Hotels are always looking for ways to stay modern and updated when it comes to their interior/exterior. With new technology and products available on the market hotels are able to utilize vinyl wraps and large format printing to create truly captivating wall art/wallpaper & car wraps to help showcase brand identity on hotel vehicles. Not only are you able to create modern & innovative spaces that showcase the hotel’s unique identity, but you also help to create brand awareness & mobile billboards for the hotel with graphic vehicle wraps for their fleet of company vehicles.

Benefits of Wall Wraps & Vinyl Fleet Wraps

Wall Wraps:

With the use of vinyl wall wraps, hotels are able to create & instill the energy that best fits their concept promoted to every guest & person that walks through their doors. Exterior & interior vinyl wall wraps also not only decorate your space but help set you apart from the competition. Wall wraps allow for customization and creativity while acting as a giant mural. Not only are wall wraps used to decorate the space of choice they can also help to brand the hotel’s identity. Beautiful wall art or murals can also act as a sort of attraction. Many will want to come to the hotel just to see the giant work of art. While wall wraps are a lot more frequently used than in previous years, they are still somewhat of a new age design & branding technique.

Car Graphics & Vinyl Wraps:

A vinyl wrap for your car, van, delivery vehicle or even your entire company fleet can truly benefit from a graphic vinyl wrap. Not only are you able to showcase and cement the hotel’s brand identity you are also able to add custom graphics to your vehicle wrap to help set your fleet apart from the rest. In fact, a vinyl wrap for your company vehicle acts as a mobile billboard promoting your brand wherever you go. And it also offers one of the best ROI’s when it comes to market & ad spend. 

In the end, vinyl wraps whether utilized on a vehicle or on the walls of the building provide an artistic & modern approach to instilling brand identity and captivating murals for all to see. Setting yourself apart from others in the business can prove to be a challenging task. Wall wraps & vehicle wraps are a great way to not only decorate the hotel’s space and customize the company fleet but also a great way to solidify & promote brand identity.

When booking your hotel it never hurts to check into what free upgrades may be available to you. If you are wanting to choose your hotel because of the free upgrades that are offered, we offer a view of just what to look out for. 

What To Look For To Help Ensure Free Upgrades

Book A New Spot – A lot of hotel stayers are brand loyal which can make it hard for newer hotels to gain their footing in a competitive & ever-growing market. New hotels that are looking to grow their own loyal fan base will usually offer free upgrades to new guests. This serves as a way to do a little extra for their hotel guests and ensure they are happy & have an enjoyable stay. It also helps to encourage return business in the future.

Join Rewards/Loyalty Programs – As we mentioned before brand loyalty is extremely important and beneficial to a hotel. Oftentimes to reinforce brand loyalty they will offer a loyalty or rewards program that provides free grades to members. So don’t hesitate to become a program member yourself.  

Travel Durig The Off-Season – When traveling during a busy season hotel often do not have a lot of room for free upgrades and flexibility. Traveling during the off-season when business is slow they are able to offer more free upgrades. So in a nutshell it never hurt to travel during the off-season.

Speak Up – That’s right don’t hesitate to speak up and ask for a free upgrade. The most they can do is say no they don’t have any available. Oftentimes when you are straightforward with your approach they don’t mind giving you one if they are able to.

Look For Upgrades – Different travel platforms offer different free upgrades to their members. Upgrades can range from free breakfast, sunset drinks, or wifi. Sometimes utilizing a certain credit card helps as well. American Express offers certain free upgrades to some of its cardmembers. Which it never hurts to look into what booking with your different credit cards might offer. 

In the end, you might have to dig a little more and research a few different hotels but why not. Free upgrades can not only save you money but also can truly enhance your overall hotel stay & travel experience. 

When traveling, your hotel stay is probably one of the things that can greatly affect your travel experience. Should you be taking time to explore somewhere new or get-away on a little adventure staying at unique hotels can only add to it. With a number of incredibly beautiful & different hotel suites to choose from in a number of different places, finding a unique hotel that is right for is part of the fun!

Best Unique Hotel Suites

Treehotel of Sweden: 

This hotel is built entirely in a treehouse. It consists of seven living pods suspended in tall pine trees, some even being twenty feet high.  To enter the hotel you must do so by ladder, suspended bridge, or electric stairs. 

Under The Sea: 

Built-in 2018 The Muraka Maldives on Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, showcases a two-story, three-bedroom living space. Twenty-four-hour butler service is included and the residence is fully submerged within the sea. It was designed in Singapore and had to be transferred to the Maldives. It also comes with a whopping price tag of $40,000 per night.

727 Fuselage Home:

If you are an aviation lover this is probably the perfect hotel suite for you. Constructed from an original 1965 Boeing aircraft that was pulled from the airplane graveyard, this elegant suite boasts amazing views. Located in Costa Rica, it might just be the hotel for your intended vacation.

Bivacco, Gervasutti:

To get to this cliff-hanging capsule requires a challenging climb. Once there it’s all worth it because of the truly incredible and breathtaking views. Just how high up is this capsule on a cliff? A whopping 2,835 meters up!

These are just some of the truly incredible & unique hotels that are out there. Researching and seeing the amazing architecture and creativity of those that designed these suits is pretty fun too. You get to see hotels that are only in your wildest dreams.

The use of solar power has grown from residential use to being commercially used by corporations as large as hotel chains. In fact, hotels or the hospitality industry is one of the largest industries that have begun to look to solar power alternatives within the last few years. Hotel group High Hotels Ltd., a large hotel group that is in partnership with Marriott hotels,  invested 1.5 million dollars into an array of solar materials to successfully generate 100% electrical power to its hotel in the Greenfield Corporate Center! The group made the 133 room Courtyard By Marriott hotel the first-ever hotel to be run 100% by solar power electricity.

This just goes to show that over the past 5 years solar power has developed into a more affordable option for both residential and commercial properties. And the ROI on solar energy and the storage mechanisms associated with it has proven to drastically cut hotel operating costs when it comes to energy bills.

Renewable Energy Services Inc., a solar power installation company on the Big Island of Hawaii, is seeing more business from the hotels on the island as we speak. With the increase in awareness of fossil fuels and how much our carbon footprint contributes to global warming, the Marriott brand of hotels is choosing to power outside functions & luaus with rented solar power for now? How do they do this? RES supplies their Menehune Mobile Power Stations that come fully equipped to generate enough solar power to power multiple hotel functions. While the Marriott hotels look to eventually install and invest in their own equipment this arrangement works perfectly for now.

Not only are the hotels aiming to reduce their carbon footprint and help keep their tropical island protected from the overuse of fossil fuels they are also seeing an adequate drop in energy bills when opting for solar power at their functions. And of course the occasional tiki torch!

The more we do to help reduce fossil fuels and our carbon footprints the better off our Earth will be. Hotels see a lot of energy waste as well as other natural resource waste. Doing what they can as an industry to help eliminate waste in all forms will help to make all the difference.

While your hotel room may seem like a very personal space it is important to keep in mind that 100’s of people utilize the same hotel room and hotel as you. This means there is an abundance of germs. During this time with the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing and no near end in sight, maintaining cleanliness and sanitary conditions is very important! And the proper sanitization of hotel rooms is even more important now than it has ever been before. 

Not only must hotels abide by and follow federal regulations regarding proper sanitization protocols, but they also have to make sure they are aligning with the guest’s expectations. Guests need to feel comfortable and safe should they be traveling and need to stay in a hotel. They need to know that the rules are being followed and hotels are taking EXTRA precautions when it comes to sanitary safety standards. So what exactly should you expect from your hotel of choice during this pandemic and a different time?

Safety First Mentality- Hotels should lead with this mentality and improve cleaning protocols for public areas, rooms, and even opt to use single-use silverware & glasses to further provide optimum sanitary conditions.

Automated Check-In- Automating as many services as possible can help to eliminate person-to-person contact thus helping to slow the spread of germs. Utilizing robots to deliver towels to rooms and other guest services can also help to reduce contact.

Flexible Cancellations- While most hotels may have strict policies when it comes to reservation cancellations, at this time it is best if hotels are more lenient with their cancellation policy. Many things are uncertain as of now in the world including our health. 

Transparency Is Key- Open communication and full transparency in communicating your safety standards and protocols to guests are paramount. This will help guests to feel more comfortable and aware of what they are walking into. It will also help to make their stay more enjoyable as well as increase their return rate percentage. 

Should you be traveling and in need of hotel accommodations be upfront when booking your reservation. If they don’t show their updated cleaning & sanitation policies on their website or you have further questions don’t hesitate to ask for additional information.