5 Creative Hotel Marketing Ideas for the Holidays
What’s your killer holiday marketing message?
It might seem early, but if you’re in the hospitality industry you know that this is the time of year to start getting your holiday marketing materials together.
If you’re still looking for the perfect campaign or just want to try something a little different this year check out these creative holiday themed marketing messages for inspiration!
1. 30 Years of White House Ornaments
For over 30 years the Willard Intercontinental in Washington D.C. has decorated its lobby Christmas tree with White House ornaments. The historic hotel, which has hosted almost every president since 1853, embraces it’s location in the heart of Washington.
Photo via USA Today
2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… and Promote your Property!
Though it’s not necessarily a marketing tool, this collection of hotel inspired etsy projects compiled by HotelChatter.com could definitely be used as the basis for a unique holiday campaign.
Photo Via Etsy
3. Guilt-Free Holiday Shopping
Hotel 1000 in Seattle understands that despite the unnecessary money we spend on ourselves between Thanksgiving and New Years, the holidays are really all about giving back.
Their 12 Days of Comfort, Joy and Cheer Promotion was a great compromise. It provided a checklist of local boutiques where guests could shop and have 12% go towards a local non-profit. If guests received a stamp saying they visited each store on the list they would be entered to win a prize.
Photo via HotelChatter.com
4. French Chocolate
The Ritz Paris is all about style and substance, and their 2012 Christmas promotion had plenty of both.
During the holiday season the hotel’s boutique offered a limited holiday edition chocolate ball entitled the “Ritz Paris Christmas Ball” , created by Ritz pastry chef Sebastien Serveau. The chocolate’s wonderful flavor was complimented perfectly by its outstanding presentation in a gold foil lined box.
5. Ginger Bread Elevator
Did the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago go too far when they transformed one of their elevators into a gingerbread lined masterpiece?
We don’t think so.
This outlandish design transported users straight into a scene from “The Nutcracker” complete with 222 pounds of frosting and 103 pounds of chocolate!
Still working on your holiday marketing idea? We can help! Check out our website or send us an email to info@mcconnellmarketing.com for more information.
