ON THE WEB HOTELSMAG . COM
THE QUESTION
WHO ’ S YOUR MOST ADMIRED HOTEL ICON ?
hotelsm . ag / YourIcon That ’ s the question put forth by HOTELS blogger Donna Quadri-Felitti , and the responses were many , including Four Seasons ’ Isadore Sharp ; founder of the Best Western Association model M . K . Guertin ; and Statler Hotels ’ E . M . Statler , among many others . Who ’ s missing from the list ? Add your personal icon .
THE TALK
MARRIOTT ’ S EYE ON INSTAGRAM STORIES
hotelsm . ag / MarriottStories
Instagram Stories is like the quirky , disheveled little brother of Instagram . It ’ s fast , it ’ s messy and it doesn ’ t adhere to the picture-perfect feel of regular Instagram . HOTELS spoke with Marriott International Senior Director of Digital and Social , Loyalty Amanda Moore about the company ’ s strategy and why Instagram Stories is , for Marriott , the new Instagram .
THE GOSTELOW REPORT
SERIOUS SUSTAINABILITY
hotelsm . ag / MinorSustain “ Instead of Christmas cards and calendars , we send emails saying we have donated to Minor Hotels ’ own charities . We are also , for instance , working on making our laundries more efficient . What is the point of asking guests to re-use bed and bathroom linens if you have oldfashioned , energy-hungry laundry equipment ?” That ’ s Bangkok-based Minor Hotels ’ Thomas Meier , senior vice president of operations Asia . Across all Minor brands , everything within day-to-day operations has had to be more efficient , with sustainability in mind .
4 hotelsmag . com October 2018