Hotel solutions provider HRS has compared average hotel room rates worldwide over the last four years (2011 – 2015) and revealed that despite economic uncertainties during this period, the outlook for the UK hotel industry is largely positive with an overall increase in room rates by 26 per cent. In fact, London is one of the top three most expensive cities for an overnight stay in the world, costing £141 on average per night, according to the latest figures from 2015.

London continued to welcome record numbers of international tourists to the city between July and September last year. More than 5.2 million visits to the capital according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey.

This season award winning bar brand Mr Fogg’s is hosting a quintessentially British pop-up abode, serving a sumptuous array of World Class cocktails, transporting guests into the heart of a truly Dickensian Christmas, complete with Victorian-inspired decor and hearty honest fare. Mr Fogg’s most jovial pop-up winter retreat will provide guests with the warmest of welcomes, featuring magnificent Christmas trees covered in the finest Victorain decorations, a shimmering yuletide garland draped around the bar and the grandest of homemade chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

The number of hotel rooms in London is expected to grow by 12 per cent over the next three years according to new data compiled by London & Partners and AM:PM, with the increase being driven by an uplift in budget and five star hotel accommodation across the capital. These new properties and hotel extensions will add 17,769 more rooms across the capital over the same period, up from the current figure of 138,769.

London’s tourism boom has continued during the second quarter of 2015, with the city welcoming a record 5.1 million international visitors between April and June this year, six per cent more than the same period last year, according to the Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey. Tourist spending over the same period was £3.2 billion, an eight per cent increase compared with the second quarter of 2014.

The Lanesborough has re-opened its doors in London following an extensive 18-month renovation project by late interior designer Alberto Pinto. Located just moments from Knightsbridge, Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park, The Lanesborough is London’s finest residence and one of the city’s most iconic hotels.