The organisers of the Hotel Owner Conference have confirmed that Varun Shetty, general manager of the award-winning The Belfry Hotel & Resort, will join the expert speaker line-up for the summit on 3rd November 2026 at Prince Philip House, London. Shetty brings nearly three decades of global hospitality experience to the inaugural event, having held […]

Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido has announced it will reopen to guests on 5 May, following a significant renovation of its public spaces and guest rooms. The project includes the restoration of the Palm Court and the introduction of a new signature restaurant. The landmark property on Lido Island has functioned as a beachfront retreat since […]

Whitbread is set to acquire a new site from Limerick Twenty Thirty to develop a 156-bedroom Premier Inn, marking the first private investment in the Opera Square project. The seven-story hotel, situated at the corner of Ellen Street and Patrick Street, will be owned and operated by Whitbread.  The development is part of the company’s […]

Hand Picked Hotels has appointed two new general managers at its Rhinefield House Hotel and Buxted Park Hotel locations, which it said reflects its ongoing commitment to long-term growth and operational excellence. Carl Lynch will now lead operations at Rhinefield House, a luxury four AA Red Star hotel located in the the New Forest characterised […]

Zedwell has announced plans to open a new flagship hotel on Bank Junction in the City of London, as the tech-driven hospitality company continues to roll out its expansion goals across UK’s city centres. The chain’s new location will find itself in the Grade-II listed building constructed in 1929 as National Westminster Bank, situated at […]

Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel and Spa, a large independent hotel, has been sold to Dedigama Properties for an undisclosed sum.  The city centre hotel is located a short distance from the beach and within easy reach of the city’s university and airport.   It features 83 en suite bedrooms, a restaurant, a lounge bar, extensive conference […]

Property developer Seng has secured a £65.5m senior loan for the hotel-led redevelopment of Regents House, a 2.2-acre site on Islighton High Street adjacent to Angel station.  Real estate lenders ASK and Firma Partners have provided the co-loan for the London property, which currently comprises 227,000 sq ft of office accommodation.   The facility is secured […]

Hotels are relentless in measuring their performance – until it comes to utilities, which account for around 3–10% of operating costs but are often the least actively managed. Occupancy, RevPAR, labour costs, and guest satisfaction are tracked daily, often hourly. Yet energy and water are still, in many cases, managed reactively – reviewed once a […]

For three years, the global hotel industry has enjoyed a simple formula: push rates higher and cut costs deeper. The “revenge travel” wave created a seller’s market where rates rose aggressively whilst hotels reduced staffing, limited services and deferred maintenance. The strategy worked brilliantly, until it didn’t. The challenge facing hotel executives in 2026 is […]

The European hotel investment market reached €22.6bn (£19.5bn) in 2025, representing a 30% increase on the previous year and the third highest level recorded, according to data from the latest HVS European Hotel Transactions Report. The report shows that 461 deals involving some 725 hotels occurred last year, and was the strongest performing year since […]