[文章分享] 品牌再進化 萬豪酒店集團的喜來登改造計劃刻不容緩

*筆者:喜來登酒店誕生至今已超過80年(若從1937年起算的話),是一個廣為全球熟知的酒店品牌,然而也因為他的「輩份」以及長久苦於無明確的品牌調性(以為是先前的「歸屬(Belong)」、「全世界的聚會處所(The world’s gathering place)」,以及近年的「超越期望(go beyond)」,而在近年來有品牌改造消息傳出。以另一個旅遊業專業網站 Skift.com 為喜來登品牌改造所做的專文「喜來登身陷迷航,萬豪集團如何獻策解救 (How Sheraton Lost Its Way and Marriott’s Plans to Bring It Back)」當中的序可為絕佳的當頭棒喝:

在您閱讀本文之前,先捫心自問:究竟喜來登這個品牌代表的是什麼?
                        比方說,威斯汀酒店與「健康」已是同義詞,瑞吉酒店與「奢華」劃上
                        等號,W酒店則是跟「生活風格」一詞相同。在閱讀本文之後,請再問
                        問自己同一個問題。如果您糾結於想擠出一個答案,無庸置疑,萬豪集
                        團對於喜來登這個品牌得再大大地加把勁了。

喜來登尚且落入如此不堪的品牌辨識危機中,相對於國內飯店集團或獨立經營的旅館飯店是否也同樣身陷其中而不自知?消費者除了知道名稱不同外,各品牌的「個性」或「差異」完全說不出個所以然,都是「大飯店」而已?加之以近年創造新飯店品牌的趨勢,卻忘了顧好既有元老品牌的辨識度與品質水準的維持,顧此失彼之間也是狼狽。

「外國的月亮比較圓」並非真理,就以本文所提及的喜來登酒店品牌本身就有了問題,也亟待萬豪酒店在併購喜達屋集團後,進行大規模的品牌重整。(雅高集團的索菲特酒店也曾經歷過多次品牌重整) 至於上述所提到的Skift.com 的專文剖析,由於內容紮實且篇幅長,待相當時間進行翻譯,若有需要可先行閱讀。 看看別人,想想自己,畢竟現代的旅館管理與研究是從歐美各國長期發展出來的,專業技能可以經由學習、模仿與實務操作而獲得,觀念與價值的嵌入則需要長時間的薰陶才可得,至於態度是把關鍵鑰匙。Cheers!

How Marriott is reinventing the Sheraton brand
萬豪酒店集團如何進行喜來登品牌改造計劃

05 JUNE 2018 7:58 AM  Hotelnewsnow.com by Sean McCracken
smccracken@hotelnewsnow.com
@HNN_Sean

Noah Silverman, Marriott International’s chief development officer for North American full-service hotels, shares insights into how the company plans to breathe new life into the Sheraton brand.
萬豪酒店集團北美區全服務型酒店的酒店開發長 Mr. Noah Silverman(以下略去職銜),與Hotel News Now分享了萬豪集團規劃再造喜來登品牌的觀點。

Marriott International has shared concept renderings of the reimagined public spaces for the Sheraton brand. (Rendering: Marriott International) 萬豪酒店集團公開分享重新構思下的喜來登品牌酒店的公共空間之構想設計圖。(構想設計圖來源:萬豪酒店集團)

NEW YORK—Executives with Marriott International believe they’ve found the formula to revitalize the Sheraton brand, seizing on an approach that emphasizes across-the-board quality and reimagining the brand’s approach to public spaces.
紐約報導─ 萬豪酒店集團高層咸認已覓得再造喜來登酒店品牌的方程式,除了取得「可強化全面性品質」的方法外,並且重新預想喜來登酒店品牌的公共空間。

Speaking to Hotel News Now during the first day of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, Noah Silverman, Marriott’s chief development officer for North American full-service hotels, said efforts to turn around Sheraton began almost immediately following the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
Mr. Noah Silverman在紐約國際旅館業投資大會的首日(2018/06/03~05 )向Hotel News Now編輯記者表示,決定要改變喜來登品牌的時間點是在萬豪併購喜達屋幾近同時的時候。

“The Sheraton brand is obviously a significant brand within the Starwood legacy portfolio,” he said. “And it probably was a brand that became a real focus early for us.”
Silverman接著說:「喜來登酒店在喜達屋集團數個傳承品牌家族中,很明顯是個標誌性品牌。對我們而言,喜來登很可能蠻早成為萬豪酒店實際改造的焦點酒店品牌。」

A rendering of the new Sheraton guestroom. The table located near the seating area can be adjusted to different heights. Source: Marriott International (新喜來登品牌酒店客房的構想設計圖。靠近座位區的桌子(應指黑圓桌)可調整高度。(構想設計圖來源:萬豪酒店集團)

The company announced a new Sheraton guestroom late in 2017. Now it is unveiling a more robust public space concept, including a focus on collaborative spaces and adaptive spaces, that officials hope will spur greater growth for the brand, which has 450 properties open and 80 more in the pipeline.
萬豪集團在2017年晚期宣佈了新喜來登客房的規劃設計。如今,集團也公開更健全的公共空間之構想規劃,包括聚焦在合作互補及兼容的空間設計上,並希望能刺激喜來登品牌酒店更大的成長與發展,而目前喜來登酒店有450個營運據點及超過80個正在籌備規劃的地點。

Silverman acknowledged this isn’t the first time the larger investment community is hearing about plans to revamp Sheraton, but he believes Marriott’s strong track record will inspire confidence.
Mr. Silverman承認這並非是許多投資大眾首次獲悉喜來登的品牌再造計劃,然而他深信,以萬豪集團以往強而有力的品牌經營背景能讓投資者有信心。

“In fairness, there’s probably a decent amount of skepticism,” he said. “I think those that know Marriott International particularly well and have seen us do this with other brands in the past probably put a little bit more faith in our ability to be successful in doing this with Sheraton this time around.”
他說:「平心而論,這仍舊有受到一定程度的懷疑。我覺得那些了解萬豪集團甚深也見識到我們過往所做的品牌改造的人,對於萬豪集團此次改造喜來登品牌會多一點信心。」

news release announcing the revitalization strategy noted 6,000 rooms have been removed from the brand since September 2016 with another 2,000 expected to depart by the end of 2018. For the same period, 5,000 new rooms have been signed.
在改造計劃的新聞發佈有提到從2016年9月起已有6000間客房自喜來登品牌酒店中刪減移除,而在2018年年底前預計再有2000間客房刪減(*推測應是藉由房間坪數調整來變動房間數),但同時期也有5000間新客房總數的酒店在興建籌備中。

Watch the video below for more on the Sheraton transformation efforts, including footage of the company’s 4,200-square-foot build out in Times Squares replicating the brand’s new public space concepts.
請觀看下方的影片可見喜來登品牌酒店在轉型上所做的努力,包含萬豪酒店在紐約時代廣場上所搭蓋佔地4200平方英呎( 118坪) 的喜來登酒店新公共空間概念設計之樣品屋。

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