Q1 2025

ISSUE 02 · JANUARY 2025

Hotel Guest Experience Magazine

This edition spotlights the industry's most dynamic voices redefining hospitality across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. From thought-provoking interviews to data-driven insights, this issue explores how technology, sustainability, and human connection are shaping the next era of guest experience.

THIS ISSUE'S FOCUS

Creating seamless, sustainable, and emotionally resonant guest journeys because the future of hospitality starts with the experience you design today.

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

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Michelle Thomas

Head of Experience · Lamington Group

On what it truly means to design a guest experience from the inside out and why culture is the foundation of every great stay.

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Custódio Barreiros

Founder & CEO · EIP MGT

How building a management company around guest experience first rather than revenue creates long-term competitive advantage.

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Kasia Szczechowicz

Regional Operations Manager · Legacy Hotels

Scaling consistency across multiple properties without losing the personal touch that makes guests feel genuinely welcomed.

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Marten Lewis

Bluestone National Park Resorts

A blueprint for regenerative tourism how nature-led hospitality creates experiences guests remember for a lifetime.

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Dravya Vijayvargiya

StandOut Hotels

Design-led hospitality and why bold aesthetic choices are increasingly central to how guests choose and remember a property.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

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Generative AI: Transforming the Guest Experience

How digital humans and AI avatars are revolutionising service and where the human element remains irreplaceable.

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Guest Experience Starts with the Employee Journey

Why empowering staff is the single most effective lever for improving guest satisfaction.

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In Hospitality, the Small Things Matter. Even the Butter!

A reminder that true hospitality lies in the details and why the smallest gestures leave the deepest impressions.

BRANDS FEATURED — VISION 2025

Global brands share their vision for the year ahead how they are shaping guest experience, investing in people, and navigating change.