On 28 February 2023, Piers Schmidt featured in the closing panel moderated by Olivier Harnisch for a discussion on the “Rise of Fashion and Luxury Goods Branded Hotel & Hotel Residences – Do the New Marques Really Drive More Revenue?”
Piers Schmidt is an accomplished conference speaker and panel moderator. A trusted commentator, he is available to provide media with an independent expert opinion from inside the world of luxury.
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On 28 February 2023, Piers Schmidt featured in the closing panel moderated by Olivier Harnisch for a discussion on the “Rise of Fashion and Luxury Goods Branded Hotel & Hotel Residences – Do the New Marques Really Drive More Revenue?”
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Luxury villa rentals is a buoyant market, which positively grew through the pandemic, but we find this to be an immature industry ripe for service improvement and experience innovation.
Sun Resorts with whom Luxury Branding first worked in 2001, today announces its brand-led transformation.
In late September 2022, in his capacity as Adjunct Professor, Piers Schmidt visited Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland to guest lecture on the prestigious hospitality business school’s MBA programme.
In mid August, members of the Global Advisory Board of The Red Sea Development Company were hosted in Riyadh and on site at the Red Sea destination for a progress update and Advisory Board meeting.
Luxury Branding is experienced at translating consumer brands into the hospitality sector. Piers Schmidt was interviewed recently by Laura Powell for her piece on consumer brand extension for Hospitality Insights.
‘From Magazine to Hotel: Curators or Creators?’ is a critical Op-ed authored by Libby Hudson who joined Luxury Branding as a summer intern in July 2022.
Piers Schmidt addressed senior doctors and business leaders from C-Care, a leading healthcare provider in Mauritius.
Luxury Branding was engaged by Villa Hotels & Resorts to design and lead a five-day Discovery Expedition in Cape Town, South Africa. Its purpose to inspire 30 leaders from the company towards a brand-led transformation from Good to Great.
Luxury Branding is a strategic advisor specialising in generating sustainable brand value. Its principal experience is in the ultra-competitive premium segments of the tourism, travel, hospitality and residential real estate sectors.
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