Luxury Boutique Hotels Push Further Into Former Warehouse Districts
Destinations around the world are discovering that gritty urban neighborhoods that once housed factories or warehouses show no signs of cooling off as hot spots for development.
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MGM Resorts acquires 50% stake in group operating boutique NoMad hotels
MGM Resorts International, the company known for its flashy casinos and resorts, is making moves to enter the boutique hotel business beyond the Las Vegas strip.
How Small Hotel Brands Are Making A Big Mark In Luxury Travel
At the recent Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, the network's over 20,000 travel advisors who last year sold more than $26 billion in luxury travel, voted Montage's resort in Los Cabos as the best new hotel.
Beautiful or terrifying? Architect designs hotel suspended over a cliff
Norway's spectacular fjords make a dramatic backdrop for any building, and now a Turkish architectural design studio has proposed a boutique hotel built into one of the nation's famous cliffs. The concept would be built to look like part of Preikestolen, a 1,982-foot cliff in southern Norway that has become a popular tourist attraction.It features a large viewing platform on the top deck that doubles as the entrance to the building, with three floors of guest quarters below.Each level has a protruding balcony that provides stunning views over the surrounding landscape.On the lowest level, a long, narrow swimming pool juts out from the cliff face, with a viewing deck that provides a place for guests to relax.
Executive Q&A: Steven Taylor, Accor’s Chief Marketing Officer, on the Brand’s Approach to Design
SkiftX recently published The Transformative Role of Design in Hospitality in partnership with Accor Group. The trend report takes a close look at design's principal role in hospitality and its future. For more insights, explore the full report here.
Why Philippe Stark Calls This New Saint-Tropez Wellness Resort One of His ‘Most Successful’ Projects
When French media magnate Alan Weill called up the superstar designer Philippe Starck, asking him to redesign the hotel he had just bought on the Saint Tropez peninsula, at first Starck turned him down. He did not like the Côte d'Azur, and had not stepped foot in Saint Tropez in 50 years. But when Weill told him about this particular area, La Croix-Valmer, where his family had gone for generations, Starck agreed to check it out.
Regent Wants to Reclaim Its Crown Under IHG
Regent Hotels & Resorts may be the most prestigious luxury hotel brand you've never gotten a handle on, but InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hopes to change that.
Why Historic Buildings Make Great Hotels
Growing numbers of historic buildings in the UK are now enjoying a second life as high-end and mid-range hotels. Former mansion Cliveden House, near Windsor, was once home to royalty while Roch Castle, in Wales, has been given a boutique-style makeover and Solent Forts, near Portsmouth, offers an off-shore stay with a difference at former sea-based defences.
Central And Eastern Europe Brings A Fresh Flavor To Dining Out
Amid the growing focus on high-quality food and social-media friendly spaces, today's customers have higher expectations than ever before. Furthermore, the growing affluence of Polish customers means 41 percent more is now spent on eating out than 10 years ago, according to a JLL report.
The Story Behind the Color Choices of Luxury Hotel Logos
What is the color of luxury? If you assess the answer by looking at the logos of luxury fashion houses, the answer is literally black and white. Chanel and Prada and Dolce & Gabbana and nearly all the others sport black type against a white background.
Why lifestyle hotels are not just for Millennials
In recent years, they've become an increasingly popular choice among travellers across all age groups - by combining the personalised touches and high-quality service of a boutique hotel with the convenience and reliability of big hotel chains - while operating at a premium price point.
Inside Studio 54 Creator Ian Schrager's Miami Hotel
Set against the Atlantic Ocean, this collaboration between famed hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott International hits all the right notes. Built in a restored mid-century building abutting the lapping waves, there's a sense of fun and whimsy here brought to life by the on-site ice skating rink, bowling alley and night club.
Co-Living and Co-Working Are Gimmicks, Declares 25hours Hotels CEO
You might think that the co-founder of a lifestyle hotel brand like 25hours might embrace emerging hospitality concepts such as homesharing, co-living, and co-working.
How To Travel Like The One Percent On A Budget
It's no secret that that one percent live much more glamorous lives than most of us. While they have big houses and fancy cars, the income gap is probably most evident when it comes to how the upper echelon of society travels. Private jets, luxe beachside villas, and personal assistants are just the norm for wealthy folk. But, as entrepreneurs continue to create companies that democratize these once reserved services (Uber black cars anyone?), these types of travel perks are no longer reserved for the rich.
Will buying HotelTonight help Airbnb’s messy booking experience?
The rumors are true. HotelTonight, the millennial-focused booking app that's known for last-minute travel deals, is being acquired by Airbnb.
Airbnb Is Paying $400 Million-Plus for HotelTonight, Half in Pre-IPO Stock
So how much is Airbnb shelling out to acquire HotelTonight? The deal price was a little more than $400 million, with about half in cash and half in stock, Skift has learned.
Forget Glamping, These Pop-Up Hotel Rooms Are The New Rough Luxury
What if instead of going to stay at a hotel, the hotel came to you?
Inside Germany's sausage hotel
What do you look for in a hotel interior? A calming color scheme? Crisp white sheets?Or what about wallpaper festooned with sausages, bratwurst-shaped cushions and IRL sausages hanging from hooks on the wall?Welcome to Boebel Bratwurst Bed and Breakfast, in the small village of Rittersbach near Nuremberg, Germany, which lays claim to being the world's first sausage hotel.Many -- including, but not limited to, vegetarians and vegans -- might rather not know how the sausage gets made. But for those curious about this meaty motel, proprietor Claus Boebel filled CNN Travel in on the in(nards) and outs of his unusual inn.
What Will The Perfect Hotel Room Look Like In 2019?
Hotels flip design of necessity every few years, and like the Pantone "Color of the Year," the palates change, the design direction changes and even the traveler's experience within the hotel changes. Last year's boutique hotels are next year's "experiential" pod palaces.
Great Hotels: New York's Hidden Gem Luxury Hotel
There are glitzier Big Apple hotels than The Lowell, but there aren't many better ones.