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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...
A new world of wellness Wellness resort Chiva-Som has won global acclaim for its holistic approach since it was established in Thailand in 1995, but it is only now that the brand has decided to expand...
A business travel revolution The Covid-19 pandemic changed many aspects of society irrevocably and forever, but will business travel meet the same fate? Jane Pendlebury, chief executive at HOSPA, sees...
Finding calm in the storm How do you create the perfect oasis for people stopping over between different time zones? From lighting and soundproofing to designing a welcoming communal space, Kaunteya Chitnis...
Hospitality’s heroes In a world full of glaring inequality and social injustice, hotels have long allied themselves with just causes. Often these actions take place in the communities where these...
Trends in 2022 Prior to the International Hotel Technology Forum in Madrid on 27–28 April, Nick Wyatt speaks to Gonçalo Oliveira, CIO of Pestana Hotel Group, about the difference between digital...
Superb start-ups Inspiring hospitality technology start-ups share ambitions to drive industry solutions and win big at HFTP’s E20X pitch competition.
Hotels in the cloud When the pandemic hit, most companies and hoteliers alike were already moving towards cloud-based services, consciously or not. Bryan Hammer, vice-president of IT at Belmond, explores...
A new kind of traveller People have changed their habits drastically over the past few years, from how they go to work and school, to how they shop and socialise. While some behaviours from this period...
Residential hotels: A hotel that lasts Residential properties traditionally have occupied a small niche in the hospitality world. But with the pandemic upending how operators think about development and their customer...
A region on the rise Central America and Mexico have long had reputations as places to kick back and enjoy some sun. But though the classic beach resorts are still popular along both the Atlantic and...
EHMA looks to the future After a dramatic few years, the European Hotel Managers Association recently met for its long-delayed conference in the Swiss town of Lugano. From digitalisation and sustainability to...
Inside independents With 2022 in full swing, the hotel industry has reached another key phase of recovery with the pandemic situation more stabilised, hopefully bringing more normalised levels of...
A continued effort The European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA) continues to support hoteliers and celebrates its long awaited 48th EHMA Annual General Meeting 2022. EHMA president Ezio A Indiani...
Diamonds in the MUD In October Hotel Management International invited a trio of architects to Iris Ceramica Group’s London gallery for a networking dinner, including Dexter Moren, founding partner of...
Designing an experience At the Hotel Management International networking dinner held at the London Iris Ceramica Group Gallery, December 2021, the industry gathered to delve into the future of lifestyle...
Adapt to expand For hotels across the globe, the arrival of vaccine programmes has sparked welcome signs of recovery. While some have been happy to see guests return and finances reboot, others...
Redefining wellness Since the start of the pandemic, it’s no secret that hotels have had to adapt to be creative and to quickly respond to frenetic changes around them, in many cases putting the...
A labour of love After securing his first big break as director of food and beverage for Hyatt in Washington DC, Manvinder Puri (MPS) has carved out a 50-year career in the hospitality industry....