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Boutique Hotel Sentiment Survey – Reminder: Survey closes Oct. 31
BLLA
This survey is for all boutique & lifestyle hotels only. Supplier vendors will also receive a complimentary copy of the Survey Results if you are a BLLA member. To join BLLA, register at www.blla.org/join-blla.htm.
Receive a copy of the Boutique Hotel Sentiment Survey by completing the survey (hotels only). Respondents will also be entered into a drawing for free entrance to a BLLA future conference.
This survey has been crafted for Boutique & Lifestyle Hotels only with the purpose of collecting feedback relating to your business perception and the focus, direction and challenges you face. Respondents will receive a complimentary copy of the Survey results IF question #21 is completed with contact information and will also be automatically entered into a drawing for a complimentary entrance to any BLLA Conference (value up to $1,200).
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Boutique and lifestyle sector trends to watch
Green Lodging News
As the boutique and lifestyle hospitality sector experiences unprecedented growth, industry trends continue to expand. Led 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.
And now, here comes the OE Collection from Loews Hotels
HotelChatter
Recently, HotelChatter has seen the introduction of two new hotel brands to the market — the badly-named Vib by Best Western and the sadly-named Canopy by Hilton. But wait, the Week Where Everyone Announces a New Hotel Brand is not over! Here comes The OE Collection from Loews Hotels.
Authenticity, flexible terms key to Hotel RL
Hotel News Now
The transformation of Red Lion Hotels Corporation continued recently with the announcement of a new lifestyle brand, Hotel RL.
The Spokane, Washington-based company's 3-star, full-service brand is inspired by the spirit of the Pacific Northwest and designed for consumers with a millennial mindset, according to executives during a brand launch party held in conjunction with the 20th annual Lodging Conference at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
Why hotels are leaving design continuity behind
Sourceable
Modern hotels are now lifestyle destinations where guests do more than just spend the night. Hotel lobbies are taking on added importance, serving as spaces for social encounters and business meetings, while guests rooms provide a "home away from home."
Shangri La becomes fastest growing luxury hotel
Forbes
It even sounds glam. The Shangri La hotel group has become the world's fastest growing luxury hotel as ranked by consumer interest, the Digital Luxury Group said in a report released recently.
Hong Kong based Shangri La is five star luxury resort hotel chain that cut its teeth in Singapore back in 1971. But as the Chinese get richer, luxury hotel awareness — and all important bookings — are on the rise.
Luxury hotels set sights on Jumeirah Beach in Dubai
Gulf News
Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai has attracted the interest of a number of luxury hotel operators as space in other prime locations fills up.
Such hotel operators are looking at beachfront and city locations to open new properties, including Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, apart from Jumeirah Beach and Dubai Creek.
China luxury hotel interest rises 39 percent in 2014
Jing Daily
Although luxury hotels in China are still feeling the effects of the government's anti-corruption campaign, Chinese consumers' interest in luxury hotels is at an all-time high based on internet search results.
The new "World Luxury Index Hotels" report for 2014 by Digital Luxury Group in partnership with Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne finds that internet searches for luxury hoteliers surged 39 percent in China this year, making it the fastest-growing region in the world.
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This is the Caribbean's coolest new boutique hotel
Caribbean Journal
Puerto Rico's island of Vieques has a a new boutique hotel — and it’s one that just might be the coolest of its kind in the Caribbean. It's called El Blok, and it’s a design that's already turning heads in the region.
Upscale hotel in historic US train station converts 13 authentic 1920s Pullman rail cars into luxury suites
The Daily Mail
Guests at an upscale US hotel can choose to stay in historic train cars that have been transformed into luxury suites and rest on their original tracks.
Built within a major rail station, the Crowne Plaza in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, features 13 authentic 1920s Pullman train cars that offer a king or two double-sized beds and all the usual amenities of an ordinary hotel room.
Uptown House, part boutique hotel and part private clubhouse for the swank set, set to open in Harlem, New York
New York Daily News
West Harlem, welcome to the club.
Uptown House, a Soho House sendup that is equal parts boutique hotel and private clubhouse for the swank set, is slated for arrival in Manhattanville's Factory District in 2016. "Harlem is so ripe for something like this," said Mark Somen, a partner and former managing director of Soho House North America. "Having a beautiful building that is a house or hub for music, arts and culture and literary conversations will be a benefit."
Opening of new boutique hotel Oasis expected
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Downtown Project on Oct. 21 unveiled a new 44-room, nongaming boutique hotel named Oasis at its Gold Spike property, creating the first hotel in its development portfolio.
The Oasis is the latest project for Downtown Project, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's $350 million initiative to redevelop the East Fremont area in downtown.
A new Florida beach boutique hotel from the producer of Blue Jasmine
Forbes
Edward Walson, the owner of the new Royal Blues Hotel in Deerfield Beach, Florida, compares opening a hotel to producing a movie. "You know that long list of credits that roll by at the end?" he says. "That's how many people it takes to get a hotel off the ground."
Hôtel Le Germain Ottawa mixes it up with art
The Globe and Mail
A new hotel to be built in Ottawa puts the spotlight on public-private arrangements that are bringing cultural benefits, unique branding and prime downtown locations to mixed-use commercial developments.
Groupe Germain Hospitalité, DevMcGill and EBC Inc. will soon break ground on a 23-story complex that includes the expansion of the Ottawa Art Gallery as well as the construction of a 120-room boutique hotel, an 82-unit condominium, a theater, a screening room and four classrooms.
Boutique hotel plan for old council headquarter
The Herald
The 123-year-old Boclair House in Bearsden, Scotland, formerly used by East Dunbartonshire Council as its educational department headquarters, has been sold and is set to be redeveloped by its new owners. The Tudor Gothic house dates back to 1890 and has a castellated tower and series of porticoed archways, said to resemble Italian cloisters.
Boutique hotel OK'd for Summit Avenue mansion
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
The St. Paul City Council has approved a developer's plan to redevelop a 98-year-old mansion on Summit Avenue into a boutique luxury hotel. The Pioneer Press reports that the council voted 5-2 to OK John Rupp's plan for the Watson Davidson property at 344 Summit Ave., which most recently was home to the College of Visual Arts.
Hotels go millennial: Hip concepts debut to new crowd
Investor's Business Daily
You don't often see hotel staffers at a Marriott International property sporting spiked hair and tattoos, at least out front.
But at Marriott's new hotel concept — Moxy Hotels — they are very much in view at Moxy's first location in Milan, Italy, close to the airport.
The importance of follow up
eHotelier
In a sales context, the importance of follow up is magnified. And the follow up should be on-going because we want the relationship to last. So let's look first of all at the benefits and why we need to stay in touch, and then we'll look at some ways that we can do it that will not only maintain the relationship but will also add value. So, what can be gained?
The case for hotel videos
Hospitality Net
Madigan Pratt writes: Do you know any hoteliers that have been putting off creating professionally produced videos for their small luxury hotel? I'll bet you do and the reason is most likely that they are just too expensive. Really? This is perhaps the most common reason a company, including hotels, will use when it doesn't want to purchase something.
Hotels step up measures to protect against Ebola
FOX News
Amid growing fears that Ebola will spread in the United States, some local and regional public health officials are working with hotels and convention centers to establish protocols for dealing with a guest who may be infected with the virus. Government officials and medical experts emphasize that the risk to the general public is extremely low.
How much bandwidth does your property need?
Lodging
Two years ago, BioMarin, a pharmaceutical firm based in San Rafael, California, called Inn Marin to book an offsite training session. This wasn't unusual since the 69-room independent hotel is located eight miles up the road from the company's headquarters. And with only 35 people attending, the meeting requirements were far from onerous. But there was one last-minute request that nearly caused Inn Marin to lose this booking.
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