Comments on: When hotel branding gets silly: An open letter http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Travelling beyond the gushing hyperbole Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Richards http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Tim Richards Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/#comment-2152 The worse thing is how bland these corporate names are - I always have to think twice to remember which is the Sofitel and Novotel here in Melbourne, and I walk past them all the time! If a hotel has a historic name, they should stick to that and just place their corporate logo below the name on visual media like the Web. The worse thing is how bland these corporate names are – I always have to think twice to remember which is the Sofitel and Novotel here in Melbourne, and I walk past them all the time! If a hotel has a historic name, they should stick to that and just place their corporate logo below the name on visual media like the Web.

]]> By: Alastair McKenzie http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Alastair McKenzie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:36:52 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/#comment-2144 I draw your attention to Nos 4, 5 & 6 in my list of the <a href="http://tronline.blogspot.com/2009/08/seven-sob-daftest-names-in-travel.html" rel="nofollow">seven daftest names in travel</a> I draw your attention to Nos 4, 5 & 6 in my list of the seven daftest names in travel

]]> By: Matthew Teller http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 Matthew Teller Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:36:31 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/#comment-2143 "They are ALL American chains aren’t they?" - On the evidence of this place round the corner from me, nope: http://is.gd/9FwPU “They are ALL American chains aren’t they?” – On the evidence of this place round the corner from me, nope:

http://is.gd/9FwPU

]]> By: Jeremy Head http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Jeremy Head Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:25:23 +0000 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/03/03/when-hotel-branding-gets-silly-an-open-letter/#comment-2137 They are ALL American chains aren't they? It's the same with Disneyland too - in theory you have to include all sorts of stupid symbols and write things in capitals when refering to them. Load of cobblers if you ask me. They are ALL American chains aren’t they? It’s the same with Disneyland too – in theory you have to include all sorts of stupid symbols and write things in capitals when refering to them. Load of cobblers if you ask me.

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