ABOUT

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BUTIQ is a creative hospitality communications consultancy shaping hotels, destinations, and experiences for the modern traveler.

We believe a hotel is far more than a place to stay.
It is a universe, a lifestyle, and an emotional experience waiting to be felt. Today's travelers are drawn to destinations that inspire them emotionally — hospitality brands that reflect the way they dream, travel, connect, and see the world. Through storytelling, strategy, aesthetics, and experience-driven communication, we help shape meaningful emotional connections between our clients and their audiences that transcend the stay itself.

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Our purpose is to
transform hotels
into living narratives
travelers genuinely
want to belong to.

Enhancing Destinations
Elevating Experiences

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OUR STORY

BUTIQ was born during the uncertainty of COVID-19, after Daniela, originally from Colombia, returned home from pursuing a master’s degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management in Spain.

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Originally envisioning a travel agency, she quickly realized the world of travel was changing. Travelers were no longer discovering destinations through traditional agencies, but through digital storytelling, imagery, and inspiring hospitality narratives shared online. At the same time, Colombia was home to extraordinary independent hotels with remarkable concepts, architecture, culture, and soul — yet very few were being communicated in a way that resonated internationally.

This gap became an opportunity.

Combining a background in strategic design, hospitality, tourism, photography, and communication, Daniela founded BUTIQ Enhancing Destinations as a creative solution designed to bridge the gap between extraordinary hospitality concepts and the modern traveler. Today, BUTIQ collaborates with hotels and hospitality brands that believe in conscious tourism, intentional experiences, sustainability, and elevated guest experiences. Through its work, BUTIQ has left a lasting footprint across Colombia and LATAM, contributing to the growth of the industry, generating creative and tourism-driven opportunities, and helping position hotels and destinations through a more conscious, respectful, and culturally driven approach.

The BUTIQ method

At BUTIQ, every project begins with observation, immersion, and understanding.

We travel, explore destinations, study global hospitality trends, and deeply analyze evolving lifestyle patterns and expectations. Through tailored research methods, shadowing experiences, guest journey analysis, and personalized diagnostic tools, we uncover hidden opportunities within every hospitality brand.

Because no hotel should feel generic.

We believe every hotel carries its own identity, atmosphere, rhythm, and language.

From concept development to communication strategy, our method is designed to shape distinctive hospitality lifestyles that travelers can emotionally recognize and aspire to belong to. Every collaboration is deeply tailored — never approached through mass-market formulas or standardized solutions. Daniela, founder and creative director of BUTIQ, remains personally involved in every client and project, ensuring each brand is shaped with intention, sensitivity, and a highly curated creative vision. The result is a coherent universe capable of generating emotional connection, cultural relevance, stronger positioning, and long-term value for both the traveler and the destination itself.

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MEET
DANIELA

Daniela Samudio is the founder and creative director behind BUTIQ Enhancing Destinations.

With a background in Strategic Design & Communications and a master’s degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management, Daniela brings a unique methodology and a more intentional approach to communication within the hospitality industry. Her deep passion for the industry has led her to collaborate with hospitality brands across Colombia and LATAM. With over 12 years of experience in the industry, she has worked with more than 70 brands, including projects acknowledged by the United Nations, highly positioned properties across leading OTAs, and hotels recognized by platforms and communities such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Design Hotels among others. As a hospitality creative and travel photographer, Daniela approaches every project through a lens of emotion, aesthetics, strategy, and human connection. Shaping concepts and narratives that people genuinely connect with and remember.

TEAM

DANIELA SAMUDIO

Founder & Creative Director

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She is the mind behind the universe of BUTIQ.

ORCHESTRATING THE CREATIVE UNIVERSE OF EACH CLIENT WITH INTENTION, EMOTION, AND STRATEGY; CRAFTING HOSPITALITY CONCEPTS AND TRANSFORMING HOTELS INTO DISTINCTIVE WORLDS GUESTS NEVER FORGET.

LASSE HOLDIJK

Growth & Commercial Lead

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He translates opportunity into growth.

ALIGNING STRATEGY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND MARKET INSIGHT TO SCALE BRANDS AND DELIVER MEASURABLE RESULTS.

SABINA PAREJA

Subdirector

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She ensures every vision is lived beautifully.

GUIDING CLIENTS THROUGH AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE, ALIGNING TEAMS, AND OVERSEEING EVERY PROJECT WITH PURPOSE, ALIGNMENT, AND ATTENTION TO EVERY MEANINGFUL DETAIL.

ISABELLA TRAMONTINI

Art Director

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She crafts visual worlds with purpose.

TRANSLATING IDEAS INTO REFINED AESTHETICS, WHERE CONCEPT, DETAIL, AND COMPOSITION COME TOGETHER TO SHAPE A DISTINCT BRAND LANGUAGE.

SOFÍA CAMERO

Senior Graphic Designer

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She translates ideas into design systems.

CRAFTING THOUGHTFUL VISUALS WITH PRECISION, CONSISTENCY, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BRAND.

MARIANA MONTES

Social Media Creative

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She turns ideas into content.

SHAPING NARRATIVES FOR SOCIAL, WHERE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND TIMING COME TOGETHER TO SPARK CONNECTION AND RELEVANCE.

ANGIE MORA

Social Media Creative

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She shapes content that moves.

TRANSLATING IDEAS INTO BOLD VISUALS FOR SOCIAL, WHERE LAYOUT, RHYTHM, AND DETAIL SHAPE PIECES MADE TO BE SEEN, SAVED, AND SHARED.

EMILLY MAHECHA

Community Manager

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She nurtures brand communities.

SHAPING CONVERSATIONS, BUILDING CONNECTION, AND ENSURING EVERY INTERACTION REFLECTS A CONSISTENT AND MEANINGFUL VOICE.

MELISSA CASTAÑO

Paid Social Lead

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She drives performance through paid media

PLANNING AND OPTIMIZING CAMPAIGNS THAT CONVERT, SCALE REVENUE, AND TURN AUDIENCE INSIGHTS INTO TANGIBLE BUSINESS RESULTS.

SOFÍA RESTREPO

Visual Production Lead

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She leads visual production with precision.

OVERSEEING PLANNING, SHOOTS AND PRODUCTION, ALIGNING TEAMS, TIMELINES, AND TECHNICAL EXECUTION TO DELIVER CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY VISUAL OUTPUT.

HUGO WECXSTEEN

Photography & Video

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He captures the essence of the place.

FRAMING EXPERIENCES AND LIFESTYLE THROUGH LIGHT AND DETAIL TO CREATE IMAGERY THAT INVITES, INSPIRES, AND FEELS LIVED IN.

JULIANA REYES

Visual Production Manager

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She manages the operational side of our visual productions.

HANDLING SCHEDULING, RESOURCES, AND WORKFLOWS TO KEEP SHOOTS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND DELIVERABLES ON TRACK.

ANGÉLICA CHAMORRO

Admin & Finance Lead

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She brings clarity to operations.

OVERSEEING FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION WITH PRECISION, ENSURING EVERY PROCESS SUPPORTS STABILITY, EFFICIENCY, AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.

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Lets build a brand guests fall in love with before arrival.

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