Articles tagged “lifestyle brands”

Hotels

Sortis Deal to Buy Ace Hotels Collapses

Given a string of bad luck events, it can seem like Ace Hotels is a jinxed brand. But any visit to its properties in New York, New Orleans, or LA will reveal an electric vibe that's a reminder it can be salvaged and taken to the next level.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Sortis Deal to Buy Ace Hotels Collapses

Hotels

Lifestyle Hotels Are Booming: This Week’s Top Stories

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.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Lifestyle Hotels Are Booming: This Week’s Top Stories

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This Urban Cowboy Brand of Boutique Hotels Has a ‘Cheers’ Vibe

The founders are trying to retain the community feeling they established in Brooklyn at properties in the Catskills and East Nashville — and another set to open in Denver this winter.

Leslie Barrie | 6 months ago

This Urban Cowboy Brand of Boutique Hotels Has a ‘Cheers’ Vibe

Hotels

Accor Still Thinking Beyond Beds for Its Hotels

Non-room revenue continues to be a big play for the French group, as it looks to up the range of experiences it can offer guests.

Matthew Parsons | 8 months ago

Accor Still Thinking Beyond Beds for Its Hotels

Hotels

IHG Sees Room to Take Kimpton Worldwide as Lifestyle Hotel Brand

Ah, the challenges of delivering quirkiness at scale.

Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago

IHG Sees Room to Take Kimpton Worldwide as Lifestyle Hotel Brand

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Full Video: Ennismore Founder Sharan Pasricha at Skift Global Forum 2022

Here's what's on the mind of one of the hottest hoteliers in the world today.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Full Video: Ennismore Founder Sharan Pasricha at Skift Global Forum 2022

Hotels

Ennismore Top Boss Sees Impact of Great Merging on Lifestyle Hotels and Co-Working

Ennismore is one of the hottest hospitality groups in the world, and founder and co-CEO Sharan Pasricha anticipates coworking, food-and-beverage, and lifestyle lodging as a way for real estate partners to diversify their revenues.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Ennismore Top Boss Sees Impact of Great Merging on Lifestyle Hotels and Co-Working

Hotels

The Margaritaville CEO on Just How Far the Jimmy Buffett Brand Can Go

Millennials think they invented experiential, lifestyle brands. But Margaritaville CEO John Cohlan was perfecting these ideas before many of today's hotel execs had sipped their first margaritas. Cohlan helped to turn Jimmy Buffett's music into a billion-dollar empire, and he has lessons to share.

Sean O'Neill and Andrea Doyle, Skift | 1 year ago

The Margaritaville CEO on Just How Far the Jimmy Buffett Brand Can Go

Hotels

Standard International CEO Wants to Accelerate Global Expansion Through Local Communities

Hotel companies, many of which saw huge drops in overseas guests during the pandemic, realized they needed to appeal to local residents more to boost revenue. So they're increasing their efforts to make their properties feel like home for local communities.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Standard International CEO Wants to Accelerate Global Expansion Through Local Communities
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Executive Q&A: Ennismore Co-CEOs on Leading the Lifestyle Hotel Sector’s Vibrant Future

With the lifestyle hotel sector set to boom in the post-pandemic market, an industry-pioneering new joint venture between Accor and Ennismore is guiding the way forward.

Accor Group + Skift | 2 years ago

Executive Q&A: Ennismore Co-CEOs on Leading the Lifestyle Hotel Sector’s Vibrant Future