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1 Hotels eco-luxury brand makes debut
Travel Weekly
Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group has opened its first property under the 1 Hotels eco-luxury brand in Miami Beach.
1 Hotel & Homes South Beach has 426 guestrooms, 600 feet of beachfront and a food-and-beverage operation headed by chef Tom Colicchio. The hotel has a 112-foot-long rooftop pool and plans to add an 18,000-square-foot spa by the end of the year. Rates start at about $700 a night.
Fairmont set to take over swank Grand Del Mar in San Diego
Los Angeles Times
The lavish Grand Del Mar in San Diego will gain a new name: Fairmont. The luxury hotel brand soon will take over management of the Forbes five-star and AAA five-diamond hotel.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts operates the Plaza in New York City and the Savoy in London, among others. The luxury hotel company will take over day-to-day operations under a long-term agreement, it said in a statement.
Farm-to-table philosophy rules at Rosewood's luxurious Caribbean hotels
Forbes
While Caribbean luxury resorts are not known for their local, sustainable food menus, Rosewood is setting about to change all that. The classic Little Dix Bay property, the private island resort of Jumby Bay, and the soon-to-open Rosewood at Baha Mar have each committed to sourcing as much food locally as possible — both from farmers in nearby communities and the resorts' own gardens — for use in the hotels' eclectic kitchens.
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Concept of luxury hotels in India is here to stay
The Economic Times
International hotel room aggregator Preferred Hotels has chalked out a $3.5-million revamp plan. In an interview with ET's Varuni Khosla, the company's chief executive, Lindsey Ueberoth, says India is one of the most important markets for Preferred.
Inside the boutique Portrait Roma hotel inspired by Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo
The Daily Mail
He designed shoes for the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Madonna and even invented the cork wedge heel for Judy Garland in the 1930s.
And the Salvatore Ferragamo brand is still going strong today with celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and Angelina Jolie sporting designs recently on the Hollywood red carpet.
But it is one thing to design the footwear of the rich and famous and quite another to create a stylish hotel — so can the Portrait Roma pull it off?
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Boutique hotels need to collaborate
Times of Malta
The boutique hotels sprouting up in Valletta, Malta, would need to collaborate, sharing functions like administration and marketing if they are to survive, David Spiteri, the general manager of Infinitely Xara insisted.
This is partly because the small number of rooms makes it very challenging to cover overheads. But it is also because there may simply be too many of them for all of them to survive.
Portland, Oregon's, boutique hotel mogul buys out Sentinel stake
Portland Business Journal
The group that owns half of a prominent Portland, Oregon, hotel said recently it'll purchase the whole shebang.
Provenance Hotels will buy the 50 percent share held by Woodbine Development Corp. in Sentinel, formerly The Governor Hotel. The move marks Provenance's third acquisition already in 2015.
Taj group to launch luxury hotel near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Firstpost
India-based hospitality player Taj Group said it would launch a luxury hotel project in Dubai, near the iconic Burj Khalifa area.
The hotelier said the project at Dubai will have 296 rooms, iclub rooms, 16 junior suites and 15 luxury Suites with panoramic views of Burj Khalifa, dancing fountains and the Dubai Mall.
The Island House, new boutique hotel, opens next month in the Bahamas
HotelChatter
Baha Mar might not be open in the Bahamas next month, but this hotel will be.
With only 30 rooms and in the upscale Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, The Island House is shaping up for a spectacular debut next month. The rooms are generously sized, inside and out, at around 500 sq.ft., with a 120-sq.ft. balcony.
Hyatt announces Andaz hotel for Palm Springs, California
The Desert Sun
The boutique hotel seems ideal for Palm Springs' village scale and resort vibe, but it's also set to be a good match for the luxury, customized hotel brand Andaz, by Hyatt.
Hyatt announced recently it's bringing its Andaz luxury hotel brand into the new Rael Development due to break ground in early summer at the corner of North Indian Canyon Drive and Alejo Road.
Hotel giants target tech-savvy millennial travelers
Los Angeles Times
At the latest breed of hotel, rooms are up to one-third smaller than traditional quarters, with furniture that looks fresh from an Ikea showroom.
The work desk is downsized and might double as a nightstand. The Internet speed is super fast. The Wi-Fi is free. Power outlets and USB ports dot the walls, especially near the bed to accommodate binge watching.
From economy to luxury, what matters most to hotel guests
4Hoteliers
To win more repeat customers, hotels must create a tailored guest experience, the journey toward creating a customer for life begins with a guest's first stay.
Market segment — whether it's luxury, economy, or something in between — largely determines what customers want most in a hotel stay. Though customers in all segments value price, reputation, room quality, and location when choosing a hotel, these basics merely cover the cost of entry in today's competitive hospitality industry, and they offer no guarantees for winning repeat business.
Hotel design trends for millennial guests
Sourceable
"Authenticity is the new definition of luxury," Erin Green, vice president of development Americas of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts said at the recent Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) Conference.
That means creating bespoke hotel experiences that reflect the surrounding community, and the trend is taking over in hotels worldwide.
Hotel's RevPAR, deals will see more growth
GlobeSt.com
Thanks to improving economic fundamentals and limited new supply coming on line, the hotel sector is expected to see further growth in its own fundamentals this year, Fitch Ratings says. Added to which, Lodging Econometrics predicts that sales transaction volume for lodging properties will continue growing for at least the next three years.
How to use negative reviews to bounce back with higher revenues
Cvent
Hotel reviews matter.
According to a recent study by TrustYou, a hospitality online reputation management tool, not only do your hotel's review scores influence travel buying decisions, but also a guest's willingness to spend more money actually correlates with positive reviews, too. They scoured through 20 million verified global hotel reviews to decipher which categories had the biggest impact on guest review scores and to find out what hotels should consider when improving their services and amenities to get more hotel group business.
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