Hotel Owner April 2019 | Page 4

CONTENTS APRIL 2019 CONTENTS APRIL 2019 REGULARS Month in Review A roundup of the latest hospitality news from across the UK 6 Hotel Concept of the Month 13 Premier Inn’s new ZIP rooms, a compact 8.5 sqm room designed to be intuitive to use and to feature all the basics of a modern hotel Stephen Ayers 28 Stephen gives his opinion on the increasing amount of technology in the industry Angie Petkovic 34 Angie answers whether she believes DMOs are worth it An Inspector Calls 32 AThis month Deborah Heather talks about a checklist of all the up-to- date security practices a hotel should have a handle on hotelowner FEATURES Building relationships Julia Davies explains why collaborating with the local community can strengthen the positioning of your hotel Maintaining Performance EDITOR Michael Northcott 15 [email protected] EDITORIAL Lewis Catchpole [email protected] 18 Robert Alley COO at Roomzzz describes the importance of proper maintenance Alessandro Carrara [email protected] ACCOUNT MANAGER Ahmed Karim Chishty [email protected] ACCOUNTS [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICES [email protected] DESIGN Lucas Studio [email protected] All Hotel Owner staff can be reached on 020 3176 6185 Hotel Owner is published monthly by: MULBERRY 15 13 4 www.hotelowner.co.uk MULBERRY LONDON OFFICE: 154 - 160 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2DQ Tel: 020 3176 6185 28 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. April 2019