Ariela Kiradjian
2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference – Two Days of Expertise and Insight Into Financing, Investment and Technology
Geneva Rinehart | June 13, 2023
By Geneva Rinehart, Managing Editor, Hospitality Upgrade New York City - June 7-8, 2023 In a very intimate, theatre-style setting the boutique and independent hotel groups came together for two days in New York City. Ariela Kiradjian, Partner and COO of BLLA, and half of the mother-daughter duo behind BLLA facilitated a highly engaging two days of panels focusing on financing, debt, environmental investment and technology. The orange sky and poor air quality in the Northeast were as bad as reported, but inside Florence Gould Hall was nothing but pure energy. The next few paragraphs will provide a brief overview of the two days at the Bo...
BLLA Concludes First Digital Summit, 10th Annual StayBoutique Awards
the Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | September 23, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2020) -- Hotelier Ian Schrager and Thrive Global Founder and CEO Arianna Huffington were amongst the headliners who shared their hospitality insights with several hundred virtual attendees during the first Digital Summit by the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) on Sept. 17 and 18. The summit gathered boutique professionals from across the globe for two days of commerce, culture and art, concluding with the announcement of the winners of BLLA’s 10th annual StayBoutique Awards. Guests attended the conference via BLLA’s exclusive summit app available on mobile and desktop, which hosted over 80 speakers v...
BLLA Collective: The Boutique Industry’s First Social Network
the Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | June 24, 2020
LOS ANGELES (JUNE 23, 2020) -- Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) unveils the BLLA Collective, the first social media platform for boutique hotels and businesses. BLLA Collective houses exclusive forums, messaging features, blog posts, activity feeds, and more for BLLA members with a BLLA Collective login. Users of the platform can post updates, such as articles and resources, and communicate with other boutique hoteliers and professionals as the industry adjusts to the post-pandemic landscape. “Just as boutique constantly innovates the hospitalit...
