Articles tagged “boutique hotels”

The boutique brand AlmaLusa is betting that more tourists want to stay in places that deeply reflect Portuguese culture. It's testing whether luxury travelers care about authenticity rather than just location and amenities when picking hotels.

Ace Hotels has had a significant impact on the hotel industry, helping change the way brands look to attract younger travelers. Here are five important moments in its evolution that we've covered as it prepares now to be acquired by Sortis Holdings.

Ace only has about a dozen properties, but it has punched above its weight in brand impact. Here's our analysis of whether Sortis is a good home and if $85 million is a good price.

It's no small feat for Loes Dingemans to grow a boutique hotel chain to six properties during a pandemic. But she may face high barriers to expanding the Pillows brand across Europe.

Sustainable, high-end nature lodges have been popping up worldwide. Making the concept succeed in Italy, however, may be a challenge, given that it has to out-compete so many established attractions.

Ah, the challenges of delivering quirkiness at scale.

Demand for “small, mindful" travel is supposedly on the upswing, and Small Luxury Hotels of the World is looking to take advantage. But can the marketing organization move the needle in the shadow of giant hotel groups?

Standard chief executive Amber Asher is one of the smartest people in hotels. But The Standard International has so much going on it, we wonder if the company can manage it all.

Can a company based in India create a thriving luxury boutique brand in Britain? Perhaps. Bird Group's Roseate aspires to be the first brand to truly pull off the trick.

Replicating a lifestyle hotel brand worldwide is a bit like walking on a tightrope blindfolded. Only the skilled survive. Marriott's Edition is up to the challenge, according to the brand's boss. Expect an acrobatic 2023.