Coq d’Argent Relocates to One Centuries Bridge Rooftop
Coq d'Argent, a renowned French restaurant, is moving to One Centuries Bridge. The new location boasts rooftop gardens, Thames views, and will retain its French cuisine and wine list.
Lumen’s Culture Turnaround: Building Resilient Leaders
Lumen transformed its culture through a development program focused on repeatable practices, not one-off training. This involved leaders identifying interference, managing anxiety, and fostering a new behavioral framework to drive lasting change and improve locus of control.
HelloFresh Launches ‘The Interested Kitchen’ for Family Food Education
HelloFresh's "The Interested Kitchen" at the Nature Gallery (July-Aug 2026) offers families a farm-inspired virtual experience to learn food origins and cook together. Part of "Restore Dinnertime," it also includes new research on food knowledge.
Filipino Hotel Reinvents Guest Experience with One-Person Promise
A Filipino hospitality brand replaces hotel handoffs with a 'One-Person Promise,' assigning a dedicated contact for guests. This model fosters genuine relationships, offers personalized service, and empowers staff for enhanced guest stays.
Sivakumar Wins Gold & Opens Mani’s Indian Restaurant at The Belfry
Chef Sivakumar secured Gold at the UK Curry Championships 2026. He's launching Mani's at The Belfry Hotel, featuring regional Indian home-style cuisine like Chicken Balti and Peanut's Thali, blending tradition and innovation.
Armenia: New Direct Flights from London for UK Tourists
Direct flights from London to Yerevan now operate twice weekly, making Armenia an accessible year-round destination for UK tourists seeking culture, adventure, and history, including ancient sites and winemaking traditions.
Dalhousie Castle: Scotland’s Ancient Fortress Reimagined for Luxury Stays
Dalhousie Castle, with over 800 years of Ramsay family history, has undergone a luxury refurbishment. It now offers an enhanced guest experience, featuring new fine dining options, a whisky library, and restored heritage, appealing to luxury travelers in Scotland.
Champion x JAB: Boxing Heritage Meets Modern Performance
Champion and JAB collaborate on a collection celebrating boxing heritage. The launch features an immersive Shoreditch event and a new 20,000 sq ft club, blending classic style with contemporary athletic culture and performance.
Otherwander Soho: London’s Digital Pod Hotel Experience
Otherwander Soho offers compact, pod-style "nests" in central London. Featuring a fully digital check-in and QR access, it provides an efficient, private, and valuable base for exploring Soho's West End, complemented by a social hub.
Kove Hotel & Medspa Mykonos: MGallery Collection Unveils Luxury in Greece
Kove Hotel & Medspa Mykonos, an MGallery Collection property by Accor and the Daktylides family, opens in Mykonos, Greece. It offers intimate, story-led hospitality with a Cave Spa, seasonal dining, and private excursions to Delos, embodying a quiet Mykonian experience.
GUESS Island: Ambitious Fashion Activation on Bawe Island, Tanzania
GUESS Island, a project from May-Aug 2026 on Bawe Island (30+ hectares), extends lifestyle identity with custom aesthetics. It marks GUESS's most ambitious destination-led fashion activation, the first of its kind on a private island, evolving its beach club strategy.
AI Success: People-Led Strategy is Key
Companies achieve AI success by prioritizing a people-led strategy. This involves genuine commitment to upskilling employees, redesigning workflows, and building trust, rather than just technological procurement.
Higgidy & Guinness Team Up for World Cup Pie Pop-Up in Shoreditch
Higgidy partners with Guinness for a one-day pre-match pie and pint pop-up in Shoreditch ahead of England's World Cup opener. The event offers hot/cold pies for £2, or a pie with Guinness pint for £5, engaging football fans beyond grocery stores.
Leading The Milner York: Andy Barnsdale on Heritage, Team, & Guest Experience
Andy Barnsdale, GM of The Milner York, discusses blending the hotel's railway heritage with modern guest expectations. His focus is on fostering team culture and delivering unique, personalized experiences to make it York's most loved hotel.
Ikos Kissamos Opens: Luxury Beachfront Resort in Crete
Ikos Kissamos, a new luxury beachfront resort in Crete, offers destination-led hospitality, local dining, and eco-friendly initiatives. It features multiple villages, local exploration programs, and a focus on Cretan references and sustainably sourced ingredients.
HR & Finance Alignment: Secure CFO Buy-in for People Programs
To gain CFO support for HR initiatives, align programs with business goals, use finance-centric metrics, demonstrate ROI, and collaborate early. This builds trust, framing people programs as critical investments and transforming HR from a cost center to a value driver.
JENKI’s Matcha Bar: A Sensory Experience at Selfridges
Discover JENKI's redesigned matcha bar at Selfridges London, designed by Rainfall Wu. The space focuses on the ritual of matcha preparation with sustainable materials and a calming aesthetic.