IHG to Replicate Its Light-Touch Kimpton Approach With Six Senses
Deanna Ting, Skift
Let's just hope, for everyone's sake, IHG sticks to its word here and lets Six Senses be Six Senses.
3 weeks ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Let's just hope, for everyone's sake, IHG sticks to its word here and lets Six Senses be Six Senses.
3 weeks ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Six Senses looks like a good addition to IHG's high-end portfolio and should fit in well with the existing luxury brands, without too much overlap.
1 month ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
InterContinental Hotel Group’s purchase of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is consistent with its drive to boost its luxury portfolio with small yet well-defined brands that do not cannibalize one another. So smart.
1 month ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Do compassion and social consciousness go hand in hand with luxury travel? That's what some luxury travel executives are seeing — and hoping for.
2 months ago
Laura Powell, Skift
Wellness hospitality brands known for their idyllic locations are heading to New York City. Will the temptation of taking a bite out of the Big Apple prove a brand benefit or drawback?
4 months ago
Leslie Barrie, Skift
Hotel companies are making big hiring moves to better position themselves in the wellness space. With so much momentum in the sector at the moment, this makes sense. How much investing in wellness actually adds up financially, though, is up for debate.
5 months ago
Laura Powell, Skift
Every time you turn around these days, a major hotel company is announcing that it has hired a chief wellness officer. But will this wave of devotion to wellness be a phase or a long-lasting phenomenon? Look to the return on investment for that answer.
5 months ago
Colin Nagy, Skift
Experience and sustainability are losing their equity as more brands cynically pile on. These are examples of emerging, global brands with depth to their practices. Intrepid travelers should take note.
1 year ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Perhaps being bigger isn't always better, at least when it comes to luxury hotels. When you're bigger, the challenges can be, too.
1 year ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Everyone in hospitality, it seems, is focusing on more wellness offerings, whether through mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, or enhanced programming — but what do the wellness vets think? Does this trend have staying power or is it just a fad?
2 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Luxury hospitality groups and tour operators are saying that their guests today are craving more simplicity, better wellness options, and a greater convergence of experiences combined together in one place.
2 years ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
Friendly and genuine interactions with hotel staff go a long way toward making or breaking a hotel stay; however, it takes a conscious plan and months of investment to deliver that guest experience.
4 years ago