In recent months we have worked on a number of projects in central London’s neighbouring South Bank and Bankside districts, south of the River Thames. It has been interesting to see how decades of investment in residential, commercial, cultural and public realm...

Inverness hotels have benefitted in recent years from the boom in Scottish tourism, notably from international visitors seeking authentic Highland experiences. Occupancy levels quickly returned to near pre-pandemic levels, despite new hotel openings, with average...

Edinburgh hotels have experienced outstanding growth in occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) in recent years, resulting in revenue per available room in 2024 67.6% higher than 2019 according to CoStar; growth in 2024 alone was 12.6%. Whilst growth slowed somewhat in...

In these times of squeezed consumer spending plus renewed uncertainty around geopolitical factors and impact on global travel, it is encouraging to see the UK’s tourism hotspots continuing to deliver robust performance. York is no exception with its unique mix of...

2024 was always going to be an interesting year for Liverpool’s hotels following on from a year of high profile major events in 2023 (Eurovision and The Open), and with a number of new openings since the end of 2022. The great news is that 2024 performance has held up...

Hotels in many UK cities have come under pressure in 2024 with the heady average daily rate (ADR) growth of 2022/23 softening and in some cases declining. This has not been the case in Glasgow, which is enjoying a resurgence in hotel performance, despite the more than...

Cardiff city centre and Cardiff Bay provide excellent opportunities for new hotels. Although on the face of it well-supplied for hotels, the real opportunities are in the city centre and bay, very popular visitor destinations that are also subject to significant...