Tag: Jeff Low

Independent hotel loyalty programs free travelers from chains

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Many travelers prefer boutique hotels to cookie-cutter chain hotels.  However, as Julie Weed observed in her recent article about loyalty programs in The New York Times, “It’s a decision many business travelers would rather not have to make: stick with the big, predictable hotel chain and accumulate reward points, or stay at the offbeat independent […]

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Why I Force My Team to Take Vacations

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At Stash, we don’t have many strict rules, handbooks, policies or dress codes. The fact is, we haven’t needed them. (Only once has someone shown up at a team meeting wearing jorts. And it’s because I — I mean “that employee” — lost a bet.) I’ve been told by counterparts in the business that as […]

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Travelers who choose independent hotels start an industry-wide revolution

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Do you prefer colorful experiences over shades of grey when you travel? Stash CEO Jeff Low explains in Hotel News Now why travelers who prefer hotels rich in local culture, food, history, music and art are immensely powerful in today’s hotel market. And why melon slices always look the same in chain hotels no matter […]

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