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Specialist Resort Consultant

 

 

With insights into new trends and opportunities, Taylor Dade identifies unique niche markets for your business. Delivering the concept and design to post opening with practical understanding of operations to deliver the vision.

 

Early consultation ensures a well defined and co-ordinated plan, that anticipates future trends from the earliest planning stages enables inclusion of these opportunities and significant cost benefits.

 

Repositioning existing properties, within defined perameters (of your infrastructure and budget), our strategies are tailor made to meet your needs and improve your business

 

Taylor Dade delivers an "end to end" project.  As your representative we help you avoid costly pitfalls by “getting it right” the first time.  Our total overview, includes future marketing opportunities and operational delivery costs.  These should be understood from the beginning.  Each time a change is made after approval of the planning stage, costs time and money, impacting on the financial viability of the project, and may exclude their inclusion.

 

For independent owner operators, Taylor Dade provides the necessary support to assist your journey from start to completion. You can retain control of your business operations and the income. Alternatively, we can help identify the right brand partner and the right culture for your property and  your pocket.

 

Start, and stay on the right track.  Whether you have a new project, a simple renovation, or perhaps with simple, hands on support with the operational management team and training programs.

 

What ever the situation, Taylor Dade will help you lay solid foundations for your success.


 

 

Our award winning resort designer specialistsTaylor Dade

Hospitality Innovator

Award winning Consultant and Designer

Bio - Director Karen Taylor

The Big H of Hospitality.  

As a Keynote Speaker Taylor Dade draws on her significant portfolio of hospitality experience. Delivering innovation and business success both within Australia, and overseas. 

As Group General Manager Ambassador, Australia's 10th largest Hotel Group, GM of the National Gallery Victoria and Melbourne Zoo, and consultant designer and project manager for hotels and resorts within the Pacific and the Caribbean Karens expertise in delivering business turnarounds, whilst consistently delivering international award winning outcomes is renown. 

Future forward concepts combined with holistic tailor made marketing and operational strategies to optimise the unique opportunity of every investment. Involvement from the earliest stages of concept and design ensure the Unknown Unknowns are fully explored, and avoids the Knowledge Trap. Having to pick up the pieces  when a highly invested asset fails, or to reposition due to new market impacts.  

Consistently training teams to deliver award winning success is further testament to alignment of vision, concept and execution, whilst exceeding the expectations of investors and owners.


 

Awards & Recognition

International award winning performer. For design, concept, and resort management.

 

Nanuku Auberge Resort

www.nanukuaubergeresort.com

2016

Trip Advisor Review. Top 1% Travellers Choice Winner

2016

Conde Nast Hot List the only South Pacific property selected for 2016

2016

Forbes - Best food in Fijii

2016

Tourism Fijii Awards - Finalist 3 Categories

2015

Trip Advisor award for excellence

 

Jean Michel Cousteau Resort

www.fijiresort.com

Resort turnaround, 2000- 2008.

Multiple awards for best resort, best eco resort, diving, spa, family and more.

Organic farm to table menus, marine reserves, safari adventures and environmental programs that educate, Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort was global first recipient of the Luxury Travel Award Best Luxury Family Resort,  A holiday with your kids and still have "couples time and romance". A  carefully crafted guest experience delivered by planning, design and operations solutions. 

 

Villa 25 designed by Karen Taylor won Best Luxury Villa in the Fiji World Travel Awards.

 

 

 

Best Luxury Villa

 

Best Boutique Resort

 

Best Five... 

2016

World Luxury Travel Awards Best Resort Fiji

2016

World Luxury Travel Awards Best Dive Resort

 

The resort continues to receive international accolades today

 

Turtle Island Resort

www.turtleisland.com

A world first. Recipient of multiple for its totally unique concept and operations delivery.  Way ahead of any industry trends, this iconic property has a focus on the environment, organic farm to table menus romance and culture.  "Out of the Box" guest experiences.