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Robin is the Chairman of Bespoke Hotels Limited and is currently the Chairman of the Institute of Hospitality.
Robin has been an hotelier for over 40 years, winning many Hotel/Hotelier of the Year awards. He co-founded Bespoke Hotels in 2000 and the group now has over 200 properties, including the multi-award winning Hotel Gotham. Most recently, he won the Hotel Catey and the Oxford Brookes awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality Industry. Robin’s greatest achievement, though, has been to fight back from GBS, a totally paralysing illness. His slow recovery inspired him to launch the Bespoke Access Awards, in conjunction with RIBA, encouraging better design empathy from architects, interior designers and...Read More
Robin is the Chairman of Bespoke Hotels Limited and is currently the Chairman of the Institute of Hospitality.
Robin has been an hotelier for over 40 years, winning many Hotel/Hotelier of the Year awards. He co-founded Bespoke Hotels in 2000 and the group now has over 200 properties, including the multi-award winning Hotel Gotham. Most recently, he won the Hotel Catey and the Oxford Brookes awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality Industry. Robin’s greatest achievement, though, has been to fight back from GBS, a totally paralysing illness. His slow recovery inspired him to launch the Bespoke Access Awards, in conjunction with RIBA, encouraging better design empathy from architects, interior designers and hospitality professionals alike.
Robin is also the Government’s Hospitality Sector Champion for Disabled People and an Ambassador and evangelist for Tourism for All.
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