Operations &amp; Strategy

February 6, 2013

Pop-up 'Container Hotel' Hits Belgium. Extreme Hipness Ensues | CNN Travel

What's more important to you when picking a hotel -- convenient location or cool factor? A new Belgian pop-up hotel with the racy name Sleeping Around is betting on the latter. The company has converted a number of old Chinese shipping containers into wandering boutique hotel rooms.

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Belgium

January 23, 2013

Nine Choice Hotels Branded Properties Added to the UK Portfolio

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(NYSE:CHH), announced today a strategic relationship with Akkeron Hotels Group Limited, a well-known regional hotel operator in the United Kingdom, that is expected to initially result in nine Akkeron hotels operating under Choice Hotels franchise agreements in the UK, representing an almost 25% increase in the Choice Hotels UK hotel portfolio and an additional 611 rooms.

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December 14, 2012

London is Europe's hotel construction capital

London, Moscow, Berlin and Hamburg are Europe's hotel investment hot spots. According to TOPHOTELPROJECTS (www.tophotelprojects.com), the worldwide leading provider of global b2b hotel data, the British capital currently counts 41 new top hotels with 8,100 rooms in the project pipeline. Moscow, with a population of 11,6 million by far Europe's largest city, comes in second place: 29 new hotels (7,600 rooms) are planned in this city. With 24 hotel construction projects (6,200 rooms), Berlin can be found in third position, closely followed by Hamburg with 23 new planned hotels (4,500 rooms). In Istanbul, Europe's second largest city, currently counts 21 new hotel projects (5,400 rooms). In Paris 18 top hotel projects (9,800 rooms) are on register.

TOPHOTELPROJECTS

November 7, 2012

LGBT travel market potential reaches global record according to new data from Out Now Business Class

New research released at the World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, today (November 7 2012) reveals that the global potential value of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) leisure travel market is set to reach a record USD$181 billion in 2013.

July 25, 2012

PwC Finds A City At The Top Of Its Game - Seven Years On: How Far Have London's Hotels Come Since We Won The Games? [Infographic]

Commenting on performance of the London hotel market since the successful bid to host the Games was announced, Liz Hall, head of hospitality and leisure research at PwC, said: "London is a city at the top of its game and the considerable investment in new hotels and improving existing ones will leave a powerful legacy for 2012 and beyond.

PwC (UK)

July 23, 2012

The London Hotel Market Grabs for Gold

London will continue to far outpace the rest of the European hotel market as the city readies itself for the Olympics and Paralympics taking place during July, August and September, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. In the first five months of 2012, the London hotel market added 2,000 rooms to its available supply, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) improved by 3.1 percent compared to the same period in 2011,

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Hospitality Net

April 20, 2012

Horst Schulze Operates The World’s Best Hotels

Horst Schulze is one of the most important hoteliers of our time. The German descent business man represents the principles of the luxury hospitality like no one else. Heading the Ritz-Carlton group for many years in the past he has created the widely known principle "We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen". Today Schulze runs one of the most prestigious international hotel groups with his Capella Hotels. According to TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading data research service for international hotel construction projects, he is currently developing five further top hotels and resorts.

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Hamburg, Germany

March 16, 2012

Magnuson Hotels Expands to Hungary, Adds Villa Medici Hotel and Restaurant

Magnuson Hotels, the world's largest independent hotel group, announced today their expansion into Hungary with the addition of the Villa Medici Hotel and Restaurant in Veszprém, a superb tourist destination approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of the Lake Balaton.

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Veszprém, Hungary

Opinion Article

March 9, 2012

Condominium Hotels in Spain | New product, new opportunity

Apartment hotels are certainly not a new concept in Spain, writes María Rosa Barcia of Horwath HTL’s Barcelona office. Condo-hotels, on the other hand, most definitely are. She filed this report on how this new industry segment will be presenting interesting opportunities in 2012 in Spain, one of the world’s top tourist destinations.

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Spain

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February 23, 2012

Magnuson Hotels Expands to Cyprus, Adds Corallia Beach Hotel Paphos

Paphos, Cyprus: Magnuson Hotels, the world's largest independent hotel group, announced today their expansion into Cyprus, with the addition of the Corallia Beach Hotel in Paphos, one of the most exciting destinations on the Mediterranean coast.

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Hospitality Net

February 16, 2012

2012 Olympics: British Hospitality Association selected to inform the hospitality industry of public safety & security

The British Hospitality Association is working with the CSSC (Community Safety & Security Communication) project to help inform the hospitality industry and our members of issues regarding public safety & security particularly during the Olympic games period with a legacy for the future.

UKHospitality

January 16, 2012

UK: PKF urges more action to tackle £2 billion fraud problem in hotel sector

'The Resilience to Fraud of the UK Hotel Sector' survey – the most comprehensive study of its type ever undertaken – looks at how well the industry protects itself against fraud, highlighting where it is getting it right and identifying areas for improvement.

PKF

January 3, 2012

Survey: Hotel Industry is Confident About 2012 | hotel-industry.co.uk

A snapshot survey of the UK hotel industry conducted with the readers of hotel-industry.co.uk throughout December has revealed that the industry is feeling overwhelmingly positive about doing business in 2012. More than 65% of respondents agreed that they felt positive about doing business in 2012, despite the gloomy financial climate.

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Horwath HTL (Netherlands)

December 28, 2011

Chains Take Over The Dutch Hotel Market - Horwath HTL

At the end of 2011 the share of the Dutch hotel supply that is chain related is 61%: of all Dutch hotel rooms only 39% still is independent of hotel chains. This is the result of new research by Horwath HTL. The chain rate of 61% is considerably higher than the European average. Moreover, compared to the chain rate of 35% some 10 years ago it means an extraordinary fast advance of hotel chains. Of all hotel chains Van der Valk Hotels en Restaurants, the oldest Dutch hotel chain, has the largest market share by far. Also the international NH Hoteles takes a leading position in the Dutch hotel market.

The Netherlands

October 3, 2011

Accor signs major UK hotel deal | 24 hotels join Mercure network in the UK

Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and the market leader in Europe, is set to realise its ambition to increase the UK network to 300 hotels by 2015 with the signing of a franchise agreement with Jupiter Hotels Ltd, the new owners of the former Jarvis hotels. This is a landmark deal for the UK hotel industry in 2011.

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September 29, 2011

Three Tiers Of Personality - Best Western Announces Major Brand Enhancement

Great Britain’s largest group of independent hotels, Best Western, has today announced a change to the structure of its 276 hotels. Today Richard Lewis, newly appointed CEO of Best Western, launched three hotel tiers; Best Western, Best Western Plus and Best Western Premier, in a move that sees the company embark upon a nationwide brand enhancement strategy.

BWH Hotels GB

August 19, 2011

Russia Plans Orbiting Hotel In Space | Reuters

A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos -- all are part of Russia's vision to ensure it is not left behind in the growing space tourism industry. Russian firms unveiled their plans at the country's premiere air show this week at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, saying the race was on to build a new craft to take people into space following the retirement of NASA's space shuttle in April.

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Russian Federation

August 5, 2011

London Hotel Rates To Soar During Olympic Games | Telegraph.co.uk

With one year to go until the start of the Games, hoteliers in the capital have begun taking advantage of an anticipated influx in visitors from home and abroad. Although the majority of hotels have not yet released their rates for the period covering the Games – July 27-August 12 – those which have are quoting prices well in excess of what they would usually be at that time of year.

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