Hospitality
Resort | Spa | Club | Travel
Human contact matters.
and Thoughtfulness doesn't have to cost a fortune.
Evidence of humanity is hospitality's key element, even when no staff are present. It's a sense of being welcome – a sensation built from a million details.
Thoughtfulness and gratitude are evident beyond color palettes, furnishings, lighting and amenities.
It is all about experience delivered by people as much as atmosphere – people with joy in a job well-done. We see each decision as a parrticular presence in the lives of guests, their environments, their experiences. It builds relationships guests count on. But it isn't only visible in front-of-house work; it is just as present inside the back-of-house world of interpersonal relations.
Culture matters inside and outside of the business.
Strategic Plans | Staff Audits | Master Plans
Repositioning and new image for sale
Expansion of American destination resort community
Business development plan to fund new resort
Charettes to guide the master planning for 2000 hectares resort in Portugal
Amenities and product design for hotels, resorts and inns internationally.
Resorts
destination hospitality.
Charettes | Internal Cultures | Product Design
Researched with scientists, physicians, spa therapists and original pharmacist's descendents.
350 SKUs were tested both clinically and commercially.
125 SKUs redesigned, materials sourced, margins analysed and repackaged
Materials were sourced globally from Italy to France, Portugal to the U.S.
From one SKU to 125, repositioned and company successfully sold.
Spas
Wellness hospitality.
Club concepts | Location Strategy | Sales &, Marketing | PR | Member & Asset Management
Seven homes, five countries, 42 exclusive members.
Beau Rivage | Paris, France
L'Etoile du Berger | St. Barths, Caribbean
Casa Estrellas | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
The Abacos | Bahamas
Strategy to position and sell private island to 15 individual buyers.
Common areas, desalination & power fully developed for high net worth shared island.
Central shared access of saltwater pool overlooks one of seven private beaches.
Successful sale completed without a single piece of advertising or press.
Global Residence Concept for vineyard portfolio
Concept for use of cottage properties and cooperative ventures of wine vintages.
International Club featuring yachts as destinations
Concept: Travel via the world's great yachts.
Assignment: Feasibility, Name, Investor Materials
Clubs
community hospitality.
Launches | Centralized Marketing | Consumer Communications
Mountain Travel Sobek | Global Adventures
Oars | Grand Canyon Whitewater
Geographic Expedicitons | The Silk Trail and beyond.
American Airlines Vacations | Ireland
Canadian Government Office of Tourism