Hi everyone,
Happy Friday.
The Stanza was listed as “Best New Hospitality Voice” in Skift’s 2025 Biggest Innovators in Travel & Hospitality list. Thank you Colin Nagy for including me amongst some of the greats in the industry.
Some news: Due to the number of requests, I’m launching The Stanza Classifieds, in which you can share anything that’s relevant with my audience: property listings, services, products, etc. Reply to this email if you’d like to feature something with the newsletter audience.
In today’s newsletter: a tracker of players in the experiential hospitality game, buying a distressed fashion brand = buying heritage on sale, access with a hefty price tag isn’t access worth coveting at all, the problem with members clubs can be attributed to poor “founder-market fit”, smash burgers as a mirror of our culture, and much more…
Casa Gomis near Barcelona is an example of mid-century Catalan modernism. If you love mid-century design and the history behind it, you should be following Ray on Instagram.
As the dumpster fire that is luxury fashion continues to burn without a meaningful solution in sight, LVMH is increasing its stake in luxury hospitality, and in particular, experiential hospitality.
