Melvin participated in a round table discussion of industry experts hosted by leading law firm Forsters LLP. The resultant video (70mins) and White Paper can be viewed/downloaded via this link.The Covid-19 pandemic created a perfect storm for the hotels sector and, despite ever improving signs of recovery, the resulting devastation will take time and innovation to repair. The discussion took place on 10 November
Forsters Hotels of the Future Webinar (November 2020)
Melvin has written a report on the UK Independent Hotel Sector for The Independent Hotel Show.In terms of its innovation and influence the UK Independent Hotel sector has rarely been stronger and had such influence. Although it is shrinking, both in terms of its overall size and as a proportion of the country’s serviced accommodation sector ...To download a free copy of the full report, click here
UK hotels face a branded future
Compared with 1990, today’s hotel industry is unrecognisable; further change is inevitable with stronger brands, more fragmented ownership and fewer independent operators. By 2030 six out of every ten hotels will be corporate branded. This article first appeared in Hospitality Digest 2014 - click for a pdf of the articleWhy have Function Rooms in Hotels?Based on his speech to the BDRC Continental Hotel Insights Forum in September 2017 Melvin has written a short article rehearsing the case for the inclusion of function rooms in hotels. There are many dimensions to consider, one size does not fit all. Click here to download the full article.
Conferences and Events
Melvin attends many of the leading hotel industry conferences and events, and isa speaker at some of them.
Melvin participated in a round table discussion of industry experts hosted by leading law firm Forsters LLP. The resultant video (70mins) and White Paper can be viewed/downloaded via this link.The Covid-19 pandemic created a perfect storm for the hotels sector and, despite ever improving signs of recovery, the resulting devastation will take time and innovation to repair. The discussion took place on 10 November
Melvin has written a report on the UK Independent Hotel Sector for The Independent Hotel Show.In terms of its innovation and influence the UK Independent Hotel sector has rarely been stronger and had such influence. Although it is shrinking, both in terms of its overall size and as a proportion of the country’s serviced accommodation sector ...To download a free copy of the full report, click here
UK hotels face a branded future
Compared with 1990, today’s hotel industry is unrecognisable; further change is inevitable with stronger brands, more fragmented ownership and fewer independent operators. By 2030 six out of every ten hotels will be corporate branded. This article first appeared in Hospitality Digest 2014 - click for a pdf of the articleWhy have Function Rooms in Hotels?Based on his speech to the BDRC Continental Hotel Insights Forum in September 2017 Melvin has written a short article rehearsing the case for the inclusion of function rooms in hotels. There are many dimensions to consider, one size does not fit all. Click here to download the full article.
Conferences and
Events
Melvin attends many of the leading hotel industry conferences and events, and isa speaker at some of them.