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Private members' club strategy
Brand strategy & positioning

Private members' club strategy

Concept, positioning and membership strategy for private members' clubs and members-only hospitality destinations, where the membership itself is the product.

Private members' club strategy is concept, positioning and membership strategy for members-only hospitality destinations, defining who the club is genuinely for, its membership model, and the F&B and amenity offer that makes belonging worth paying for.

Who this is for

Developers and founders launching a new members' club, hotel and resort groups adding a members' club component, and existing clubs repositioning their membership or offer.

What this covers

Positioning work where exclusivity, community and belonging are the product, not the room or the menu.

Private members' club strategy vs. hotel & resort proposition development

A club is defined as much by who it excludes as who it includes, which changes the model.

TermWhat it answers
Private members' club strategyMembership, community and belonging define the proposition, with F&B and amenity as supporting elements.
Hotel & resort proposition developmentA broader guest proposition open to any paying guest, without a membership or community layer.

Many members' clubs sit within a wider hotel or resort, in which case both disciplines run together, the club proposition nested inside the wider one.

Key terms

Founding member tier Membership churn Community programming Reciprocal club agreements Waitlist strategy

How we work

We start from who the club is genuinely for, and as importantly who it isn't for, then build the membership model, pricing and programming around that clarity.

The output

A membership proposition covering positioning, programming, F&B, membership tiers, commercial model and the operational culture needed to deliver genuine exclusivity.

Private Member and Vitality Club
Recent work

Private Member and Vitality Club

A performance, wellness and members' club destination on Jeddah's Corniche for Dar Global, with concepts, operating manual and commercial structure.

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Common questions

What makes a members' club proposition different from a boutique hotel?

Membership, exclusivity and community define the product, rather than open access paid for per stay or per visit.

Do you help set membership pricing and tiers?

Yes, including founding member pricing, tier structure and long-term pricing strategy.

Can this apply to a members' club within a wider hotel or resort?

Yes, this is a common structure, and we develop the two propositions in step with each other.

Do you support founding member acquisition?

Yes, including positioning and outreach strategy for the critical early membership base.

Launching or repositioning a private members' club?

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