ING FIELDS
Thought leaders discuss how they ’ re responding to disruptive concepts like co-working and hotels as communities , as well as the wellness movement .
By JEFF WEINSTEIN , EDITOR IN CHIEF
The influence that Airbnb , upscale hostels , co-working spaces and concepts like mindfulness are having on the traveling public begs the question , “ Is hospitality fundamentally being redefined ?” No doubt , the hotel industry is responding to changing demographics and psychographics with new lifestyle brands that sell new experiences and services . How on target are they , though ?
To gain greater insight about how hoteliers are competing , HOTELS gathered eight industry leaders for a roundtable hosted by The Wall Street Journal to discuss topics including co-working and wellness , as well as how to best deploy emerging technology . At the end of the day , how much is success tied to creating a more sophisticated mousetrap , or does it still boil down to great locations , great amenities and the best service ?
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS
MODERATED BY HOTELS EDITOR IN CHIEF JEFF WEINSTEIN
AVI BROSH CO-FOUNDER , PALISOCIETY
JIM CHU GLOBAL HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT AND OWNER RELATIONS , HYATT HOTELS CORP .
GREG DOMAN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT , ACCOR
DANNY HUGHES PRESIDENT , AMERICAS , HILTON SHARAN PASRICHA FOUNDER , ENNISMORE JAY STEIN CEO , DREAM HOTEL GROUP BILL WALSHE CEO , VICEROY HOTEL GROUP BRAD WILSON PRESIDENT , ATELIER ACE
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