Articles tagged “bunkhouse group”

Hotels

Standard International CEO Says Lifestyle Hotel Growth Plan Isn’t ‘Drag and Drop’

Standard chief executive Amber Asher is one of the smartest people in hotels. But The Standard International has so much going on it, we wonder if the company can manage it all.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Standard International CEO Says Lifestyle Hotel Growth Plan Isn’t ‘Drag and Drop’

News Blog

Standard Hotels Bets Big on Thailand

U.S. hotel operator Standard International is betting on Thailand’s post-pandemic tourism recovery. Bloomberg said Standard is hoping to power an expansion in Asia that will see it open properties in popular and less-explored destinations. Thai developer Sansiri is the majority owner of Standard. The plan is to open boutique hotels under the flagship brand ‘The Standard’ in the seaside resort…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

How to Get Music Right in Luxury Lifestyle Hotels

Music is getting better at hotels. What was once piped through in muted tones has now moved front and center. The strongest hospitality companies are investing in experiences in an effort to map from the soul of a brand and capture its signature sound. And, as Sister City has shown with its Björk collaboration, hotel music can become high-concept performance.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 4 years ago

How to Get Music Right in Luxury Lifestyle Hotels

Hotels

Iconic Boutique Hotelier Liz Lambert Out at Standard’s Bunkhouse Group

Standard Hotels buying into Bunkhouse Group seemed like a perfect match, one boutique hotel innovator investing in another. The goodwill seems to have soured since then, and it's difficult to know exactly what happens to the Bunkhouse brand without its founder.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

Iconic Boutique Hotelier Liz Lambert Out at Standard’s Bunkhouse Group

Business Travel

The 6 Things Shaping Hotel Retail

Locally curated retail provides hotel brands with an opportunity to continuously evolve and stay current within a neighborhood, all while deepening their connection among guests and the local community.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 5 years ago

The 6 Things Shaping Hotel Retail

Hotels

Hotels Embrace Role as Curators of Niche Products

As brands struggle to break through with consumers, they need to consider introducing themselves within the environs of hotels. It's a means to create a new relationship in a contextual way. And hospitality brands have a huge opportunity to introduce tastemakers to up-and-coming products.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels Embrace Role as Curators of Niche Products

Hotels

Why Hotels With a Lifestyle Focus Thrive in the Sharing Economy Age

Want to fight back against Airbnb as a hotelier? Create a hotel that people actually want to hang out at. Airbnb, as a networking company between hosts and users, has largely abdicated this space-- so far.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Why Hotels With a Lifestyle Focus Thrive in the Sharing Economy Age

Hotels

Skift Global Forum Preview: Secrets of Truly Innovative Hotel Groups

The merger of The Standard Hotels and Bunkhouse Group was based on their like-minded mission to build each hotel as a one-off experience in an effort to build bigger communities around their brands.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Skift Global Forum Preview: Secrets of Truly Innovative Hotel Groups

Hotels

What 3 of the World’s Smartest Hoteliers Have to Say About the Future of Hotels

By investing in Austin's super hip Bunkhouse hospitality group, The Standard Hotels can now bring its global gateway grooviness to trendy second tier cities in North America.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

What 3 of the World’s Smartest Hoteliers Have to Say About the Future of Hotels

Hotels

Standard Hotels Takes Stake in Hip Texas Hospitality Group

Standard Hotels' majority investment in the Bunkhouse Group gives our favorite little hotel company in America a chance to extend its laconic legs beyond Texas.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Standard Hotels Takes Stake in Hip Texas Hospitality Group