This month marks the 100th year since the first exhibition of the Bauhaus school of art and design was held in Weimar, Germany. On August 15th, 1923, the groundbreaking design exhibition effectively catapulted modern architecture, as we know it today, into the wider world.
Buster Brown, a wire-haired fox terrier and the original Official Greeter at the Craddock Terry Hotel, Marriott Tribute Portfolio, in Lynchburg, Virginia, peacefully crossed over the rainbow bridge on August 7, 2023.
With five generations in the workplace, industries are rapidly changing - from the ways employees communicate to younger employees stepping into executive roles. Hospitality is just one of the many industries ushering in a new wave of leadership and undergoing structural changes, as well as, overall transitions in recent years. The older generation of leaders are stepping away from executive level positions and welcoming in a new group of executives that are transforming the industry and becoming the leaders that they used to look up to.
How can resorts reach a wider audience? Is an ‘authentic resort’ an oxymoron? And is there potential for an entirely new model? FRAME’s editor at large Tracey Ingram and Creative Supply’s Youri Sawerschel examine whether resorts are ready for a revolution.
This summer, it’s Ken’s turn to take hosting for a spin. That’s right – Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse is back by popular demand on Airbnb – with a twist.
The BLLA Events Team sat down with Richard Valtr, Founder of Mews, and one of our facilitators from the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
The BLLA Events Team sat down with Jason Pinto, COO of Pace Revenue, and one of our facilitators from the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
What does it mean to live well and to enjoy oneself while still making responsible choices? Who are the people wringing the infinite bounties of creation from their patches of the earth and empowering their communities in the process? After years of unending global challenges, what are we collectively seeking? These questions and more are at the core of the new issue of Directions, the Design Hotels’ magazine.
The BLLA Events Team sat down with Deborah O’Donnell, Director Strategic Sales, Lodging & Institutions at DIRECTV, as she prepared to participate in the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
Lark announces the debut of four new Lark Independents along North Carolina’s southern shore: The Beach House and The Starlite Inn in Carolina Beach, and The Admiral’s Quarters Motel and The Sand Dunes in Kure Beach. The independently-owned boutique hotels will now be managed and operated by Lark, growing its portfolio of Lark Independents to 18 hotel properties throughout the United States.
The BLLA Events Team sits down with Marissa Ballan, Vice President, Global Investment Management at citizenM Hotels, as she prepares to participate in the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
The BLLA Events Team sits down with Richard Roderick, Partner & Executive Vice President at Lockton, as he prepares to attend the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
CC: I’m a lifelong hotelier who got my first taste of the business by following my mom to work while she was a hotel housekeeper. Though these visits sparked my love of hotels, the reason my mom brought me to work has darker roots, it was to keep me safe from her abusive partner.
Bar Orian Architects in collaboration with Lambs & Lions Studio today officially announces a new luxury resort planned for Israel’s Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea, scheduled to open in 2025. The 109 room-and-suite property will be built on a plot of land with an area of about 20 dunams (nearly five acres) in the Judean Desert overlooking the serene landscape of the Dead Sea. The imaginative fusion of an ancient “resting hotels” with a “Space Oddity,” concept draws a symbiotic connection to the majestic Dead Sea and Judean Desert.
The BLLA Events Team sits down with Frank Wolfe, CEO of HFTP, as he prepares to participate in the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.
Get your light sticks ready! ENHYPEN is set to kick off Seoul Fashion Week in September 2023 with the world’s first overnight stay at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the soul of style in Seoul.
Pyramid Global Hospitality – the powerhouse hospitality company behind inspired collections like Benchmark Pyramid Luxury & Lifestyle and Hamilton Pyramid Europe – is pleased to announce the Wayfinder Newport hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, as the latest addition to the company’s distinguished management portfolio. Continuing a longtime partnership with Dovetail + Co, owner of the Wayfinder Newport, Pyramid Global has assumed management of the 197-room hotel with immediate plans underway to rebuild and revitalize the property.
International architecture firm, SB Architects, part of Egis Group, known for creating spaces that capture the history, culture, and context of each location, is thrilled to celebrate the opening of the new Omni PGA Frisco Resort, a mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas, which opened on May 2.
Radisson Hotel Group expands its portfolio of bold, art and design-inspired hotels with the inclusion of art’otel in the Radisson Hotel Group’s brand portfolio, growing to ten distinct brands under one overarching umbrella. Across the brand spectrum, the Group offers inspiration through travel with authentic and engaging cultural experiences that allow travelers to feel part of each local art and design community.
From historically renovated structures dating back to the 12th, 18th, and 19th centuries in Italy, Spain, and Montenegro to modern architectural masterpieces in Greece and Indonesia, the newest members of Design Hotels share a common goal: to honor and preserve their surrounding landscapes and cultures. Each of the following eight properties reflect this ethos through distinctly contemporary lenses, creating unique destinations that foster individual experiences as well as intimate feelings of community.