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CONTENTS APRIL 2018 hotelowner EDITOR Michael Northcott [email protected] EDITORIAL Lewis Catchpole [email protected] 28 Alessandro Carrara [email protected] ACCOUNT MANAGER Hayley Pett [email protected] PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Karly Besnard [email protected] 34 ACCOUNTS 19 Apex Business Media 01481 730 418 CUSTOMER SERVICES [email protected] CONTENTS APRIL 18 REGULARS Month in Revi ew 7 Hotel Concept of the Month 19 A roundup of the latest hospitality news from across the UK In an attempt to become the most sustainable hotel in Europe The Iveagh Garden hotel in Dublin sources all of its power from an underground river Peter Hancock 21 This month, Peter Hancock explores the disruptive effect of Online Travel Agents Stephen Ayers 44 Stephen gives his opinion on what the future of robot-run hotels could hold Angie Petkovic 50 Angie looks at why social Wifi could be advantageous to hoteliers April 2018 FEATURES GDPR Special DESIGN Lucas Studio [email protected] 24 How to get your business up to date with the new data regulation changes Front of House All Hotel Owner staff can be reached on 020 3176 6185 Hotel Owner is published monthly by: 28 St Giles recently commissioned four pieces of art focused on iconic Londoners to its newly refurbished hotel lobby Robot-run Hotels 34 Quality in Tourism 37 Alessandro Carrara speaks with companies specialising in hospitality robots to see how their products are evolving hospitality services as we know Deborah Heather considers whether it is possible to be successful, ethical and responsible in the hotel industry LONDON OFFICE: 154 - 160 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2DQ Tel: 020 3176 6185 The editor and publishers do not guarantee the accuracy of statements made by contributors or advertisers, or accept responsibility for any statement that they express in this publication. The opinion of the contributors may not necessarily be the opinion of the publishers. Articles are considered for publication on the basis that they are the author’s original work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the permission of the publishers. www.hotelowner.co.uk 5