Hotel FF&E Supply Chain Update: Even More Stressed The global pandemic’s far-reaching effects have created tremendous challenges in the hotel FF&E supply chain. Unfortunately, due to additional factors not related to COVID-19, the supply chain is even more snarled now than it was before. Many hotel projects are delayed and […]
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How To Refresh Your Hotel During COVID Our entire hotel industry eagerly awaits the ramp-up in room night demand that should occur in the second half of 2021. Thanks to COVID-19 vaccines and declining case counts, travel in the US is on pace to open up soon and people will […]
Hotel FF&E Pricing & Lead Times Update The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed shipments from Asia. However, it has also affected the lead times and pricing of some key products manufactured in the US. Supply chain challenges abroad are causing sourcing issues here at home, in part because raw materials coming […]
20 Bright Spots From 2020 2020 was unlike any other year, and thanks to COVID-19, wildfires, social injustices, election chaos, and other afflictions, it created its own special brand of pain and suffering. Nevertheless, our last 12 months did contain a few bright spots. So before we simply dispense with […]
Tips for Drama-Free Hotel FF&E: Warehousing & Installation Without proper planning and an experienced team, your hotel construction or renovation project can become a major source of stress. But when you partner with the right FF&E provider who knows how to properly manage challenges before they become problems, your project […]
Hotel construction and renovation projects are a big deal, and because so much is going on, they often come with drama. However, by taking a few key steps throughout the process, hotel owners and developers can mitigate or even avoid unnecessary drama altogether. With a focus on finance and accounting, […]
Tips for Drama-Free Hotel FF&E: Pricing & Product Undertaking a hotel construction or renovation project can naturally have its fair share of drama with all of the moving parts. However, much of the pain and disappointment within the FF&E procurement process is avoidable. With a focus on pricing and product, […]
Tips for Drama-Free Hotel FF&E: Interior Design Nobody likes drama (unless it’s in your favorite movie or TV show!), but many hotel furnishings projects have more than their fair share of it. With a focus on the interior design phase, we’ll discuss what it takes to keep drama out of […]
Sourcing FF&E: Domestic vs. Imported – What You Need To Know Depending on the hotel brand or type, hoteliers often have a choice as to which manufacturers they want to produce their furniture, fixtures, and equipment. The large majority of hotel furnishings are build-to-order, not finished SKUs sitting on a […]
How Hotel FF&E Manufacturers are Thinking Differently: Dubois In these everchanging and uncertain times, hotel FF&E manufacturers are forced to think differently about the way they conduct business. Paul Lueken of Huntingburg, Indiana-based Dubois Wood Products, a longstanding producer of 100% American-made case goods for the lodging industry and preferred […]