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, […]
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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 […]
How to Avoid Project Delays During the Chinese New Year It’s barely October, but it’s already time to start thinking about Chinese New Year – and I don’t mean what you’re going to wear. With so many materials, parts, and finished goods still produced in China, the annual CNY holiday […]
How Procurement Providers Are Thinking Differently Since in the past they relied on in-person meetings, travel, and events, hospitality procurement firms are now having to think differently. Yet somehow, while communication in many other industries is challenged, FF&E providers are still finding a way. The recent pandemic has sparked new […]
How Hotel Designers Are Thinking Differently The recent global pandemic has forced a change of routine. Hospitality designers worldwide have had to rethink strategy, develop new ways of execution, and shift direction amid volatile and dynamic conditions. New challenges surface every day for them and their hotel owner clients. Some […]
What’s New in Lighting Hospitality trends and design standards continue to shift in an effort to meet the demands of hotel guests. While away from home, guests are looking for experiences and expect hotels to offer them throughout their stay. Hotel lighting plays a part in this, since the way […]
What You Should Know About FF&E Ship Dates Many hotel renovations and new builds were progressing nicely during the early part of 2020, only to be stopped in their tracks due to the pandemic. As those projects now resume, they’re facing several challenges. A big one is the current status […]
Update: Hotel FF&E Projects Are Moving Forward In March, April, and May, many hotel renovation or construction projects ground to a halt. FF&E vendors stopped producing or slowed significantly. Hotel job sites closed or couldn’t receive shipments. Hoteliers who had been ready to begin their projects or place purchase orders […]