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Fire, Firehouse

So two chaps called Nuno and Andre have been cooking up a storm in London in the last month. This is no fairy tale, but it sure seems like one, where legendary hotelier Andre Balazs, responsible for The Standard, Chateau Marmont and The Mercer, along with accomplished maestro Chef Nuno Mendez of Viajantes fame got […]

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“Home from home”

Contributor/ The Vulture What if you held a conference and nobody came? Not a scenario likely to afflict the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, the annual sector bash where while there are occasional incidences of non-payment, it remains a must-attend event. Apart from the conferencing itself of course, where barely any of the badge

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The Digital Revolution

We live in an interesting world. Hotels build the most stunning buildings, no expense spared on bathtubs, chandeliers and an opening bash to rival a Beckham marriage, or child. It’s what hoteliers do next that continuously amazes us. Some, not all, then give up over 80% of their room stock, or inventory, to a third

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