Luxury branded residences have become something of a staple in big budget developments and now they are not just for hotel brands. Plenty of high-end names have entered the fray with big, buzzy builds. Is this just the logical next step for brands who want a deeper connection with consumers?
At the third edition of the Italian Hospitality Investment Conference, held at the Palacongressi in Rimini, Italy, Piers Schmidt and Alexander Rae, Head of M&A for Beaumier, were interviewed on stage by Massimiliano Sarti of Travel Quotidiano, on the ‘Financing and Developing of Alternative Locations and Platforms’.
Piers Schmidt joins an illustrious panel of (mainly) Italian five-star hoteliers at the Luxury Hospitality Conference in Milan.
Most spas are created equal. Exceptionally, the Cottonmill Private Members’ spa at Hertfordshire hotel, Sopwell House, was designed to be rather less equal than others.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, owners and brands embroiled in difficult conversations. Hotel News Now spoke to Piers Schmidt about the enforcement of brand standards during a global crisis.
Aman Group has launched a sibling brand, Janu, its first in its 32-year history, which executives say will share DNA but at a lower, albeit still-luxury price point.
Damac is well-positioned to develop the brand’s licensing operations, which currently accounts for one-third of revenue.
After standing pat for much of the consolidation wave, following its late-2014 buy of Kimpton, InterContinental Hotels Group has acquired Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, which becomes IHG’s second recent luxury acquisition after Regent.
Take a look inside the new crop of luxury penthouses catering to the mega wealthy.
While guiding the brand-led transformation of Naiade Resorts into LUX* Resorts & Hotels, I coined the term ‘Sea of Sameness’ to describe the more or less generic offering of so many resort companies at the time.
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