In this episode, we explore in great detail with David Axelrod what it takes to personalize a modern guest experience, the things you need to listen to, and how to approach your guests where they are. David is an all-around expert on personalization, dedicating his career to writing best-selling books, designing bespoke luxury experiences, and consulting with various companies to improve personalization.
In this episode, we talk with Scott Lamont, CEO of EDSA, an organization that specializes in urban design, landscape architecture, and design planning for the hotel and other global industries. We explore why hotels aren’t maximizing their use of physical space in this post-pandemic world, and then break down why it’s so important to re-think the use of places such as staff offices and public areas in order to improve staff and guest wellbeing. Scott provides some expert advice as to what hotels can do right now to maximize their physical spaces and improve the wellbeing of staff and guests.
In this episode, we have a chat with Cheryl Durst, CEO of the International Interior Design Association. First, we discuss a few practical ways in which hoteliers can use design strategies to improve staff and guest experiences. We then learn about the power of having purpose when making design choices for team spaces and guest rooms; investment strategies a hotel might use when considering a design update; and the impacts – some surprising – that a design choice may have on a hotel, including in staff operations. We finish off our conversation on the topic of how hoteliers can benefit from using a “design mindset” when seeking to improve hotel operations and elevate the overall staff and guest experience.
In part two of a new miniseries with Atrium Hospitality we explore how to improve guest satisfaction by putting your core values into action. If you haven’t heard our first episode with Atrium, click here and take a listen. So what does it take to actually work smarter and not harder? What advice can be given to hoteliers that also want to work smarter and not harder? Take a listen to hear Atrium’s answers along with what it takes to truly live out your company’s core values.
In part one of a new miniseries with Atrium Hospitality we explore how to improve guest satisfaction. So how has Atrium Hospitality become #1 in customer satisfaction from J.D. Power among third party hotel management companies? That question is quite easy to answer. Atrium treats their company’s core values as much more than a HR poster on their office walls. So how did they put their core values into action? It takes a lot more than you may think. Take a listen to see what it takes to truly live out your company’s core values, and learn how Atrium has come to master theirs.