Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) wins the title of Best Employer in French-speaking Switzerland in the category of medium-sized companies in the annual ranking of the magazine Bilan published this week.
There are plenty of cities in the United States that had a high profile with guests from throughout the globe. Names like New York City, of course, come to mind, as do rising stars like Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee.
Cycas Hospitality, one of the largest branded extended-stay hotel operators in the UK, is continuing its international rollout by signing its inaugural deal in France, which will see it manage the first dual-branded Hyatt property in Europe.
Considered by many the best football player of all times, Lionel Messi joins the World Tourism Organization to promote the value of responsible tourism. The UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, appointed Messi as UNWTO Ambassador for Responsible Tourism this Saturday at Camp Nou in Barcelona, after the match F.C. Barcelona - Leganés.
Tina Yu, Senior Vice President of KSL Capital Partners was awarded the prestigious ISHC Young Leader Award at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) with an audience of over 2000 senior leaders from 80 countries worldwide. The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) presented Yu the award in partnership with Questex Hospitality Group, the organizers of the IHIF conference.
EyeWide Digital Marketing excelled at the prestigious national competition Greek Hospitality Awards 2018. The company took home three prizes, including the award for the Best Hotel Digital Marketing Agency. The award ceremony took place at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso Hotel in Athens on Friday, February 23, 2018, and was organized by Ethos Events and ΧΡΗΜΑ magazine.
Whether it's the glittering Eiffel Tower or the smell of fresh baguettes wafting through the air, Paris is known for romance.
It may rank high on the list of destinations for stag and hen dos, but Amsterdam has so much more to offer than an inebriated weekend browsing its (in)famous coffee shops. The last few years have seen a wave of new hotels arriving in the city, seriously expanding the range of interesting options to stay within – and, most encouragingly, beyond – the well-trodden cobbled streets of its immediate historic core. Even existing properties have been dealt a much needed jolt and upped their game.
On December 13th 2017, the EHL Alumni Network came together to honor some of its most distinguished members during the 5th Annual AEHL Award ceremony, held at the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne. Established in 2013, this event celebrates the most deserving EHL graduates based on their professional career and accomplishments.
Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries, has signed a long lease agreement with property owner Evars Hoteller to take over hotel The Mayor in the Danish city of Aarhus.
On 12 December, the coveted Quiet Hotel Award will be presented for the 3rd time. The winner has been selected from the over 157 European hotels that have acquired the Quiet Room® label. This year's winner is the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, a 4-star hotel in possession of 408 QR-qualified rooms.
The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. The trivago Awards 2018 results are in – after reviewing the data and tallying the scores, it's time to reveal the best-rated hotels around the world.
Hotel booking websites including Expedia, Trivago and Booking.com face an investigation by Britain’s competition watchdog over the way they display information to consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned about the use of techniques such as "pressure selling", the way discounts are applied, and how hotels are ranked in search results. CMA chief executive Andrea Coscelli said around 70pc of people looking for a hotel last year used these sites and they should all be confident they were getting a good deal.
A new Danish white label hotel operator has been established for the Nordic hotel market. Core Hospitality is a sister company to Zleep Hotels, but contrary to the hotel chain, the operating company is independent of brands, ensuring that it can run everything from hostels to full-service hotels. Several synergies are created for Core Hospitality as it can draw on Zleep Hotels' strong, central organization.
Only a few decades ago hotels were not considered as investment-attractive assets. There were more attractive opportunities available within the real estate sector, with a shorter return on investment period requiring smaller investment. While the real estate market became more saturated, and the economic cycles shortened and shifted, hotel investment started to become more attractive, in its own right and as part of mixed-use properties and entertainment zones.
They are considered the industry's gold-standard accolades – and, here, MailOnline Travel can exclusively reveal the winners of AA's Hospitality Awards 2017. The annual ceremony took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel today after a panel of judges spent twelve months travelling the country, where they sampled the nation's ultimate pubs, restaurants and hotels. As part of their research they tasted moreish morsels, slept in sumptuous surroundings and consumed a cocktail of beverages across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A Turkish court has rejected online travel agent Booking.com's appeal against a ban on its activities, broadcaster NTV and the pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper reported on Friday.
An Istanbul court banned Booking.com on March 29 for an undisclosed period of time, ruling that the company had violated competition law.
The hotel group Deutsche Hospitality has become the proud recipient of a "Superbrand Germany" award at a ceremony held in Berlin. It is the only brand from within the hotel industry on which this much coveted award has been conferred this year and joins such renowned names as Deutsche Bank, Bayern München, BMW and Adidas in the list of prize winners, which were decided by a 21-member jury.
ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants), in partnership with BHN (Burba Hotel Network), took time to recognize a Rising Star at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami. The Rising Star Award Caribbean only added to the sense of excitement and opportunity at the CHRIS conference amidst lessening public health concern over Zika and a cautiously optimistic hotel & tourism investment community.
Kempinski Hotels announced today a new Management Board to lead Europe's oldest luxury hotel group into the future. This extended team of senior Kempinski executives, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kempinski Hotels, Markus Semer, reflects the diversity, craftsmanship know-how and pioneering spirit for which the 120-year-old luxury hotel brand is known around the world.