Reading Time: 4 minutesAndrew Farrow, group director of marketing at UK hotel operator RBH Hospitality Management, explores why strategic positioning and branding are critical for independent hotels and how they can guide investment, culture and guest experience to drive performance for owners in today’s market.Â
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.Â
Reading Time: 8 minutesBoutique Hotel News revisits 12 stories that defined the travel, hotel and branded residential sectors in 2025.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] Dharma’s centralised operations platform can help boutique hotels reduce friction and stay focused on guests.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoutique Hotel News supported an event organised by Leumi UK which focussed on the post-Budget landscape and the future of UK hotels.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutesJeremy Jones, head of hotel brokerage at Christie & Co, discusses how changes to inheritance tax are impacting some hotel owners’ succession plans, and the current transaction landscape in the UK.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesGiles Fuchs, co-owner of Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, shares how investor appetite is extending to smaller, independent properties and his outlook for the future.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBWH Hotels GB’s annual conference SMRDC Fest 2025 shared insights for independent hoteliers to drive profitability and strengthen commercial performance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Around 300 professionals from across the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors attended the 2025 Urban Living Festival in London this week.
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe IHM editorial team – George Sell, Eloise Hanson, Priya Khaira and Claudia Shergna – spotlight 26 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who are set to make a major impact in the year ahead.
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