Interview: Commune Hotels CEO on New Lifestyle Properties’ Creative Challenges
Photo Caption: Thompson Playa del Carmen is slated to open October 2015. Thompson Hotels
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Thompson Hotel's second Mexico location carves out a unique niche in the resort-ridden Riviera Maya.
Thompson Hotels will add its second hotel in Mexico this fall, following its opening in Cabo San Lucas earlier this year with Thompson Playa del Carmen, a boutique property along the Riviera Maya.
“We think there is a real opportunity for the increasing demand for smaller, more intimate hotels that appeal to people’s specific lifestyles,” says Niki Leondakis, CEO of Commune Hotels and Resorts, which manages Thompson Hotels. Mexico is an appealing market for both Commune and its Thompson brand, Leondakis says.
“We really like Mexico and within our group we have a good understanding of Mexico. Playa del Carmen, Cabo, and
