The BLLA Events Team sits down with Amit Patel, Business Line Manager, Hospitality at Corporate Spending Innovations, as he prepares to attend the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8 at Florence Gould Hall. BLLA: What are you hoping to get out of your participation in the Boutique Hotel Investment Conference? AP: Our participation […]
Women are shaping the future of our industry, and here at BLLA, we are so proud to stand and support the “Rise of the Feminine.” Last month, BLLA partnered with the Travel Industry Executive Women’s Network (TIEWN) to host the 2023 Women in Travel & Hospitality Conference in beautiful Westlake Village, California. The event provided […]
Taking care of people; it’s at the core of who we are and what we love doing most. That means caring for our guests, our fellow team members and our neighbors right here in Santa Barbara. Hotel Santa Barbara recently made a donation of personal hygiene products and blankets to Dignity Moves, a non-profit organization […]
Newest Palisociety Property Marks Brand’s Sixteenth Hotel Opening and Second New Hotel in 2023 LOS ANGELES, CA – Avi Brosh’s Palisociety has announced its newest expansion in Los Angeles with the opening of Palihotel Hollywood, scheduled to debut this spring on the city’s famed Sunset Boulevard. Palihotel Hollywood is a 74-room hotel with a spirited […]
World Cinema provides over-the-top television services including customized programming and streaming services to the iconic DELAMAR Southport and DELAMAR Greenwich Harbor. DELAMAR Luxury hotels are located in “The Constitution State”, Connecticut. DELAMAR properties are fine boutique hotels surrounded by the ambiance of classic New England hospitality. Entering DELAMAR’S properties, you will experience unparalleled luxury and […]
The BLLA Team sits down with Kurt Bjorkman, Chief Operating Officer of The Ranch at Laguna Beach, as he delves into his experience as a boutique hotelier. BLLA: What is your company’s mission statement? KB: We do not have a formal mission statement… all we set out to do is to be the most welcoming, […]
The high-design extended-stay hotel brand will introduce an 81-room apartment hotel to the waterfront neighborhood The Baltimore Peninsula development team, led by MAG Partners and MacFarlane Partners, and Method Co., the nationally-acclaimed development and design company rooted in hospitality, announced plans for a new design-centric, 81-room ROOST Apartment Hotel, the concept known for bridging the […]
With over 1.8 million leisure and hospitality employees leaving the industry since 2020, a period called the Great Resignation, hoteliers have faced incredible pressure balancing their services with available staff. Boutique hoteliers have had to be creative with staff compensation and retention while continuing to invest in digital transformation using technology to fill the staffing […]
Annual TIEWN Gathering Sets New Paradigm for Building a Supportive Community of Professional Women Who Can Help Companies Close the Gender Gap. Interactive Sessions Encourage Sharing of Best Practices in Mentorship, Raising Capital, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Financial & Personal Well-being, and the Industry’s Formidable Technology Solutions. In celebration of Women’s History Month and facing the realities […]
The BLLA Team sits down with Eric Freitas Orford, General Manager of The Ludlow, as he delves into his experience as a boutique hotelier. BLLA: What is your company’s mission statement? EFO: Although we don’t have a concrete mission statement, our intent is to always aspire to provide a genuine experience and acts of kindness […]