What You Need To Know About Chinese New Year and COVID Shipping Delays Each fall, our vendors who manufacture FF&E products in China warn us to get our purchase orders in early if we want to receive products before Chinese New Year. Because of COVID, we need to think about […]
FF&E, Project Logistics
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Hotel Project Supply Chain Update – June 30, 2021 The hotel FF&E supply chain has experienced significant disruption the past several months as COVID-19 has skewed both supply and demand. Since new construction and renovation projects depend on the availability of raw materials and finished goods within tight schedules, this […]
What To Do With Leftover Hotel Items If you own or operate a hotel, you have some guests who accidentally leave behind personal items or luggage in your hotel. In addition, after renovating a hotel, you may have old appliances on hand that you no longer need. Instead of throwing […]
Hidden Challenges in Hotel Renovations & How To Tackle Them If you’re a hotel owner undertaking a renovation project, you want to know what you’re up against. Yet, certain obstacles are unique to a property based on the building, brand, project dynamics, and other circumstances, making them more difficult to anticipate. In a previous post, we discussed five common hurdles generally facing hotel owners during renovation. In this follow-up, we’ll reveal some […]
Hotel FF&E Supply Chain Woes – What You Need To Know In early March, we posted an update about the supply chain for hospitality furnishings. A confluence of factors had combined to snarl shipping networks worldwide. Since then, Innvision has gained further insight from suppliers and transportation providers into the […]
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 […]
Three Ways Kimball Cuts Shipping Delays from Asia As we discussed in our previous blog post, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted shipments from Asia. From a sudden explosion of importations to a shortage of vessels, trouble in US ports, and ground transportation delays, there are many things to consider […]
A hotel construction or renovation project can become a major headache when things go awry. But by taking a few proactive steps and partnering with the right FF&E provider, your project will run more smoothly so you can enjoy your completed hotel and the journey it took to get there. […]
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 […]
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 […]