OLD TO BOLD: HOW HOTEL ADAPTIVE REUSE TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES
Much of the aging building stock that populates our cities’ skylines resides in or near obsolescence—particularly older, and sometimes historic, office and bank buildings…
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OLD TO BOLD: HOW HOTEL ADAPTIVE REUSE TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES
Much of the aging building stock that populates our cities’ skylines resides in or near obsolescence—particularly older, and sometimes historic, office and bank buildings…
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How the Asset Manager has Moved from Elective to Essential
It is said that to truly learn a foreign language, one must leave the classroom and immerse themselves in that language day to day, preferably in a country where it is spoken…
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Club Med Aims to Shift Upmarket With New Resorts and Ad Campaign
It's reassuring to see numerous Club Med all-inclusive resorts rebounding post-pandemic and that the company has upgraded many to attract affluent millennial parents. But some experts question its new marketing campaign and strategy…
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ChatGPT means radically improved travel sales conversion
When we launched Travelocity in 1996, it had state-of-the-art design and, along with Expedia and others, it created the largest category of e-commerce.
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All-inclusive resorts go ... small?
Traditionally, a major selling point for most all-inclusive resorts has been their sheer size. The higher the number of restaurants and bars, the better. The more pools, the better…
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GOOGLE REDESIGNS HOTEL BROWSING ON MOBILE
Google is gearing up for the summer travel season. The company on Monday announced new tools to help travelers save money on their flights with a price guarantee, browse hotels more easily and stay organized as they search for that ideal getaway…
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How hotels are redefining the concept of ‘work from anywhere’ with co-working spaces and amenities
As the world adapts to the pandemic-induced changes in the work environment, digital transformation in hotels is becoming increasingly important. “Work from anywhere” has become a new normal, but remote work can be unstimulating and isolating…
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Hotel 'Broker' versus Trusted Advisor
When I first started out in hotel brokerage back in the late 1980s, the market was unsophisticated and had not adopted the fiduciary focus that was required to establish trust.
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