Covid-19 has left many fighting to remain afloat in this new environment, but without innovation and flexibility, the chance of surviving is slim. We take a look at some of the creative ways that hoteliers adapted to reduce the impact of Covid-19.

Plus, we examine how hotel managers have been targeting the bleisure trend, find out about a new a hotel that ‘feels like a festival’, explore the high-tech world of modern fitness suites that are transforming exercise in luxury hotels, and take a look at the new design of Aqua Sana Spa at Center Parcs Longleat Forest after its £6m refurbishment.

Also, EVENT Hotels’ chief information officer Gerald Scheurmann-Kettner explains how guest facing technologies are being used to enhance the hotel experience, we find out more about standardised key systems that scale from president and managing director EMEA for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dimitris Manikis, and finally, we explore ways to become a more agile workforce using data and trend predictions.

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Eloise McLennan, editor