Ravi Kathuria of Talash Hotels Group speaks with Alexi Khajavi

AHC Glasgow Roundtable Wrap Up

Visionary Hotelier, Claire White speaks at AHC 2019. 

The Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) 2020 Advisory Board took place earlier this month, at the newly opened nhow Hotel, London. The 190-room hotel opened in summer 2019 under NH Hotel Group’s design and lifestyle brand and is the second property in the UK for the company. Under the theme ‘London Reloaded’, the design combines traditional British icons with unconventional contemporary elements.

Through exceptional content we can be inspired, educated and unified as individuals, organisations and a sector. We’re re-visiting some of the outstanding programme content that has been created during Questex events of the past to remind us what we can look forward to in the future. Leo Johnson, Co-Presenter of Radio 4 "FutureProofing" and Disruption Lead at PwC talks about living and working in unstable times and outlines a framework for navigating any uncertain, or even unprecedented, paths ahead. We hope you enjoyed watching. For more content with purpose, visit www.hospitalityinsights.com

“Guest safety and associate safety were the absolute priority and understanding what we needed to do to ensure their health and wellbeing” said Cameron Read, chief financial officer, Europe, Middle East & Africa reflecting on the initial response from Marriott International to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Dr Neslyn Watson-Druée CBE is a remarkable person. Arriving in the UK at the age of 19 from Jamaica with 5 Ordinary Levels, she started her initial training as a nurse, overcame the obstacles of prejudice and discrimination as a young black woman to become a Senior Leader within the National Health Service. During The AHC 2019 she shared her incredible story with us all.

The AHC Advisory Board assembled, for the second time this year, to discuss the world we now find ourselves in. Participants included representatives from independent owner/operators, international brands, extended stay, DMOs, developers, funders, landlords and advisors, and unsurprisingly the experiences of the last 127 days varied significantly.

“Now is the time for people to prove that they are customer centric and win their guest back, long term, not short term” Diane Scott, Senior Hotel Consultant at Katten Muchin Rosenman told Hospitality Insights.

We reconnected with the AHC Advisory Board to discuss how they navigated through the chaos and the plans they are making for the future. Watch as we lean into our UK hospitality connections to hear the views and opinions of those who form the backbone of our AHC event. 

Simon French of Panamure Gordon & Co discusses the economic overview.