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Hoteliers Double Down on Fossils, Museum Artifacts as Dinos Drive Bookings

by Kimberly Inlander

Dec 26, 2024

© Courtesy of Kessler

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All generations of family travelers find themselves in awe of fossils and the scientific finds that continue to come to life. Hoteliers have caught on to the fact that bringing fossil exhibits and other activations of the like to their guests helps drive hotel bookings.

 

Here are some examples around the country:

 

JW Marriott Plant Riverside District

This Savannah, Georgia, hotel houses the Kessler Collection’s artifacts from around the globe, like two massive citrine and amethyst slabs and a chrome-dipped replica of the Amphicoelias fragillimus dinosaur fossil.

 

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© Courtesy of Kessler

Faena Hotel

In Miami Beach, Florida, guests enjoy a monumental artwork by Damien Hirst called Gone But Not Forgotten, a 3-meter-tall wooly mammoth skeleton in gold plate.

 

The Dino Hotel

A.k.a. Best Western Denver South West, this hotel in Lakewood, Colorado, finds inspiration in the area’s paleontological history for its décor of faux dino bones, statues and bric-a-brac.

 

Montage Big Sky

This hotel’s newest experience is focused on digging for dinosaurs.

 

Luminaire

This travel company launched the world’s first luxury dinosaur expedition to unearth a Diplodocus skeleton in Wyoming.

 

Pair a visit to a dinosaur-themed hotel with summer 2025’s release of the new Jurassic World Rebirth movie.

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