Complexity to Simplicity – Creating a Resort Vision The Challenge Some sites and market opportunities have ready-made solutions almost ‘off the shelf’ but recently we were faced with a more challenging situation in a European setting. An initial assessment raised several clear obstacles to be overcome from a market, operational, competition and topographical perspective. These included access, environmental issues, planning…
David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times opened up two days of intense industry networking at the Annual Hotel Conference (held this last week in Manchester). His overview provided some encouraging economic forecasts that put doom and gloom in the shadows and delegates in a positive mood at the outset of the event. Our brief article picks up some…
People are starting to say ‘Hello’ again, face to face As companies and investors seek to either re-open, re-structure or re-imagine their original business concepts in dramatic and highly challenging market conditions, our in depth hospitality and tourism sector experience is available to help you reset your business priorities. Changing market conditions may, in some cases, open up new and different opportunities that will…
As prospects for normality finally seem within reach, business leaders, investors, employees, suppliers and the professional community are all planning their respective climbs back up the mountain. The path to a reset is becoming clearer, if still surrounded in uncertainty….we explore how this will evolve in our article below. A shot in the arm will enable both winners and losers…
2021 is likely to be an experiment but at least it will be the start of ‘the road back’ to a radically changed landscape. Iconic landmarks, now devoid of people will become an image of the past. Arc Consulting Partners have been active in this period. We have seen some venues and concepts (backed by longer term investors) planning for…
Hotel businesses took a battering that has recorded unheard of room occupancies of 0% to 15% alongside closed pubs, empty restaurants, and a food and a beverage offering limited to take-aways and home delivery. Plummeting investment Uncertain market conditions took hold, investment plummeted and jobs were lost. Whitbread announced 1,500 redundancies against earlier predictions of 6,000; by now means good…
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