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Articles tagged “experiential”

News Blog

IDEAS: Immersive Hospitality Concept, Level 8, Debuts at Moxy & AC Hotel Downtown LA

Conceived by Mark and Jonnie Houston, in collaboration with Mitchell Hochberg of Lightstone, Level 8 is a multi-layered hospitality concept spread across 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space at the Moxy & AC Hotel Downtown LA. The new concept encompasses eight distinct maze-like destinations that offer a range of dining, drinking and entertainment…

Adam Stacey | 12 months ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Air France to Celebrate 90th Anniversary With Fashion Exhibition in Paris 

Air France is set to commemorate its 90th anniversary with a fashion exhibition that will take over the window display at the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann.   The exhibition, which will run from 28 September to 10 October 2023, will showcase five dresses designed by Xavier Ronze, head of the costume design workshops at the Paris…

Adam Stacey | 1 year ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Amphibious Caravan Merges Camping and Sea Transport

Sealvans, a Turkish start-up founded in 2020, has begun taking orders for its new amphibious caravans in Europe following the completion of successful R&D studies. The hybrid camper-boats have been designed to offer a seamless way to explore land and sea using a single vehicle - operating as a traditional caravan on land and a…

Adam Stacey | 1 year ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Putting Surprise and Storytelling at the Center of ‘Dinner’ in Dubai

'Dinner' by Heston Blumenthal, which recently opened in Dubai at Atlantis The Royal, offers guests a "relaxed" dining experience driven by spectacle and storytelling. As consumer expectations rise, chefs are constantly upping the ante for not just their cuisine, but also the dining experience in order to stand out to guests. The menu explores "the…

Adam Stacey | 1 year ago

Experiences

Hotel Cultural Managers Add Diversity and Community Engagement

Some hotels are hiring "culture managers" to broaden their community programming. It's a promising move, given the rising numbers of guests seeking local discovery and cultural tourism.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

Hotel Cultural Managers Add Diversity and Community Engagement

Experiences

Arlo Hotels Still Wants to Be Hip – But With Larger Rooms

Arlo Hotels, a U.S.-based independent brand, first bet on micro hotels, which pack in more guests per property. But now it favors larger rooms. It's betting that creating "experiences" and charging extra may prove more reliably profitable.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Arlo Hotels Still Wants to Be Hip – But With Larger Rooms

Experiences

Independent Hoteliers Seek Every Edge Against the Big Brands

Many consumers are eating up experience-led storylines in travel. That gives an opening to independent hoteliers to compete with the global hotel groups on everything from hiring to word-of-mouth marketing.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 2 years ago

Independent Hoteliers Seek Every Edge Against the Big Brands

Experiences

Billionaire’s Sommerro Hotel in Oslo Taps Into Immersive Neighborhood Trend

Billionaire Petter Stordalen's new hotel in Oslo, Sommerro, and his soon-to-open sister property, Villa Inkognito, are noteworthy. They take the experiential travel trend in new directions.

Leslie Barrie | 2 years ago

Billionaire’s Sommerro Hotel in Oslo Taps Into Immersive Neighborhood Trend

Experiences

Rosewood Hotels Aims to Double Luxury Footprint This Decade

Rosewood practices arbitrage, luxury-hotel style. The company seems to believe that the three most important words in hospitality real estate are experience, experience, and experience.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Rosewood Hotels Aims to Double Luxury Footprint This Decade

Hotels

The Indie Boutique Hotel Leveraging Scrappy Rock N Roll Vibes to Stand Out

The Jams Music Hotel in Munich spotlights how boutique hotels created by individuals and small companies can thrive in the shadow of behemoth corporations. It helps to have lots of character and a feisty soul.

Leslie Barrie | 2 years ago

The Indie Boutique Hotel Leveraging Scrappy Rock N Roll Vibes to Stand Out