Hotel industry celebrities, influencers and the financial elite were in Los Angeles this past week for the for the first major hotel conference of the year, the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS). For those unfamiliar with the event, it’s one of the major tent-pole financial industry conferences for the hotel industry. And this years was […]
Top 5 Renovation Tips to Save Time and Money
Top 5 Renovation Tips to Save Time and Money Renovating a property is always a nerve-racking prospect, but it’s critical nonetheless. Essentially, if a property is not up to snuff in the digital age, it simply cannot compete against newer, or more recently renovated hotels. But in many cases, the biggest challenge is not […]
Happy 40th Anniversary to Us!
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2017. This is a very exciting year for both the hospitality industry, and us as well here at The Refinishing Touch. The lodging business is on a fantastic journey, and this year we expect the hotel industry to see more renovations than at any time in history. With so […]
Why Designers Must Consider Refinishing Furniture
We all know you designers out there love to design. It’s what you were born to do. Here in the hotel industry, you’re helping define the next generation of hotels by developing looks and feels with a distinct point of view. And we thank you for that. Without you designers, we’d still be […]
Earn Millennial Traveler Loyalty
Millennials are a fickle bunch. Partly because they’re a group still trying to figure out their likes and dislikes, and partly because the world in which they grew up is vastly different than the ones their Generation X and Baby Boomer brethren experienced in their formative years. But there are ways to better connect with […]
10 (Extremely Serious) Reasons to Reinvent Your Furniture Now
At The Refinishing Touch, we take guestroom design seriously. No joke. We want your hotel to stand out from the competition. A well-constructed furniture asset management program makes all difference to your guests and your bottom line. So straight from our home office in Alpharetta, GA, here are the Top 10 reasons partnering with The […]
Furniture asset management best practices – How to invest in new furniture
In previous posts we have covered several furniture asset management best practices including life cycle planning and working onsite. We have also touched on the premise that investing in high-quality furniture underpins good furniture asset management. When it comes to furniture there is a cost related to poor quality. Budget holders may be tempted to buy […]
Sector snapshot: Saving trees, money and landfill in the government sector
Government is a market we know very well. For over 37 years our government client base has comprised local and federal government and agencies – including the Executive Office of the President, U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Coastguard. We […]
The business case for sustainability – don’t forget the furniture
We regularly write on sustainability and how it’s in line with the mission of the hotels, colleges and government organizations with which we work. These organizations want to reduce their carbon footprint, environmental impact, and save their bottom line. To us, and our 22,000-plus customers, furniture asset management practices such as refinishing, re-upholstery and remanufacturing […]
Digging up the truth about CO2 and you: Cutting carbon and costs
At The Refinishing Touch our customers not only want to reduce their carbon footprints, they want to know precisely how much they are cutting it. This makes a lot of sense to us. Forward-thinking businesses are always keen to share their innovation and success stories, and the clearest way for them to do this is […]