About

We’re the leading B2B media company in hospitality design

We create content and commercial solutions to connect communities developing exceptional hospitality experiences around the world. We’ve been publishing beautiful magazines, curating exceptional events and crafting online content since our launch in 1999.

Timeline

1999

Sleeper Magazine launched, inviting readers to ‘Enjoy Your Stay’

2003

Sleeper Media takes ownership of the European Hotel Design Awards

2004

Sleeper relaunched as a global coffee-table publication for ‘Hotel Design, Development & Architecture’

2005

The Sleep Event launched at Old Billingsgate Market, London, combining an exhibition, conference and hotel design awards

2008

The Sleep Event acquired by UBM, with Sleeper as headline media partner

2012

Sleepover launched in Berlin, with guests hosted at The Michelberger

2015

Asia Hotel Design Awards launched at Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

2016

Supper Magazine launched, focusing on ‘Global Hotel F&B’

2017

AHEAD Awards launched – AHEAD Europe and AHEAD Asia replaced the European Hotel Design Awards and Asia Hotel Design Awards respectively, joined by new events for the Americas and MEA regions

2018

Starboard Magazine launched, exploring mobile forms of hospitality such as cruise ships, river boats, sleeper trains and aeroplane cabins

2019

Sleeper Media announced strategic partnership with Tophotelprojects, enabling us to target our audience more precisely and reach a constantly updated list of decision-makers and specifiers at all under-construction hotel projects worldwide

2020

Twentieth anniversary celebrated with launch of #SLEEPER2020 podcast featuring conversations with explorers, artists and thinkers in the world of hospitality experience and design

2021

Sleeper Sessions launched as a series of events connecting specifiers and suppliers in hospitality design, providing a new way to specify products, source projects and share ideas

2022

Sleeper Media completes acquisition of Tophotelprojects GmbH, repositioning it as THP and beginning the roll-out of new websites, features and functionality

2024

Sleeper Media announced strategic partnership with ZeroTwoZero Communications, publisher of Hotel Analyst and organiser of HIDE (Hotel Industry Development Event) and OpRE (Operational Real Estate Festival)

Company Values

COLLABORATIVE

Working in close partnership with each other, the communities we serve and our industry partners.

CONNECTED

Deeply immersed in and knowledgeable about our industry, engaging with it both in person and online.

COMMUNICATIVE

Constantly communicating with the communities we serve to understand their needs. Constantly communicating with each other to address them.

CREATIVE

Ceaselessly innovative, imaginative and pushing boundaries.

COMMERCIAL

Delivering comprehensive and effective solutions for our advertisers and sponsors across print, digital and events.

CONSISTENT

Producing work of consistently high quality.

CONSIDERATE

Mindful of the social and environmental impact of our actions. Caring about the impact of our conduct on one another.

COMMITTED

Dedicated, hardworking and going the extra mile to provide the best possible outcomes.

Sustainability Promise

We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint.

DISTRIBUTION

Our readership is meticulously researched and continually tracked to ensure print magazines reach key decision-makers. We do not send magazines to anonymous mailing lists solely to boost numbers; all recipients are actively involved in new hotel projects worldwide. We also distribute our magazines digitally, available to newsletter subscribers, accessed directly from our website or via QR code at key trade events.

PRINTING

Our magazines carry the FSC Mix label, which verifies that materials are sourced from FSC-certified forests. We use 100% vegetable-based inks, made from renewable crops that are sustainably farmed.

PACKAGING

Mailed magazines are packaged in fully recyclable paper wrap, made using materials sourced from FSC-certified forests.

Mondiale Media

Established in 1984, our parent company Mondiale Media is a market-leading publisher of B2B magazines and organiser of events for the hospitality, technology and design industries – covering everything from rock ‘n’ roll event production to architectural lighting.