Hospitality

Hospitality: Design Strategies for Resilience & Growth
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Hospitality: Design Strategies for Resilience & Growth

Gensler’s Hospitality leaders discuss how the hospitality industry is reinventing itself through resilient, human-centric designs that bring people...

Earning That Coveted "Beloved" Status
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Earning That Coveted "Beloved" Status

Brand experience drives culture, and these aspects are powerfully intertwined in the hospitality industry. Here are four major steps to becoming...

Why Human Experience Is Critical to Las Vegas’ Reinvention
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Why Human Experience Is Critical to Las Vegas’ Reinvention

In a post-COVID age, how will a city that thrived on getting such a wide variety of people together now survive? Las Vegas has an opportunity to...

Design Forecast: Hospitality
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Design Forecast: Hospitality

The hotel industry has an opportunity to reinvent itself through resilient, human-centric designs that connect people with place and support the work...

The Sustainable Hotel: Designing for Wellness and Resilience
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The Sustainable Hotel: Designing for Wellness and Resilience

In a world where there’s an increased focus on the impact we have on our planet, the travel industry is consciously working towards green initiatives...

The Hospitality Industry Seeks to Reinvent Itself With the Adjacent Space
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The Hospitality Industry Seeks to Reinvent Itself With the Adjacent Space

At the moment, everything we do has been dramatically upended, which is what has the hospitality industry rethinking its purpose. If the very meaning...

Motel Revivalism: The Destination for Seamless Work & Travel
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Motel Revivalism: The Destination for Seamless Work & Travel

Tourists longing for road trips and outdoor adventures, paired with working travelers’ “work-from-anywhere" flexibility, can drive an opportunity to...

How Will COVID-19 Shape Hospitality Architecture and Design?
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How Will COVID-19 Shape Hospitality Architecture and Design?

Like previous epidemics, COVID-19 will transform the hospitality industry, altering how we live, work, and vacation

U.S. Hospitality Pulse Survey 2020
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U.S. Hospitality Pulse Survey 2020

Investigating how the hospitality industry can evolve to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Ideas Hotels Should Consider as They Welcome Back Guests
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3 Ideas Hotels Should Consider as They Welcome Back Guests

The hotel experience will shift to meet newly adopted behaviors, technology needs, and guest expectations. Here are changes to expect.

The Near Future of Casino and Gaming Design
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The Near Future of Casino and Gaming Design

Here are some insights that could have implications for gaming environments in Las Vegas and around the nation.

What Matters Most for Hospitality in Asia Pacific and the Middle East?
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What Matters Most for Hospitality in Asia Pacific and the Middle East?

These are difficult times, but travel will resume and we recognize that great hotels not only anticipate market changes, but they are also able to...

The Future of Dining Out
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The Future of Dining Out

Here are six considerations for restaurant and bar owners in an era of new consumer expectations.

How to Design Hospital-Ready Hotels
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How to Design Hospital-Ready Hotels

The current pandemic has proven that hotels can play a variety of essential roles in times of crisis.

How Will Hotels Rebound from COVID-19?
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How Will Hotels Rebound from COVID-19?

Seven key considerations that will change how we travel and experience hotels.

Generative Design Tool for Modular Buildings
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Generative Design Tool for Modular Buildings

Leveraging generative design to accelerate test-fitting processes for modular buildings.

Dialogue 35: TRANSFORMING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DESIGN
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Dialogue 35:
TRANSFORMING
THE URBAN EXPERIENCE
THROUGH DESIGN

TRANSFORMING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DESIGN As cities continue to grow, designers are stepping in to create experiences that connect people to...

Today's Travelers Are Looking for All New Hotel Experiences
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Today's Travelers Are Looking for All New Hotel Experiences

Hotels are appealing to next-gen travelers with boutique brands, coworking spaces, and multimodal lobbies.

Is There Still a Difference Between Live, Work, and Play?
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Is There Still a Difference Between Live, Work, and Play?

As our lives blend together, our spaces need to become more hybrid as well.

2019
DESIGN FORECAST

2019

Design Forecast presents a comprehensive look at design around the globe, with over 100 pages of insights, research and industry trends. Register...

Creating Unique Experiences a Focus at Latin America Hotel and Resort Expansion Summit
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Creating Unique Experiences a Focus at Latin America Hotel and Resort Expansion Summit

With an ever-expanding blur between travel for business or leisure, the most successful travel destinations will be those who develop distinct...

Amenities in the Age of Experience
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Amenities in the Age of Experience

In a market saturated with experiences, our clients across all industries are constantly reinventing themselves to meet the fast and furious demands...

You Are Beautiful: Dining by Design
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You Are Beautiful: Dining by Design

For the 22nd installment of DIFFA New York’s Dining By Design, design firms across the city mobilized to produce 23 carefully curated dining...

Dialogue 33: DESIGNING CITIES FOR PEOPLE
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Dialogue 33: DESIGNING
CITIES
FOR PEOPLE

DESIGNING CITIES FOR PEOPLE No matter how you look at cities, people are always at the center. For that reason, we believe that human experience is...

Reimagining the Hotel Lobby as a Vibrant Social Hub
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Reimagining the Hotel Lobby as a Vibrant Social Hub

Many of today’s travelers spend more time in the lobby than in their rooms — and, with a mix of hotel guests and locals, today’s lobby feels more...

Dialogue 32: LIFESTYLE AND THE FUTURE OF CITIES
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Dialogue 32: LIFESTYLE
AND THE FUTURE
OF CITIES

In this issue of Dialogue, we focus on the lifestyle sector and explore the role of convergence, experience, and placemaking in reshaping cities...

How Authenticity and Locality Shaped The Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya
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How Authenticity and Locality Shaped The Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya

The Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya brings a new level of luxury to Kuwait City’s skyline, yet it has a distinctly Kuwaiti feel.

The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality
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The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality

Design is a key differentiator between a good experience and a great one.

Redesigning the Guest Experience
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Redesigning the Guest Experience

citizenM is enabling its hotels to meet guests’ changing expectations.

Hospitality with a Human Touch
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Hospitality with a Human Touch

Hotels are embracing authenticity, curation, and personalization to attract guests.

Worlds Collide
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Worlds Collide

As brands blend and the digital merges with the physical, a new type of convergence is defining the built environment.

Vacation in 3G
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Vacation in 3G

Investigating the behavioral drivers of multi-generational travelers and examining the shifts in the hospitality industry.

The Airbnb Effect
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The Airbnb Effect

A deep dive into the history of Airbnb, its impact on the hospitality industry, and the regulations that shape its future.

Tokyo’s Third Places
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Tokyo’s Third Places

Exploring ways to improve work/life balance for Tokyo’s busy workforce.

The Sleep Set 2016
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The Sleep Set 2016

Gensler along with four other design firms will be participating in the Sleep Set design competition. Every year, participants are given a theme...

Travel Gets Hospitable
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Travel Gets Hospitable

Airlines are taking cues from urban hotels. And airport hotels are going upscale.

Measuring Experience
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Measuring Experience

Gensler researchers take on the challenge: quantifying the value of experiential design.

Hospitality Sustainability Study
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Hospitality Sustainability Study

Can hotels afford to ignore sustainability? Utility costs were growing significantly faster than other operating expenses, and faster than hotel...

Experience Index: Hospitality
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Experience Index: Hospitality

This report explores research findings specific to hotels, identifying factors that matter most for guest experience and how hotels can create...