The future of hotel design after COVID-19
The global pandemic halted travel in the short term, but its effects are going to last into the foreseeable future — and possibly forever.
Hotel designers and architects are reworking existing projects and starting new ones with a focus on social distancing and contact-free systems. That means we can expect to see fundamental changes to hotels' meeting spaces, lobbies, guest rooms, and food and beverage options.
The name of the game, hospitality designers say, is flexibility. They're working to create spaces that can evolve with the realities of public health as well as with the needs and preferences of guests. And while these concepts are designed with an eye on the future, even a vaccine isn't likely to derail some of the changes now in place.
Christian Barbier – Ibis Cambridge Central Station
I would say that the main characteristics of the hotel industry in this part of the world is the professionalism and specialization of each domain. Most of the support functions in a hotel, like Revenue Management, Human Resources our Accounting are externalized. So are most of the team, as you will probably outsource your housekeeping or your security team.
Ibis Cambridge and its 231 rooms is not a standard hotel on the market. In this boiling and creative city, the hotel introduced Chill, the new Coffee Shop & Bar concept. It is also the first hotel of the brand with no physical front desk. A team of welcomers is checking the guests online, using mobile phones. The concept might surprise however it always convinces the guests that you can associate a warm welcome with new technologies.
HOTELIER Magazine – 3rd issue
The Hotelier LLC presented the third issue of its "Hotelier Magazine" which covers the ever-growing hospitality industry in Armenia and not only. The event took place at HYATT Place Yerevan and it brought together over 110 hotel industry executives, representatives of adjacent spheres both governmental and private. Stanisav Stojcic, the general manager of HYATT Place, Yerevan, as well as Tatevik Revazyan, Chair of Civil Aviation Committee of RA, opened the event with remarks and spoke of the importance of having such an initiative bring together the whole industry and contribute to its development in Armenia.
The future of hotel design after COVID-19
The global pandemic halted travel in the short term, but its effects are going to last into the foreseeable future — and possibly forever.
Hotel designers and architects are reworking existing projects and starting new ones with a focus on social distancing and contact-free systems. That means we can expect to see fundamental changes to hotels' meeting spaces, lobbies, guest rooms, and food and beverage options.
The name of the game, hospitality designers say, is flexibility. They're working to create spaces that can evolve with the realities of public health as well as with the needs and preferences of guests. And while these concepts are designed with an eye on the future, even a vaccine isn't likely to derail some of the changes now in place.
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