Articles tagged “Design Hotels”

Hotels

How Marriott Adds Boutiques With its Design Hotels’ Brand

Design Hotels is a Marriott brand that isn't quite a Marriott brand. It's more like an exclusive hotel club where 60% of owners have never run a boutique before. New boss Stijn Oyen is fine-tuning its strategy.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

How Marriott Adds Boutiques With its Design Hotels’ Brand
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Podcasts

Elevating Hospitality Through Innovative Design

In the first dispatch of the Skift Travel Spotlight podcast from ITB Berlin, Skift speaks with Boutique Group about the role innovative design plays in developing Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector.

Saudi Tourism Authority + Skift | 7 months ago

Elevating Hospitality Through Innovative Design

News Blog

IDEAS: Tribe Nation to Debut in China with Urban Inspired Hotel

Accor has announced the signing of the first Tribe Nation hotel in China, in partnership with Guiyang Chengnan Investment and Development Company Ltd. Credit: Accor Located in in Huaxi District, a National All-For-One Tourism Zone in the southern part of Guiyang, the 136-room hotel is set to open in January 2025, and will offer a…

Adam Stacey | 12 months ago

News Blog

IDEAS: 1 Hotels Opens Nature-Inspired Hotel in London

1 Hotels has launched its first European property, with 1 Hotels Mayfair now open in London, standing as the brands flagship location in the United Kingdom. Credit: Mikkel Vang According to a release, a commitment to sustainability and biophilic design principles have been the 'driving force' behind the design of the property, with the new…

Adam Stacey | 1 year ago

Hotels

Investors in Kenya’s Hotels Now See Opportunities in Luxury Homes

The pandemic sparked a surge in investment in luxury houses. While that has increased property tax revenue for governments, the downside of such a boom is a lower number of guests for hotels still recovering from the crisis.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 2 years ago

Investors in Kenya’s Hotels Now See Opportunities in Luxury Homes

Tourism

Georgia’s Rising Tensions With Russia Could Be an Opportunity for Its Tourism

Georgia's tourism sector has been a striking success story over the last decade. While recent tensions with Russia threaten to upset the progress, they may also serve as the impetus for the country's tourism industry to become less reliant on its neighbor.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 5 years ago

Georgia’s Rising Tensions With Russia Could Be an Opportunity for Its Tourism

Hotels

Marriott Executive Takes on New Challenge of Growing Design Hotels Brand

While Design Hotels is not solely dependent on its loyalty agreement with Marriott to bolster its brand, our bet is that growing the number of hoteliers leveraging the partnership will help substantially.

Danni Santana, Skift | 5 years ago

Marriott Executive Takes on New Challenge of Growing Design Hotels Brand

Business Travel

The Future of Event Design and Diversity — Meetings Innovation Report

Two of the biggest transformations in the meetings industry today relate to more creative event design and more emphasis on diversity, but we have a long way to go before each enters mainstream adoption. We in the meetings media can do better advancing those themes.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

The Future of Event Design and Diversity — Meetings Innovation Report

Business Travel

Design Hotels’ First Event for Meeting Planners Was a Lesson in Brand-Building

If your brand is all about unique experiences, then "show, don't tell" may be the best marketing strategy.

Jaimie Seaton, Skift | 7 years ago

Design Hotels’ First Event for Meeting Planners Was a Lesson in Brand-Building

Hotels

What Next-Level Hotels Have in Common: 5 Podcast Takeaways

A hotel that's just a hotel is so passé. Today's successful hospitality brand knows that the hotel is the first chapter of a long story of connected experiences.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 7 years ago

What Next-Level Hotels Have in Common: 5 Podcast Takeaways