Sources and methods

Our editorial process begins with a monitored selection of news feeds, online publications and trade indexes that report on the hotel industry, with a specific focus on room pricing, rate structures and loyalty programme changes. These sources provide the raw news from which all our stories originate.

Each news story is processed with automated assistance to extract the core facts. It is then rewritten into a concise, neutral summary. Every summary is clearly credited to the publication from which the information was sourced, ensuring transparency. If a stated fact appears in only one monitored publication, it is treated as an unverified claim and is presented as such.

The reference pages, such as those for individual hotels, loyalty programmes or city guides, are built from stable, widely reported facts. Each page centres on a structured facts table that consolidates key details like current elite status benefits or standard room inclusions. A single credited photograph, sourced from the property or a verified image library, accompanies this data.

Coverage of news stories is refreshed continuously as new information is published by our sources. The factual reference pages are reviewed and updated on a scheduled basis to reflect confirmed changes, such as revised loyalty programme terms or new hotel openings. The update frequency for each page type is determined by the volatility of the information it contains. The goal of roomandrate is to provide a clear, factual and current resource on hotel costs and loyalty programmes for the UK market.