Season 1, Episode 4 of “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela” Overview: Sarah Sklash is a passionate Motelier and Co-Founder of The June Motel. You may recognize Sarah as half of the iconic duo who starred in Motel Makeover, a Netflix series that followed their renovation of The June Sauble Beach. Through light-hearted and sincere episodes, […]
Season 1, Episode 3 of “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela” Overview: Based in New York City, Ernest Lee has an extensive range of business experience in investments, real estate, finance, strategy, and even operations. It’s safe to say, in the bustling “City That Never Sleeps”, he is truly doing it all. As the Chief Growth […]
Takeaways from BLLA & TIEWN’s 2022 Women in Travel & Hospitality Conference, Issue 1 LOS ANGELES, CA – On July 11-12, 2022, the Travel Industry Executive Women’s Network met at both The Aster and the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills to engage in captivating dialogue and celebrate diverse leadership in travel and hospitality. Ariela Kiradjian and […]
Season 1, Episode 2 of “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela” Overview: Brian began his career with Ritz-Carlton but quickly transitioned into boutique lifestyle hotels as a manager with The James brand in Miami. After launching the re-branded James Royal Palm property, Brian then made his way to New York to manage The James Hotel in […]
Season 1, Episode 1 of “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela” Overview: Raul Leal, CEO of SH Hotels & Resorts, is a seasoned professional in the boutique hospitality industry who understands and embodies the boutique lifestyle to a T. Forward-thinking and self-driven, Raul is an influential executive with a successful track record of creating powerful brands […]
Raw conversations with authentic creators encourage listeners to gain clarity in their approach to the vastly expanding world of boutique hospitality LOS ANGELES, CA – The Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) is launching its first podcast show under the original digital webinar series, “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela,” sponsored by Solonis. After a successful run […]
This is the first annual edition of the book which is an expertly curated catalogue of vetted, leading solution-providers to boutique hotels Los Angeles – The Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) invites the community to sift through a sampling of the 2022 Boutique Hotel Marketplace Catalogue, Curated by BLLA, which is being sent out to […]
Takeaways from BLLA’s 2022 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference, Issue 2 Los Angeles, CA – At this year’s Annual Boutique Hotel Investment Conference, we asked the Senior Vice President of Development at Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Andrea Foster, why she believes in the boutique hotel movement. Her response not only highlights the ingenuity driving forward the […]
BLLA Member, Avocet Hospitality, reshapes guest experience with renovation of award-winning boutique hotel in Charleston, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. – Just as art continually evolves and changes, so does the The Vendue. The hotel’s most recent transformation challenges long-standing hotel norms by reimagining the guest’s arrival experience. The front desk is gone. It’s been thrown out […]
The iconic Boston Harbor Hotel plans to deploy the latest INTELITY platform and smart-room tablets for a modern digital guest experience Los Angeles, CA – INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, announced a continued strong partnership with Boston Harbor Hotel to invest in a tablet upgrade, promoting a digital smart-room […]