Hotels are facing many challenges. Firstly, these aren’t the only accommodation providers in the market and have been severely disrupted by the sharing economy or peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms – such as Airbnb – indeed, it’s been estimated that by...
One of the biggest buzzwords in hospitality is ‘wellness’. So it makes sense that mediscent – the use of fragrance to promote wellbeing and good health – was recently reported as a trend in hotels for 2019: and that...
The use of scent has a significant contribution to the hotel brand experience and is becoming an increasingly important factor in the hotel experience as a whole. The power of scent, and scent memory, in particular, is a key...
Part of the brand experience in a hotel is the architecture and design of the building and the bedrooms as well as, of course, the service. Other, less obvious elements of the brand include sound, lighting and, crucially, smell,...
Brand loyalty has never been so important to nurture. The rise of digital, the increase of real-time review sites and the ability of word of mouth to spread around the globe practically overnight, has led to more consumer awareness,...