An evening to remember!

We’re Sussex-bound.

We’re exploring whether meaningful ESG and commercial realities can come together to meet ambition.

The 2026 Festival of Hospitality opens with a tour and drinks reception at newly refurbished The Sloane Club.

New date scheduled!

We’re going behind the scenes at one of London’s hottest hotel openings in 2025: The Newman in Fitzrovia.

This event is all about hearing from some brilliant people within hospitality about their journeys into the industry and how they got to where they are today.

Our strategic discussion will focus on brand as a business decision, looking at the impact on value, funding, delivery and return.

We’re teaming up with our friends at NGN again for our Next Gen Networking social. This one is just for the under-35s!

2024 saw a bustle of hospitality projects racing towards completion. It also saw significant challenges as several contractors faced struggles. Join our interactive roundtable discussion debating the issues facing the construction industry.

The 2025 Festival opens with a tour and drinks reception at Hyde London City.

We are bringing together a unique group of investors across all different profiles to understand what drives investment choices, and how these manifest in expectations for the teams and the projects that are being undertaken.

Join co-hosts Festival of Hospitality and HOK for our ‘Devils Advocate’ café conversation to explore the possibilities and challenges of AI, and envision together whether this future is a utopian or dystopian vision.

In this follow up session, we’re bringing together diverse industry perspectives and leaders who are paving the way forward and taking action towards net-positive hospitality in the era of new-gen sustainability.

December can be a busy month, so in balance to that we are offering a morning yoga session for all our festival passholders.

Join us for a ‘net-walk-ing’ session across London where we’ll stretch our legs, take in the beautiful London Christmas river views and connect with other members of our festival community.

Join us on 29th November as we go Under the Covers at Raffles London at The OWO, one of the capital’s most highly-anticipated openings of the year.

Join one of Europe's top design studios as acclaimed designer Tristan Auer and Managing Director Gaelle Rioualen discuss the ins and outs of running a world-leading practice.

Festival Founders, Always Thinking, host their first masterclass, live online the week prior to HIX, and share their insight into how to plan, research and prepare before an event.

In collaboration with world-renowned author Monica Parker, our Wonder Salon brings together industry thinkers to talk about the power of wonder in hospitality. Join our open-minded community of wonder seekers.

Delve into new-gen sustainability and address the key value opportunities and common challenges with industry experts. This exploratory workshop will bring together key industry perspectives across various practices to explore the greatest opportunities and common challenges in maximizing value and sustainability in the wake of evolving market expectations.

Join members of the project team, either from SH Hotels & Resorts, G.A Group or Studio Moren, for tours of the hotel giving insight into the design and project from concept to completion.

Celebrate this incredible industry that we know and love and meet some of the people representing the wide and varied roles within the industry who are integral to its success.

To kick off this year's festival, we are bringing people together for an afternoon of inspiration and challenge, around our theme IF:AND:OR:ELSE, giving us the opportunity to reflect on our past, present and future. Join us for an afternoon of inspirational talks, experiential wellbeing sessions and a unique opportunity to get a guided tour of the newly opened Ember Kensington with key members of the project team.

Join us for an evening of networking and insight on 5th September as we go Under the Covers at one of London’s hottest new openings, art‘otel London Battersea Power Station.