience to the popular city centre hotel.
Study of 2,502 travelers shows 29% of international visitors and 39% of UK residents would avoid destinations with visitor taxes.
British Pullman, A Belmond Train, England announces the appointment of Adam Baylis-Waterlow as General Manager, effective immediately. Adam's extensive experience in travel, creative vision, and dedication to guest experience make him ideally suited to lead the British Pullman into its next chapter.
The 27-room Welsh hotel replaced outsourced revenue management costing £700-£1,000 monthly with Access's automated RMS software.
Labour costs are rising 7-10% in 2025 while revenues lag behind, forcing hotels to shift from headcount-based planning to strategic workforce optimization models.
WTTC data shows UK tourism growth at 4.3% lags 36% behind global average of 6.7%, with country already ranking 113th for price competitiveness.
Luxury Family Hotels is delighted to unveil the next chapter for The Ickworth, reopening in May 2026 following a full renovation by StudioJill. Set within 1,800 acres of Suffolk countryside and just under two hours from London, The Ickworth's full refurbishment - including all bedrooms, public areas, wellness facilities and restaurants - has been thoughtfully designed to enhance and reimagine the historic Italianate palace and its surrounding buildings.
Zedwell converts underused London buildings into windowless "cocoon" rooms focused on rest, with new capsule format offering £30 stays to capture spontaneous demand.
The historic Grand Hotel Leicester is set to reopen in January 2026 after a bold reimagining, as it officially joins The Unlimited Collection. The Grand Hotel Leicester by The Unlimited Collection will be managed by The Ascott Limited, following a strategic collaboration between The Ascott Limited and S Hotels & Resorts Public Company Limited (SET: SHR), the international hospitality company under Singha Estate Public Company Limited (SET: S), announced in June 2024 to oversee a portfolio of landmark properties in the United Kingdom.
Whitbread PLC, the UK's largest hotel business and owner of Premier Inn, formally opens its latest hotel in the City of London - setting a new benchmark for affordable hotel design in the capital.
Hostels, Europe's largest and fastest-growing hostel chain with more than 31,000 beds across the continent, has announced the appointment of Carolin Paarmann as General Manager of its first London property, a&o London Docklands Riverside, which opened in late November in the British capital.
L+R rebrands its hotel platform as Iconic Hotels & Resorts, appointing Shan Kanagasingham as COO to oversee a portfolio spanning 5 countries with £200m in planned renovations.
The Newman, the first hotel by international hospitality management company Kinsfolk & Co, has officially opened in London's Fitzrovia.
IHG adds over 380 rooms through partnership expansion with Fairview Hotels, including one voco London property and three Garner locations opening through 2026.
Iconic Hotels & Resorts, the newly created global operating platform of L+R, has appointed Shan Kanagasingham as Chief Operating Officer, marking a significant milestone in the group's next phase of growth and the evolution of its collection of iconic hotels and resorts worldwide.
London and Regional transforms into L+R with new unified platform and launches Iconic Hotels & Resorts operating company with veteran Shan Kanagasingham as COO.
Harry Styles tour announcement drove massive search spike for Wembley area hotels, with industry expert providing booking strategies for fans and revenue tips for hotels.
Aradhana Khowala challenges the industry to move beyond sustainability to regenerative tourism that adds more value to destinations than it takes.