Nightclub expert urges hotels to refocus venues |
Nightclub expert urges hotels to refocus venues |
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17 Aug 2013
Overall I totally agree with the verdict of the article. Hotel mentality cannot deal with nightlife. Nothing really new and nothing which happens only in the Middle East. I am a bit hesitant if it comes to a comparison with Las Vegas! This might be a too big order for the UAE. There are also too many people, internally and externally to please, if it comes to decisions- that's why outsourced concepts have it a bit easier. There are the owners who are expected to drop a serious amount of money into the venue, the GM, Finance and F&B directors - all hanging a different goal in mind, the designers, who often just sell their concept too well (nor realistic) and last but maybe most important there are the officials, DTCM, municipality etc. who also want to add their point of view. It is very unlikely, that such a compromised concept will deliver uncompromised performance...