22-23 January 2018
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, UAE
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, UAE
Conference Day Two: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
8:30 am - 9:25 am Start of conference registration with welcome refreshments
9:25 am - 9:30 am Opening remarks from the conference Chairman
Designing and building hotels of the future
9:00 am - 9:30 am How 3D printing will transform hotel design
While employing 3D printing for the construction industry seems extraordinary, some developers are already experiment with adapting 3D printing technology in constructing everyday structures, villas, offices and even hotels. This tech talk will express how hotel owners and developers can take advantage of 3D printing to deliver highly customised spaces for hotel guests, and how this technology will transform the hospitality industry in the coming years.
9:30 am - 10:00 am Planning and optimisation of hotel projects to reduce delays
• Ensuring proper planning of projects to avoid delays
• Setting up cost optimisation techniques during the planning stage of the projects
• Communicating cost optimisation techniques and implementing them to achieve best results
10:00 am - 10:30 am Overcoming challenges of designing a green hotel
As consumers become more environmentally and socially aware about the choices they make, hoteliers are responding by creating eco-aware hotel interiors to attract a new generation of responsible guests.
This presentation will discuss how hoteliers can build sustainability into their developments and operations and how they can urge hotel guests to act more sustainably.
10:30 am - 11:00 am Value engineering: Improving function and cost on your hotel project
11:00 am - 11:30 am Networking break and refreshments
Safeguard your vision and beat the competition with efficient interior design
11:30 am - 12:00 pm New trends in hotel interior design
This presentation will highlight the top trends in the hotel interior design to acquire, retain and make guests loyal towards your brand in 2018.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Just like home: Designing a unique hotel room to create a memorable guest experience
- Choosing the best design that will encourage travellers to book a room in your hotel
- Incorporating health and wellness features into a hotel room to meet guests’ needs
- Optimising space with spa-like bathroom features and smart showers
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm How to impress your guests with the hotel lobby design
- Dress to impress: How to wow your guests with stunning design elements in the lobby
- Choosing flooring for your hotel lobby: Pros and cons of hardwood, engineered wood, bamboo, carpet and other types of flooring
- Creating high-tech lobby with self-registration kiosks, interactive wallpaper, touchscreens and facial recognition systems
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm In-room technologies to enhance guest experience
- IP TVs and interactive display solutions
- Touch screens in rooms to customise the room’s environment
- Digital keys and high-tech locks
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Designing the hotel of the future
- How to optimise hotel design and keep the renovation costs at an acceptable level
- Hotel rooms and lobbies: Creating spaces that achieve the greatest ROI
- Restaurant design: How it can positively affect the bottom-line
- Spa and fitness center design for both luxury and bottom-line efficiency
- Interior designers and hoteliers: Making sure that we work toward the same goal
