Articles tagged “westin”

Hotels

Marriott Plans 12 Hotel Openings in India in 2024, Shimla to Get a Ritz-Carlton in 2029

Marriott's hotel growth in India shows it is thinking strategically about India's growth, offering options for different budgets. The hotel chain is making sure it covers all the bases and includes everyone as it expands.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago

Marriott Plans 12 Hotel Openings in India in 2024, Shimla to Get a Ritz-Carlton in 2029

Hotels

Skift India Report: Premium Hotels to Set Decade High Occupancy Rates This Year

Industry experts are very bullish on the revenue growth of premium hotels owing to better operational parameters, largely due to domestic demand and global events like the G20 Summit and the Cricket World Cup 2023.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

Skift India Report: Premium Hotels to Set Decade High Occupancy Rates This Year

Hotels

Hotel Lobbies Get Glow Ups as Lighting Becomes Central to Design Innovation

Funky furniture and art grab all the glory in hotel design talk on Instagram and TikTok. But lighting has under-appreciated importance. This example of a lighting refresh at this Dominican Republic resort could offer broader lessons to the sector.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

Hotel Lobbies Get Glow Ups as Lighting Becomes Central to Design Innovation

Airlines

India Daily: IndiGo Prepares for Delivery of 500-Jet Order

A series of mammoth airplane orders is turning India into one of the hottest markets for planemakers. What remains to be seen is if it can continue to maintain a similar proportion of aircraft deliveries in the future.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

India Daily: IndiGo Prepares for Delivery of 500-Jet Order

Tourism

India Daily: Country Deploys Aviation Security Tools to Meet Modern Risks

Despite being the third largest civil aviation market in the world, India lacks trained personnel to manage airports. Perhaps both manpower and technology need an upgrade.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

India Daily: Country Deploys Aviation Security Tools to Meet Modern Risks

Tourism

Middle East Registers Record-High Hotel Openings in 4th Quarter

The sheer number of hotel openings in the region indicates that the Middle East is making sure that it has enough capacity to accommodate the growing number of tourists.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Middle East Registers Record-High Hotel Openings in 4th Quarter

Hotels

Marriott and Hyatt Pump Investments Into How Hotels Smell

Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to olfactory pleasures, hotels are seeing unexplored branding opportunities for property and consumer-level personalization.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 3 years ago

Marriott and Hyatt Pump Investments Into How Hotels Smell

Hotels

Rethinking Luxury Hotel Design to Connect Guests With Nature

It seems like every hospitality brand these days is eager to jump on the wellness bandwagon. Most do so by adding a gym or throwing a yoga mat in the room. But some luxury hotels are taking a more esoteric approach, namely through biophilic design.

Laura Powell, Skift | 5 years ago

Rethinking Luxury Hotel Design to Connect Guests With Nature

Hotels

Hotels Embrace Role as Curators of Niche Products

As brands struggle to break through with consumers, they need to consider introducing themselves within the environs of hotels. It's a means to create a new relationship in a contextual way. And hospitality brands have a huge opportunity to introduce tastemakers to up-and-coming products.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels Embrace Role as Curators of Niche Products

Luxury

Is a Peloton Hotel Next?

Whether it’s travel companies looking to partner with fitness brands, private equity firms buying up exercise businesses, or new investors looking to pour money into fitness-tech startups, the outlook is rosy for the exercise industry.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 5 years ago

Is a Peloton Hotel Next?