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Articles tagged “design”

Hotels

Designers Herald a Motel Makeover for Next-Gen Travelers

Updates to fixtures, furnishings, and food can reinvigorate motels for the next generation. But you need to use a consumer lens, not just a developer's budget, to make the right design choices.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

Designers Herald a Motel Makeover for Next-Gen Travelers

Airlines

United’s New Kid-Friendly Booking Policy

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at United's new seating promise for families, trends at boutique hotels, and concerns in the metasearch world.

Tom Lowry | 1 year ago

United’s New Kid-Friendly Booking Policy

Hotels

The Trends Boutique Hotels Need to Watch in 2023

Few people have given more thought to boutique hotels than Frances and Ariela Kiradjian. Today they believe boutique hotels need smarter local partnerships, more design that's functional as well as stylish for our post-Instagram era, and more wellness offerings than just yoga.

Leslie Barrie | 1 year ago

The Trends Boutique Hotels Need to Watch in 2023

Hotels

New Evo Hotel Design Pulls Utah’s Adventure Vibe Indoors

The pandemic juiced up traveler interest in the outdoors. The Evo is an adventure hotel aiming to meet that demand. Its design reflects an integration of art and community, not just gear storage boxes.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

New Evo Hotel Design Pulls Utah’s Adventure Vibe Indoors

Hotels

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 | 1 year ago

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

Hotels

Hotel Designer Bensley’s ‘Maximalist’ Look Tracks With Emerging Trend

After the pandemic, many travelers seek a "maximalist," or more-is-more, aesthetic, immersing all their senses in a profusion of color, pattern, and texture. Designer Bill Bensley captures this look at a new Thai resort. Expect to see maximalism at more hotels.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

Hotel Designer Bensley’s ‘Maximalist’ Look Tracks With Emerging Trend

Hotels

Four Seasons Debuts Naviva Tented Experiences

True, the world already has its niche glamping products. But when the traditionalist Four Seasons also blurs the lines between indoors and out by adopting tented experiences, hotel designers worldwide will take notice.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

Four Seasons Debuts Naviva Tented Experiences

Announcements

Skift IDEA Awards 2022: See the Winners

Skift IDEA Awards is travel’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation – honoring the brands and businesses pioneering the industry’s future. See the final results and meet the 2022 winners!

Skift | 2 years ago

Skift IDEA Awards 2022: See the Winners

Hotels

Hotel Design and Construction Need Radical Innovation

Hotel design can be bland because brands, owners, and lenders aren't incentivized to take risks. Some outside pressure is needed to boost innovation.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotel Design and Construction Need Radical Innovation

Hotels

The World’s Top 15 Hotel Designers and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, we reveal our list of the world's elite hotel design firms, airlines grapple with how to deal with angry customers, and Southwest becomes the latest airline to overhaul its travel management platform.

Rashaad Jorden , Skift | 2 years ago

The World’s Top 15 Hotel Designers and Other Top Stories This Week