Annual Hotel Conference

AccorHotels to roll out Jamboree restaurant and coffee shop brands

18-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

AccorHotels is planning further roll out of its Jamboree restaurant brand in the UK following the success of its first at its Novotel in London's Blackfriars.

Futureproof your hotel: Industry experts share their top tips

14-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham & Hannah Thompson

The ‘pace of change’ is moving at its fastest ever rate, according to Danny Pecorelli, managing director of Exclusive Hotels and Venues and, like it or not, the hotel sector is having to move with it.

Owning your customer: Why the hotel sector can learn from retail

14-Jun-2016 By Emma Eversham

The hotel sector could benefit from acting more like retail by better tailoring offers and services to guests' likes and purchasing behaviours.

AHC 2015: Communicating and connecting ‘important for hoteliers’

10-Sep-2015 By Emma Eversham

The importance of communicating and connecting with hotel guests before, during and after their stay will be the main theme of this year’s Annual Hotel Conference (AHC).

Connect and communicate: AHC 2015 aims to inspire and engage independent hoteliers

21-Jan-2015 By Emma Eversham

The organisers of the Annual Hotel Conference have said this year's event will aim to provide more relevant advice and networking opportunities than ever for the independent hotelier.

The Annual Hotel Conference 2014: a look at tomorrow's world

30-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

The Annual Hotel Conference will return to Manchester next month, bringing independent, boutique and consortium hotel owners and operators together to discuss the future of the industry. BigHospitality caught up with co-founder Jonathan Langston to find...

Alex Polizzi to open Annual Hotel Conference 2014

09-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The line-up for this year’s Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) has been announced, with Alex Polizzi of BBC2’s The Hotel Inspector and The Fixer taking the role of keynote speaker on the first day of the conference at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel in Manchester...

Embrace new ideas to adapt to changing world, Saatchi & Saatchi boss tells hoteliers

16-Oct-2013 By Emma Eversham

Hoteliers will need to adapt to the challenges of existing within a ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world if they want to meet the needs of consumers in the future, according to the CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide.

The Annual Hotel Conference 2013: Looking back at 10 years within the hotel sector

24-Sep-2013 By Emma Eversham

As the Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) celebrates its 10th year, BigHospitality asks co-founder Jonathan Langston what he thinks have been the biggest changes within the hotel sector in the last decade and what we can expect from this year's event.

Saatchi & Saatchi chief executive to open Annual Hotel Conference

12-Jul-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The lineup for the Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) 2013 has been revealed and Kevin Roberts, chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi, will open the event, while Robert Cook, chief executive of De Vere Hotels and De Vere Village Urban Resorts, will be the...