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Expect a blurred line between indoor and outdoor areas in hotels. Hotel San Luis Obispo in California pictured. Ryan Gobuty
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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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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.
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Inna Khostikyan - Republica Hotel Yerevan

The first thing I would like to state is that the competition in Yerevan today is very open-minded and cooperative as it has never been before. And it’s a great achievement of all of us in the market since that helps to figure out obstacles and challenges together. The proof of that is the re-establishment of the Armenian Hotel Association in the mid of this year. That means that the hotels are in healthy competition for each niche. In reality, competition pushes for nothing more but self-development and development of the market. Coming back to the specifications of our hotel, I would definitely mention the boutique style of Republica. We have relatively limited space, but we did the best to create an unforgettable atmosphere for our guests, to deliver hearty service, individual approach, tailor-made services’ scope. Also, we are aiming for a gastro-hotel positioning.
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Станисав Стойчич - Hyatt Place Yerevan

Нет такой отрасли, где личные качества, как наиболее показательный компонент успешной деятельности, рано или поздно, не доминировали бы. В нашем случае это самое приоритетное требование. У нас так много ярких примеров наших коллег и бывших коллег, чей похвальный рост в карьере говорит в пользу такого подхода к управлению человеческими ресурсами (персоналом). Я так горжусь нашей командой и нашими бывшими сотрудниками, которые продолжают вносить свой вклад в развитие отрасли, в которой они работают, делая это последовательно и самым эффективным образом.
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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.
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Кристина Шахзадеян - Stelloire

Работа со многими отелями разных размеров, брендов, культур и локаций была захватывающим путешествием для всех нас в Stelloire. С каждым уникальным отелем мы тратим время и силы на то, чтобы тщательно изучить потребности данного объекта, его маркетинговые цели и предоставить индивидуальный и приспособленный сервис именно для них. Часто отели беспокоятся, что, делая аутсорсинг цифрового маркетинга, они потеряют имидж своего бренда из-за отсутствия контроля. Тем не менее, несомненно есть сценарии, когда аутсорсинг с нами является лучшим вариантом. Как агентство цифрового маркетинга отелей, Stelloire гордится своим исключительным обслуживанием клиентов, гибкостью и индивидуальным подходом к каждому клиенту. Мы здесь для того, чтобы удовлетворить их потребности, обеспечить полную прозрачность, поддерживая постоянную связь и устанавливать долгосрочные отношения.
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Inese Aleksa - AirBnB host, Photographer | Latvia

Thanks to Airbnb, I became an interior photographer - they found me on social networks (then I was filming, mostly portraits and people), offered cooperation and taught interior photography in practice, sending video materials, tutorials and helping to edit photos year after year. After a couple of years, I started to receive orders from other companies: hostels, IT centers, private developers, office centers, etc. I didn’t really work on my portfolio, there is a website where some of my works are represented so that a private customer can see what he can eventually get. I receive private orders not through the website, but through personal channels. If the company is satisfied with my work, they recommend me to other companies. Latvia is a small country, here works the word of mouth principle.
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Victoria Gasparyan - Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg

The advantage of the Armenian market is the natural hospitality and tremendous potential - the cuisine, nature, the history that surely will soon make us one of the most popular travel destinations. The working day passes in one moment. In addition that I am responsible for staff recruitment (running the process of recruitment for at least 20 vacancies), we also deal with a variety of tasks/requests/ inquiries related to the employees, state institutions and so on with our HR team during the day.
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Karine Nazaryan - Hospitality Professional

Also, probably the most important matter is that you – literally – take care of people. This is debatable, but my experience tells me it takes empathy and commitment to put another person’s needs and desires ahead of your own – while keeping a smile on your face. Customers come to hotels for various reasons, but in short, they want an experience. They want hotel employees and representatives to accord their time, care and attention. And just as people differ greatly, so does the care and commitment each hotelier exhibits to his/her clients. Some may settle for meeting the basics, such as checking-in a family or serving beverages at the hotel’s bar, but others will take an extra step and not just meet their client’s demands, but also exceed them.
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Catalina Susan - Armenia Marriott Hotel, Yerevan

Another unique thing is the Marriott property itself it is landmark itself, everybody knows it, it is in a very central position, all the diaspora knows about this property, and this keeps our customers loyal. When you think of a hotel in Yerevan, you think at Armenia Marriott Hotel.