Kevin Kennon

The best hospitality design starts with how a guest should feel

Kevin argues that hospitality should be designed from the inside out: not around spectacle, but around emotional experience. From elevated walkways and dark-sky observatories to culinary greenhouses and wellness-centered amenities, he shares how architecture can help people reset, regenerate, and connect more deeply with a place.

Luxury travel is shifting from private excess to intimate shared experience

Many so-called luxury resorts isolate people in nature. Kevin is building toward something different: intimate, design-forward destinations that bring guests together and make meeting other people part of the value of travel. He explores why affluent travelers increasingly want meaningful, memorable experiences — not just privacy and polish.

AI may level access to personalization, but it raises the bar for true luxury

As AI makes it easier for every hotel to know more about its guests, premium hospitality has to go beyond data. Kevin discusses how technology can inform service and design, but why true luxury still depends on creating spaces and experiences that feel intuitive, intimate, and unmistakably human.