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Chris Hastings-Spital

Chris Hastings-Spital

The Direct Booking Summit: Hotel website design takeaways

In an interactive discussion on how to prioritise a direct booking budget, Triptease co-founder, Charlie Osmond, Starwood’s Joe Pettigrew…

Jun 26, 2019

The Direct Booking Summit: Hotel website design takeaways

Jun 26, 2019

Chris Hastings-Spital

The five most damaging hotel website design mistakes - and how to fix them

Spending time and effort bringing customers to your website is only half the battle when it comes to driving direct bookings. You also…

May 13, 2019

The five most damaging hotel website design mistakes - and how to fix them

May 13, 2019

Chris Hastings-Spital
in
8px Magazine

The (business) value of design

There’s a growing phrase in the product design industry, that 'design should have an equal seat at the table’, but how is that earned…

Apr 3, 2019

The (business) value of design

Apr 3, 2019

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Muzli - Design Inspiration

Product Design: Should we push specialisation?

Designers come in all shapes and sizes, so why are so many labeled ‘Product Designers’? Should we be supporting specialisation more or be…

Feb 20, 2019

Product Design: Should we push specialisation?

Feb 20, 2019

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Tales of Two

Whistle-stop western Malaysia

With 2 weeks until our friends arrive in Phuket, we had originally planned to travel across Java in Indonesia, but a cancelled flight gave…

Mar 4, 2016

Whistle-stop western Malaysia

Mar 4, 2016

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Tales of Two

Weekend adventures with Archie and Zoe

Cape Town is a phenomenal place and it’s easy to spend weeks just visiting local places and eating vast amounts of amazing food that every…

Jan 13, 2016

Weekend adventures with Archie and Zoe

Jan 13, 2016

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in
Tales of Two

Sunny Rio de Janeiro

After 2 weeks of overcast weather in Brazil we were excited to head to Rio, which is renowned for it’s pristine beaches and blazing…

Jan 4, 2016

Sunny Rio de Janeiro

Jan 4, 2016

Chris Hastings-Spital
in
Tales of Two

A wet and overcast Paraty

There’s this Brazilian town, right. It’s got stunning cobbled streets so rugged horses struggle to walk down it. It’s got beautiful…

Dec 5, 2015

A wet and overcast Paraty

Dec 5, 2015

Chris Hastings-Spital
in
Tales of Two

Salar de Uyuni and beyond

In the south of Bolivia, there is the largest salt flats in the world. It’s 10,500 square kilometres of flat, lifeless terrain — the…

Nov 22, 2015

Salar de Uyuni and beyond

Nov 22, 2015

Chris Hastings-Spital
in
Tales of Two

The highs and lows of the Salkantay Trek

Unlike any other part of our trip, we booked our Machu Picchu trek 6 months ago. We were told by many sources online that the government…

Nov 9, 2015

The highs and lows of the Salkantay Trek

Nov 9, 2015

Chris Hastings-Spital

Chris Hastings-Spital

Product designer at Shopify, based in Vancouver. Tinkerer, creator, builder. chris.hastings-spital.co.uk

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