The Independent Hotel Show has announced the launch of a new online community - IH Connects – for hoteliers and hospitality businesses.   

IH Connects will bring together a wide range of year-round content aimed at the independent hotel market, from webinars and demos to thought leadership articles and insightful industry research.

The platform will also provide the show’s hotelier community with a searchable database of innovative suppliers catering to the independent market, 365 days of the year.   

Users of the platform will be able to quickly and easily seek out suppliers in categories such as design, sustainability, hospitality tech, food & beverage solutions and more, learn about businesses through their dedicated virtual showrooms and contact the appropriate individuals to have more detailed discussions.  

Additionally, seminar content from the Independent Hotel Show, which took place on 4-5 October at Olympia London, will be available on-demand for those who were either unable to attend in person or who missed a session while at the event.   

Event Director Elena Attanasio commented: “The new IH Connects platform will allow the Independent Hotel Show to engage with our community year-round and enable our audience to expand on connections made at the live event.  

“The show is known for the quality and variety of hotel suppliers on display and this new platform provides a valuable new resource for independent hoteliers to seek out unique products and innovative services.”  

Among the on-demand content available on the platform are sessions on trends such as sensory design, sustainability and the effective use of customer data, plus timely discussions on vital topics such as recruitment and retention and revitalising the urban hotel market.   

In addition, IH Connects users can access a wide range of partner content, including valuable research from hospitality analytics firm STR, articles from organisations such as Hospitality Jobs UK and the Institute of Hospitality and interviews with leading hoteliers and designers.   

Join the IH Connects community today at independenthotelshow.co.uk/connects.