New year, new opportunities: Why the hotel industry needs to shake up the owner-operator relationship

Robert Swade, managing director of Maze Hospitality, outlines why the owner-operator relationship needs to be improved, with some suggestions as to how.

By Robert Swade | Updated

London’s next generation of lifestyle hotels – and the lenders ready to back them

Louise Gillon, head of hotel finance at Leumi UK, explains how the qualities of specialist lenders can support the new generation of lifestyle hotels.

By Louise Gillon | Updated

The dumbing down of the hotel industry (one byte at a time)

Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks, examines the use of technology by hotel chains and its lack of appeal to the next-gen workforce.

By Bill Barnett | Updated

The impact of Covid-19 on the UK tourism industry

Aaron Gates-Lincoln, writer for immigrationnews.co.uk, investigates the impact of Covid on UK tourism and analyses the actions needed to reinvigorate the sector to pre-pandemic levels.

By Aaron Gates-Lincoln | Updated

Quick Q&A with Saar Zafrir, interior hotel designer

Amsterdam-based interior designer Saar Zafrir talks to BHN about his approach to transforming corporate properties into boutique hotels.

By Eloise Hanson | Updated

Living with lockdown: How hotels can lay the foundations for post-pandemic success

Penny Brown, managing director of hotel management company Intelligence, outlines five areas where hotels can best build resilience into their operations.

By Penny Brown | Updated

The rise of metasearch; how hotels can’t afford to ignore it

Kirsty Beasley, market development manager for Profitroom, outlines the increasing importance of metasearch and how hoteliers can best take advantage of it.