JULY / AUGUST 2021
Vol . 55 , No . 4
TOP 10 AWARDS
HOTELS introduces a new awards category this month – the Top 10 awards recognizing leadership in five categories , including ESG , F & B , Independent Lifestyle Operator , Emerging Brands and Rising Stars . Find out who is taking home these inaugural prizes .
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F & B
NEW BACK-OF-THE-HOUSE
Hotel kitchens are ramping back up , but operations and staffing haven ’ t returned to their previous pre-COVID existence . It has caused F & B leadership to pivot on the fly , developing new rules and ideas to meet still-wary guest and staff demands .
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Read contributions ranging from an analysis of an everincreasing number of US $ 1 million deals , to a report from JLL on the factors contributing to a positive turnaround for lodging REITs , and an argument made as to why investing in alternative asset classes like short-term rental properties might be a timely decision .
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NOBU LONDON PORTMAN SQUARE
The group ’ s 13th hotel first opened on December 2020 , but it was short-lived due to the COVID-19 lockdown . However , when London reopened May 17 , 2021 , the property did too , with multiple paths for very important locals to become Nobu loyalists .
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