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6 growing hospitality industry trends spotlighted at the recent 2014 Boutique Lifestyle Leadership Symposium held in Las Vegas
BLLA
BLLA Events Special Report
As the boutique and lifestyle hospitality sector experiences unprecedented growth, industry
trends continue to expand. Lead by innovations from hoteliers, designers, architects, builders,
chefs, and of course the unique tastes and expanding needs of travelers, today’s boutique or
lifestyle property must continually evolve in order to stay ahead of its competition.
Leading the conversation with the hospitality industry’s top boutique, lifestyle, and luxury brand
executives and independent property owners, the BLLA (Boutique Lodging & Lifestyle
Association) held its third annual symposium in Las Vegas September 17-19 to discuss
hospitality’s evolving trends and movements.
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Hotel Wailea, intimate boutique hotel opens in Maui
Luxury Travel Magazine
A former Japanese private members club previously unknown to leisure travelers, Hotel Wailea has made the scene following a $15 million makeover and ushered in a new generation of luxury guests seeking the romance and tranquility of ultra-private suites, coupled with gracious island service.
Perched 300-feet above sea level with dramatic ocean views, Hotel Wailea boasts a relaxed beach house design in all 72 one-bedroom suites, a newly finished pool with private residential-style cabanas and an orchard-to-glass apothecary bar that elevates Hotel Wailea to an unprecedented level of elegance within the exclusive Wailea resort community, Hawaii's top luxury destination.
1st look at possible $24.2 million University of Central Florida boutique hotel
Orlando Business Journal
Wonder what a possible University of Central Florida boutique hotel and conference center might look like?
According to documents obtained Sept. 25, the University of Central Florida is expecting to negotiate a contract for a boutique hotel with KUD International LLC, pending a protest filed against the award by a competitor.
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1st look inside Tom Dixon's Mondrian hotel at Sea Containers House
The Telegraph
The long and winding path to the design world’s top table has never been the conventional one for Tom Dixon. He is a self-trained designer and a self-made man, who emerged from the 1980s disco and nightclub scene with a welding torch and a bright spark of creativity. His early work spliced a DIY, hobby-craft quality with artistic energy and a raw, anti-establishment aesthetic. Now, as the head of his own design studio, Dixon is firmly established as one of the most original and distinctive voices in his field.
Boutique hotels need 'chance to shine' in KSA
Hotelier Middle East
The second day of the Vision Conference at The Hotel Show in Dubai saw a call for more boutique hotels in Saudi Arabia, to cater to the need for a more personalized service.
In the final panel session of the day, Al Mashreq Boutique Hotel general manager Samer Abou Aleiwi explained why the segment was experiencing growth.
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Morocco's riad hotels: Private palaces
CNN via WPTZ-TV
A number of Morocco's riads (traditional courtyard houses) have been transformed into incredible boutique hotels over the past several years, giving travelers a cultural and luxurious experience that was once off limits.
A classic riad is built around a central courtyard with a garden and fountain.
Welcome to the Riff Hotel, a new rock and roll-oriented spot that evokes 1980s New York
New York Daily News
A photo of a waifish Madonna, snapped back in her “Borderline” days, smiles at you mischievously from the wall, as a vintage image of young Boy George winks back from across the room.
Piles of classic vinyl albums pack the shelves behind the check-in counter, nestled next to old turntables and a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Welcome to the lobby of the Riff Hotel, a new, rock ’n’ roll waystation aimed at young, economically-strapped travelers who pine to channel the ramshackle cool of old New York.
Battle of the boutique hotels in Rome
New York Post via Yahoo Travel
The D.O.M is set in a 17th-century former convent designed by architect and owner Antonio Girardi, while the J.K. Place Roma reflects the equally fine eye of owner Ori Kafri. Now in the Eternal City, J.K.’s Florentine owner and mastermind, Ori Kafri, has done it again, opening a stylish, sophisticated and entirely unfussy new flagship.
Historic 7-story riverfront building considered again for hotel development
The Times-Picayune
A controversial proposal to turn an historic riverfront building in Louisisna into the French Quarter's first new hotel since 1969 is back in new form, nearly a decade after then-Mayor Ray Nagin vetoed the original plan.
Developers Wayne and David Ducote have proposed a boutique hotel with 80 rooms at a seven-story former sugar company building from 1885. The vacant building sits on a sea of parking lots across from the Westin hotel in Canal Place.
See Sixty SoHo's new design
Architectural Digest
The New York City hotel 60 Thompson has reopened with a new name — Sixty SoHo — and a fresh look, courtesy of London-based designer Tara Bernerd. "It is always a challenge taking on an existing hotel that has loyalty amongst its guests," says Bernerd. "My overall philosophy for the hotel was perhaps ‘less is more.’ It was important that the redesign was subtle."
Golden Tulip joins Addis Ababa's booming hospitality industry
Ethiosports
A local hotel firm, Aschalew Belay Hotel Projects, signed a profit sharing agreement late in the afternoon on Sept. 27, with the Europe-based, Louvre Hotel Groups, to enable the former operate a newly-built four-star hotel under the Golden Tulip Hotel brand.
Golden Tulip Hotels and Resorts, managed under Louvre Hotel Groups, will be officially operating by joining the booming hotel industry in Addis Ababa in three months with a plan to build its 4-Star hotel, the owner of the Hotel Aschalew Belay told The Reporter.
Luxury hotels hop on food truck craze
Good Morning America via ABC News
Four Seasons — not a name normally associated with the casual fare food trucks are known for — kicked off its second annual food truck tour earlier this month. Visiting nine cities along the East Coast between September and November, "Taste" by Four Seasons will serve up local eats in its host cities: think lobster rolls in Boston and pastrami sliders in New York City.
Wyndham Group to unveil 1st African luxury hotel in Kenya
Ventures Africa
World’s largest hotel company, the Wyndham Hotel Group has agreed to build its first upscale Wyndham Hotels & Resorts property in Africa, which will be located in Amboseli National Park, Kenya — the country’s second most visited national park.
Dubbed the Wyndham Amboseli Golf Resort and Spa, the 290-room property — to be completed by the year 2017 — offers a stunning view of Mount Kilimanjaro and the surrounding nature reserves.
Different meaning of hospitality: Japan vs. US
By Linchi Kwok
As a hospitality professor with multicultural background, I always thought I knew the "universal" meaning of hospitality, no matter where I traveled. That was the case until I paid my first visit to Tokyo recently for a vacation. Tokyo is a global business center and a gateway city where the East meets the West. Every year, there are millions of domestic and international travelers visiting Tokyo. As a result, I never expected businesses or people in Tokyo would sometimes interpret the word "hospitality" differently from what is perceived in the U.S.
Vacation barometer boosts future hotel stays
e-forecasting.com via Hotel News Resource
Future business activity in U.S. hotels rose in August according to the latest reading of the Hotels' future business conditions (HIL) indicator. e−forecasting.com's HIL, a composite indicator that gauges future monthly overall business conditions in the U.S. hotel industry, increased by 0.7 percent in August to 118, following an increase of 0.3 percent in July.
How Marriott wants to be the Red Bull of the hotel industry
Variety
If it worked for an energy drink maker like Red Bull, why not a hotel chain operator?
Marriott International recnetly announced the formation of an internal content studio through which it will develop, produce and distribute a slate of entertainment projects that will include web series, short films, TV shows, music events and movies.
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