The Festival of Hospitality was created to be different.
Our events are intimate, innovative and inclusive experiences that are truly fun. We bring together pioneers from diverse backgrounds, encouraging open dialogue and insights into the hospitality industry's future.
In 2025, the Festival offers a full-year’s programme of events and tours in London for you to experience.
RETHINKING THE RACE
Devil’s Advocate: Rethinking the Race, our first panel event of 2025, brought together a cross-section of seasoned industry leaders to discuss how - when the pressure’s high to rally towards hotel project completion - shared responsibilities, risks and rewards are essential for delivering results.
From site acquisition to operational handover, our six brilliant speakers tackled the challenges head-on, sharing real-life lessons and calling for smarter collaboration across the board.
PAY IT FORWARD
We want the Festival to have a wider impact. We want to inspire the next generation to explore careers across the hospitality industry, from design and development to operations and F&B.
With the help of our partners, we’re creating opportunities through school outreach, workshops and events that show the real and varied pathways into the sector.
Bringing more organisations on board will help widen our reach, so if you’re interested in partnering with us on this initiative, we’d love to hear from you.
TESTIMONIALS
“The Festival brings together the industry’s brightest minds to discuss topics that are top of the hospitality agenda, whilst also offering guided tours showcasing the hottest hotel openings - an event not to be missed!”
Maurice Petignat - CEDAR CAPITAL PARTNERS
“The Festival of Hospitality answers a need I’m not sure many hospitality people were aware they had – filling a gap between trade fair and investment conference.
The capacity of this format for learning and growth is significant, and it fosters a genuine sense of community in the industry.”
Nick de Klerk - PURCELL
“Thank you for the fantastic events!
I’ve attended 5-6 and gained valuable insights that I can actively apply to my business... alongside going on some great tours and meeting some great people.”
James Fry - BEYOND APARTHOTELS
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