To all the hoteliers and venues reopening their doors, best of luck! I bet things are all systems go with the revival of the hospitality sector, the roll out of new hygiene measures and the balancing act of staffing levels.

Ahead of the tenth annual Hotel Insights Forum, we spoke to CBRE's Joe Stather about his perspective on the current state of the hospitality industry, Airbnb moving in on the meetings market and his love of all things 'North'.

With less than 5 weeks to go to the Hotel Insights Forum, we caught up with 'Rise of the Robots' panellist, Nick Crawford, a senior consultant at Twist Consultancy.