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1 week ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
There are two problems I have with the term ‘plant-based’. For one, the evidence I read from longevity research, biohacking resources and centenarian studies continues to reaffirm the anthropological and evolutionary evidence that humans are ‘opportunistic omnivores’ wherein over the long-term we need a balance of high-quality foods from both kingdoms – plants and animals.
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2 weeks ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
The hotel industry has seen an explosion of new brands and sub-brands over the past two decades, and this trend shows no signs of abating. This diversification is driven by various forces, with a prominent rationale being that emergent brands can better appeal to niche interests, microsegments or specific customer identities.
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3 weeks ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
As we see time again, the story of a hotel is the story of the people working at the hotel. This is especially true for the luxury hospitality segment where service excellence, exclusive amenities and personalization are hallmarks of an experience worthy of the term ‘luxury’.
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3 weeks ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
The best way to come to grips with artificial intelligence (AI) for spa and wellness is through the phrase ‘technology-adjacent therapies’. That is, for our industry where human-to-human contact is ever-so-centric to guest satisfaction, it’s not that automation will supplant practitioners but that these contemporary tools will offset the undesirable, repetitive tasks to augment the experience.
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1 month ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
If there’s one phrase to remember for how AI and spa will intersect, it’s ‘technology-adjacent therapies’. That is, for our industry where human-to-human contact is ever-so-centric to guest satisfaction, it’s not that automation will supplant practitioners but that these contemporary tools will offset the undesirable, repetitive tasks to augment the experience.
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1 month ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
If you would have asked us a year ago whether or not a robotic massage would work at a hotel wellness center, our answer would have been, “Only rarely.” Our judgment didn’t completely rule out these automated treatment tables from the welltech conversation, but we firmly believed that a great massage is achieved from both the physical pressure on muscles in combination with the psychological restoration that comes from the patient-therapist relationship. Now, however, our minds are changed.
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1 month ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
Traveling is fundamentally positive for one’s wellbeing. It elevates the mood. It facilitates personal growth or transformation. And increasing evidence points to how a change in scenery and novel experiences help the memory centers of the brain to stay active, indicating travel as a leading endeavor to stave off dementia.
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1 month ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
Truly, there’s no place like Rome. The Eternal City is forever a delight to visit for work or for pleasure. Over the past five years, the Italian capital has gone through a hospitality renaissance, with incredible hotels opening (or reopening) throughout its ancient center. This has forced every market participant to step up their game.
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2 months ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
For those who have not followed our writing, the Mille Club refers to properties with rates over one thousand dollars, pounds or euros, with the ‘mille’ picked up from the Italian language. The Mille Club’s premise is that guests at this level seek an incredible experience rather than mere accommodations. Instead, hoteliers’ offerings compete for guests independent of location, making comp sets typically geographically derived moot. With great rates come great guest expectations.
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2 months ago | 
hospitalitynet.org | Adam Mogelonsky |Larry Mogelonsky
The last two decades have seen an explosion in soft-branded hotels, with the past few years in particular seeing many remarkable properties launch or enter development. If there was a single word to explain this megatrend in our industry, it’s ‘flexibility’. Owners and developers have more wiggle room for the conceptualization, area planning or site repositioning while retaining the distribution, sales and marketing support from a major chain.
