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Hotels
Hyatt's brand muse Crystal Vinisse Thomas reveals the thinking behind her seven-figure marketing campaign for luxury lifestyle brand Andaz.
Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago
Sports Illustrated's play for hotels could prove a winning brand extension. But its resorts risk becoming an also-ran if their operations aren't well coached.
Sean O'Neill | 6 months ago
JLL has released an investor's guide to lifestyle hotels, a fast-growing category. Plus, other highlights from this week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.
Successful brands demonstrate high levels of resilience during economic and business cycles. With fewer barriers, limitations, and investments in brand-wide standardizations, lifestyle hospitality brands are able to pivot more quickly in the face of today’s challenges.
Accor Group + Skift | 3 years ago
Today, we know better than to treat design like a last-minute top coat on a finished project. Instead, design must become an integral part of how hospitality brands do business, how they interact with consumers, and how they leave their mark on the world.
Accor Group + Skift | 5 years ago
Hyatt is not the first and will not be the last hotel company to launch a new lifestyle brand or division. You can take that to the bank. The sector's popularity is only matched by that of the homesharing market.
Danni Santana, Skift | 5 years ago
We'd pay good money just to see hospitality executives try to guess which hotel brands belong to which companies.
Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago
Brand proliferation continues, but we wonder: Will there be a point where there are simply just too many hotel brands out there? Or have we already reached it?
Airlines
The goal is to make airline lifestyle brands relatable, likable, insidery, and envy-inducing badges of honor. Fashion and other style elements are the type of brand associations which make that connection happen. Plus: Women make key travel decisions for themselves and their families.
Marisa Garcia, Skift | 8 years ago