When Doubletree Hotels of Phoenix decided to unveil a new chain
of business hotels, it carefully researched the market to understand customer needs.
Renowned for attention to detail and design, Royal Orchid hotels offers myriad options
of business hotels ranging from luxurious 5 - star hotels to economy business hotels.
Having stayed in my fair share
of business hotels around the world, I know the restaurants typically offer standard, unsurprising food.
The Hotel Hamburger Hof effortlessly blends the style and personal service of a high - end boutique property with the efficiency and amenities
of a business hotel.
Khos aims to turn the traditional notion
of a business hotel on its head - designed specifically for the modern business traveller, for whom the conventional boundaries of work and play no longer exist, and who is no longer willing to sacrifice style, inspiration, socialising and wellness for the predictable functionality of a traditional business hotel.
AC Hotel Diagonal L'Illa Barcelona - From $ 160 per night and centrally located, although it does appear to be more
of a business hotel.
Not exact matches
The Terrace
Hotel Restaurant is steadily making a name for itself as a dining destination among Perth's
business community, despite a number
of setbacks.
When Maoli left logistics for luxury car sales, he brought Gabriele with him and took over his first dealership, Lexus
of Route 10 in Whippany, N.J. And that's when they discovered that the rarefied world
of luxury autos also had a lot to learn from the
hotel business.
Specialist
business property adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale
of Eynsham Hall, one
of Oxfordshire's leading country house
hotels at the gateway to the Cotswolds.
He estimates Amazon could make $ 600 million
of profits a year if it builds an online
hotel business roughly half
of Expedia's size.
As big a fan as I am
of today's
business hotels — and I've said repeatedly in this space that they're the best part
of traveling for work — I'm reminded almost every week that there is room for improvement.
Richardson estimates that 25 % to 50 %
of his new
business comes from that one
hotel.
Try this historic
hotel and hunting lodge in North Wales, in the U.K., which has been owned and managed for the past four years by an American who spends most
of his time stateside, running another
business.
During the go - go days
of the last decade,
business travel
hotels spiffed up their rooms with amenities like in - room entertainment systems to persuade guests to make a long weekend
of a short trip.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., owner
of the Ramada and Days Inn brands, said it will spin off its
hotel unit into a new publicly traded company and consolidate its timeshare
business while exploring strategic alternatives for its European rental brands.
In contrast, before the company founders
of the»80s started their
businesses, they were generally involved with activities removed from their companies - to - be — Anita Roddick owned a small
hotel in Littlehampton, England, and was raising two young daughters; Yvon Chouinard saw mountain climbing as a calling.
You may argue I'm no expert, but I've been in the news
business for close to two decades, working nationally and abroad, so I've stayed in literally hundreds
of hotels... from the Soviet - era «Intouristes» to the Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas.
Thomas Cook said that while it remained focused on its own - brand
hotels, Expedia would be the preferred partner for its «complementary city and domestic holiday
business», a wider range
of hotels to give customers more choice.
«A spinoff
of the
hotel business and the combination
of Wyndham Vacation Ownership with RCI is the best structure to unlock shareholder value and enable strong growth across the
businesses,» Stephen Holmes, chairman and chief executive officer
of Wyndham Worldwide, said in a statement.
As a response, Endeavor finally took action in September by opening an office in Miami and assembling a board
of local
business leaders that includes execs from Virgin
Hotels and Cisneros Group, one
of the biggest privately held media companies in the world.
While Australian companies in some
of these industries are restricted to setting up shop in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, others, such as
hotel chains and operators
of care homes, can do
business anywhere in China.
Hurst shared some
of his photos
of the
hotel with
Business Insider, which we've combined with photos
of its past.
Google is using its dominance
of the search market to limit competition in the online travel
business — for its benefit and that
of some major
hotel chains it's teamed up with, the Wall Street Journal charges in a new editorial.
The deal resulted in Marriott becoming the largest player in the
hotel business, with a total
of 1.1 million rooms in its stable.
During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry
of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre
Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and
business affairs at the US Department
of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»
I think the economic model
of the movie industry is much more challenging than the economic model
of the
hotel casino
business.
This year, politics and
business are intersecting, as one
of the presidential candidates, Donald Trump, has extensive properties including casinos,
hotels, and golf courses.
Since Roomlia is in the
business of offering
hotel rooms, we would,
of course, want our team to have access to stay in one
of our properties for the evening.
One example
of a
business that does this exceptionally well is the Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts.
A
hotel room also makes it a little easier to freshen up for dinner at any one
of the great restaurants here in Vegas, before heading over to Marquee Nightclub to see who can stay out the latest (be it the
business folks or the engineers).
From overbooked flights to sold - out
hotels, here's how
business travelers can navigate some
of the most common issues.
Itâ $ ™ s the ping pong paddle you'll need at boutique
hotels targeting a new type
of business traveler.
«The
hotel business will be a huge beneficiary
of rising global affluence and tourism, especially from China,» said Gray, who is also the chairman
of global
hotel business Hilton Worldwide.
Once a watering hole
of last resort filled with
business travelers and tourists, the
hotel bar is back with a vengeance.
The state said Airbnb runs afoul
of New York's illegal -
hotel law, which forbids residents from renting rooms for less than 30 days (and which forced the reasonably priced, centrally located
hotel where a certain Canadian
business writer always liked to stay to close).
Shortly before taking office last year, Trump Sr. said he would hand off control
of his
business empire, which includes luxury homes and
hotels across the world, to his sons Donald and Eric, and move his assets into a trust to help ensure that he would not consciously take actions as president that would benefit him personally.
He owes some part
of his undisclosed fortune to
business partnerships with companies and individuals in the oil - rich Gulf, between his golf - course and
hotel - building ventures and the Manhattan office space he reportedly rents to Qatar Airways.
These recent moves add to their massive portfolio
of businesses which include 55
hotels (Sandman and Sutton Place, along with B.C.'s Revelstoke ski resort) and some 170 restaurants.
The premise
of Upside is simple enough: Reward
business travelers with gift cards for being a little more flexible with their flight and
hotel.
Walker even credits ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft for changing the nature
of business travel, specifically the willingness
of people to stay in
hotels a little farther away from their
business.
Best
business hotel: Built in the first decade
of the 20th century, Ryan Mansion occupies the former home
of James Ryan, one
of Newfoundland's wealthiest merchants.
Users can also apply the value
of the gift card to reduce the cost
of their flight or
hotel, a feature Walker says will be particularly appealing for individuals who own small
businesses.
In the case
of San Francisco's
Hotel Zetta, management targeted
business travelers in the high - tech and media worlds.
If you travel for
business, chances are you're enrolled in a lot
of loyalty programs for airlines,
hotels, car rental agencies, and so on.
Not long ago, in the lobby
of a
hotel near Harvard
Business School, I noticed a slightly disheveled man in a black ski jacket, singing softly to himself.
It's
business as usual for Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton, who is drawing acclaim for the success
of hits «Spectre,» the latest 007 blockbuster, plus «
Hotel Transylvania 2» and «Goosebumps.»
«Sometimes to enter the old part
of town, you need to queue for an hour in 40 - degree (104 degrees Fahrenheit) heat,» says 27 - year - old Ana Belosevic, who works in the
hotel business.
Where to stay: The
business hotel of the moment is the elegant Renaissance Zurich Tower with a giant main - floor space perfect for lunch meetings.
The company should instead focus on two lines
of business: managing and franchising
hotels owned by others.
The most obvious threat to the traditional
hotel industry,
of course, is the rise
of Airbnb and other home - sharing
businesses that allow travelers to bask in a local scene by booking, say, a family's flat on the Seine or a condo in Miami Beach.