All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
RendezVerse appoints strategic advisor Michael Cohen for ambitious expansion in the Americas
LONDON UK, 12 July 2022 – Leading Metaverse-as-a-Service platform for the hospitality and MICE industry, RendezVerse welcomes strategic advisor Michael Cohen, as the business embarks on further expansion and its mission to take hotels and hospitality out of this world and into the metaverse.
Anantara Amsterdam Adapting to a Virtual Future
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam joins RendezVerse on the Web3 development journey to transform meetings and events.
Kerten Hospitality continues to lead the New Age of hospitality
With the appointment of Antony Doucet as Chief Experience Officer (CxO) the operating group replaced the traditional Commercial function
DOWN HALL APPOINTS LINDEN BEATTIE AS GENERAL MANAGER
Essex country house hotel, spa and estate, Down Hall, has appointed Linden Beattie as its General Manager. Linden joins at an exciting time for the property, which is currently finalising its latest round of refurbishments to its bar, lounge and terrace, following a £2.8 million investment.
Wix Relaunches its Solution for Hotels – Now Powered by HotelRunner, Providing a Comprehensive Platform Built for the Hospitality Industry
The new platform provides a complete solution for all types of accommodations to manage and grow their hospitality business online
Savills closes the sale of the emblematic Hotel Princesa Plaza in Madrid
Savills, alongside the legal team at Baker Mckenzie, has advised on the sale process of the emblematic Hotel Princesa Plaza complex, located on 40, Calle Princesa in Madrid, to Brookfield.
Allseated Announces Meetaverse™ Launch
May 2022; Allseated, a pioneering technology company providing innovations for the events sector through its 2D/ 3D event technology platform, is powering thousands of events every year. Its next generation 3D virtual venue and floor planning tool enables venues, event planners, service providers and clients to collaborate remotely from anywhere in the world to plan, manage and visualise events together before they happen.
Marriott International appoints Joanna Chugh as Area Vice President for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics
Chugh will oversee Marriott International’s portfolio of 60 managed hotels across the region
Sustainable luxury
In the high-end luxury brand market where customer demands are changing fast, Federico Toresi, global vice-president of design for luxury and premium brands at Accor; Neil Andrew, head of hospitality at Perkins & Will; and Andrew Linwood, head of hospitality and business development at Areen Design, speak to Hotel Management International about what it takes for a luxury hotel operator to respond to the growing need to be more environmentally friendly.
Hungry for success: Hospitality after Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has been immensely damaging for the UK’s food and beverage sector, with thousands of hospitality businesses going bust. This has led hoteliers and culinary specialists to question the structure and nature of hospitality support in the UK. Abi Millar speaks to Kate Nicholls, CEO of UKHospitality, about what the government has been doing to help an industry in crisis.