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 article
Quantification of serviced accommodation supply in the United Kingdom and consideration of related issues
Melvin Gold Consulting Ltd has prepared a 2nd edition of our report exploring the current situation of serviced accommodation supply in the United Kingdom on behalf of our clients Travelodge. The first report was prepared in 2008 and this revised edition is dated March 2011. Travelodge have kindly agreed to make this research available in the public domain. Click here for the full report.
The UK Independent Hotel Sector Today
in 2016 Melvin wrote a report on the UK Independent Hotel Sector for The Independent Hotel Show. Its findings remain relevant today.
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, those that have survived – and Independent hotel rooms still comprise more than half of the serviced accommodation rooms in the UK – have thrived because they have truly understood the requirements of the 21st Century traveller and striven to satisfy their requirements .
To download a free copy of the full report, click here
Why 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.