A visit to six luxury properties in Florida exposed some obvious cutbacks in service and amenities that seem out of place for the chain scale.
Sojern released a new interactive Hotel Insights Report, based on the rigorous analysis of more than a billion traveler intent data points across the globe.
The Chinese love of travelling is tremendous and after two decades of rapid and mostly double-digit growth, China has developed into one of the leading global source markets.
In the early going, Beijing and Shanghai, the political and business capitals of the country got the critical mass of hotel development, but these days hotels are turning up all over the country.
Times are booming for luxury hotels. Properties are being sold for record amounts. Occupancy percentages and room rates are increasing.
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated industrial espionage campaign that targets business executives in luxury hotels across Asia.
Most companies profess to provide excellent service and yet surprisingly few manage to consistently deliver, and this begs the question - what is the secret to success in the luxury hotel market?
Private equity is losing its enthusiasm for China’s increasingly saturated budget-hotel business, seeking more creative ways to capitalize on the country’s growth in travel and tourism, especially at the higher end of the market.
As economic growth has slowed in Europe and the United States, Asian locations now dominate lists of the existing and projected hot spots for luxury hotel and resort growth.
What’s in a star anyway? China’s economy hotel chains are booming and They are pushing out 2- and 3-star hotels; but at the top of the market 5-star properties are still growing fast, creating a polarised market.
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has appointed Sirinate Meenakul as its first Global Brand Director for the Sofitel So label.
To further expand its network across China, Sofitel Luxury Hotels proudly announces the appointment from Hui Xian REIT to manage a hotel in Shenyang. The contract will take effect on 1 January 2013.
Whether these hotels have created culinary staples, witnessed historical change or inspired the world"s greatest minds, they all have one thing in common -- they have irreversibly changed the way the world perceives hospitality and they have become proud emblems of the cities they"re located in:
Everything else about the hotel is superlatively high, though, from bars to outdoor terraces to swimming pools.
Hoteliers said the biggest players in their industry will continue to try to establish themselves with the use of various brands designed for different markets.
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