Hotels
/ 27.12.2018
Top stories of 2018 – editor’s round-up
With more than half a million viewers this year in 2018, Hotel Designs has enjoyed a fantastic 12 months of exclusive stories, features, events…
/ 12.10.2018
Top five stories of the week: Sleep talking, Shanghai arrivals and peeking into the future
With the Independent Hotel Show just around the corner, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn breaks down the stories of the week… It’s official,…
/ 06.08.2018
Hotel Designs Brit List 2018 welcomes BIID as industry partner
Hotel Designs has announced that the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) will be this year’s industry partner for The Brit List… The British…
/ 23.07.2018
Forum Events Ltd launches two new hospitality events
The leading events company, Forum Events Ltd, has added Catering Equipment & Services and Hospitality Tech & Innovation to its rowing portfolio… Following the…
/ 25.06.2018
Leading design firms, hotels and suppliers to attend Meet Up North
The inaugural Meet Up North will take place in Manchester’s King Street Townhouse on July 18, 2018… With less than a month to go…
/ 27.11.2017
Brexit helps hotel insolvencies plunge
UK hotel insolvencies has dropped by 18% in the post-Brexit market, according to new research by accountancy firm Moore Stephens. The firm’s study shows…
/ 27.11.2017
Guest Blog: How VR could transform guest expectations
Dean Minett, Director at Minett Consulting shares his views on how virtual reality could be changing the expectations of guests… Try before you buy…
/ 03.11.2017
Research: 73% of guests would like to skip the front desk…
The hospitality industry is becoming more green, however it still has a long way to go. According to 2016 research from OpenKey, the average…
/ 02.11.2017
Guest Blog: The Future of Hospitality – Homestays v. Hotels
Nakul Sharma is the CEO and founder of Hostmaker, London’s biggest Airbnb management company – and here he describes why he believes homestays and…
/ 11.10.2017
Christmas Meet Up: A month to go…
We’re a month away from the Hotel Designs Christmas Meet Up event, which has already seen some biggest names in the UK hotel and design industries confirm…
/ 05.10.2017
Avvio announces world’s first AI-powered booking engine
Leading hotel technology provider, Avvio has announced the launch of Allora, the world’s first booking engine powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Allora is the…
/ 21.09.2017
Opinion: UK hotels forecast 2018 – as good as it gets?
Hotels good fortune continues but as uncertainty weighs in, is this as good as it gets? UK hotels have enjoyed record trading, underpinned by…
/ 15.08.2017
50% Brits struggle to sleep in hotels: how operators can ensure perfect night’s sleep
Research from Beacon, the UK’s leading purchasing company, has revealed that over 50% of UK hotel guests struggle to get a good night’s sleep…
/ 03.07.2017
Guest Blog: ‘Hotel door access cards can be eco-friendly’
Thames Card Technology is bringing an environmentally-friendly card material to the UK in an exclusive deal with Nu: Agencies, part of the Nuco International…
/ 29.06.2017
Guest Blog: Maido – Translate luxury service online with a ‘digital concierge’
George Wiscombe, founder and managing director of award-winning digital design agency Maido, talking about how the hotel sector can embrace digital technology… Advancing digital…
/ 23.05.2017
Artwork Focus: Renowned ‘art’ hotels
No more bland landscape paintings for hotel rooms – artwork is a serious aspect of interior design. We look at some of the hotels…
/ 04.05.2017
‘Fresh, sleek and stylish’ – nation’s favourite hotel room design
Recent research from Beacon Design Services (BDS) has revealed that when it comes to hotel rooms, the most popular design among guests is neutral…
/ 28.06.2016
Project Spotlight: Jean-Michel Gathy on leading hotel architecture trends
Master architect Jean-Michel Gathy is the visionary behind some of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels, resorts and landmarks from the Marina Bay Sands…