Winning the coveted rating is no easy feat. Only 58 hotels in the U.S. were awarded the Forbes Five-Star recognition this year report the LA Times. Hotel owners vie for the Forbes distinction because it enables them to charge much higher rates. For example, the four-star Beverly Hilton recently posted average daily rates of $245 to $325, while the five-star rated Beverly Hills Hotel posted rates of $510 to $540. With Forbes, the difference between a four- ...
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Maison Cheval Blanc with their excellence in service and discretion. They are the premiere hospitality experience that marries outstanding art and design with pure elegance and refinement. [caption id="attachment_1632" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Maison Cheval Blanc - Courchevel"][/caption] Malmaison with their creative locations and amazing F&B (Food and Beverage) concepts. They bring an unrivaled richness to their properties and restaurants, using sumptuous design and elegance for ...
Q: Can the Hospitality Industry Help the US Economy? How? A: The hospitality industry can absolutely help all kinds of industries. The hospitality industry stimulates the job market as it is intrinsically tied with food service, commerce, tourism/recreation, and transportation. It is important all these areas work together to offer a competitive destination for leisure, business, travel, etc. In 2012, hotels across the Unites States had an average 61.3% occupancy and generated more than
Happy New Year indeed! Despite fears of 2013 being an uneventful year for business, a number of leading hospitality and tourism bodies included Big Hospitality have given reasons for hotel, hospitality and travel operators to remain optimistic, insisting that the next 12 months could be even more successful than the last. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Miami's Real Estate Boom: Then and Now As Miami has become an international magnet, [the industry] has made it a point to craft ...
The major message towards the client is "We care". The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) movement is an internationally recognized green building program. Although it's too early to declare LEED certification as a determining factor for success, being LEED certified does create additional visibility and caters to a new movement of guests that are more environmentally mindful. Commercial, residential, hospitality and whole neighborhoods have ...
To put it simply, High Season = High Occupancy. High and low season has an immense influence on pricing and availability which are closely tied to one another. For example, imagine high season for a ski resort which would be the winter months (Christmas/New Year/maybe Easter if in cold climate); during their high season the hotels would have 100% occupancy, but would be dead during low season. Not only is it crucial for the hotel industry itself ...
Lang & Schwander operates at the helm of hospitality veterans Marcus Schwander and Sebastian Lang. They have designed and custom-outfitted interiors for hotels in Miami, Switzerland, Tripoli, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. With so much rich experience and vast knowledge on the hotel industry around the world, we thought to share some of their must-have's in operating a hotel fit for success. Q: In your opinion, what are the 3 fundamentals in running and ...
One of South Beach’s most glamorous hotels of the 1950’s is returning to its former glory this winter. The Gale hotel on 17th and Collins Avenue is being renovated and guests will be able to visit the restored splendor this coming December. Earlier this summer Lang & Schwander was awarded the FF&E contract manufacturing of the common areas. The hotels main amenities include a rooftop ...
Since 2011 Lang & Schwander has been working on the five-star business hotel Casa Grande in Bolivia, and we are proud to announce it’s opening soon. For this flagship property Lang & Schwander provided all-inclusive FF&E contract manufacturing. This September the Casa Grande hotel will impress with its modern, yet simple, design by the award-winning firm Hinojosa Design Studio, who “believes in working with honest materials ...
