Mercure, a leading brand within the Accor group, today announces the opening of Mercure Sofia City, the brand's first hotel in Bulgaria. Located in the vibrant Manastirski Livadi district, one of the most sought-after areas of the capital, the hotel offers convenient access to the National Museum of History and Vitosha National Park.
Hotel & Tourism Investment Forum – HTIF 2024, the most influential hospitality conference in Bulgaria and one of the most visited in Europe will cover a broad range of topics, including sustainable hospitality investments and operations, strategic management, digitalization, revenue management, and human resources.
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announces the upcoming opening of Mercure Sofia, the first hotel under the midscale brand in Bulgaria. Expected to open in the autumn of 2024, the new hotel will be located in Manastirski Livadi one of the most sought-after areas of the capital. The hotel boasts convenient access to various landmarks and attractions in the city, offering guests the opportunity to discover Bulgarian culture.
Nobu Hospitality, the renowned luxury lifestyle and iconic hotel, dining, and residence brand, is excited to announce the development of two exceptional properties in Bulgaria - Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Sofia and Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Varna. These properties, owned by BSPF Bulgaria EAD and GHV-Dolphins EAD are set to make a significant mark in the Balkans.
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, has signed Holiday Inn Express Sofia Airport in partnership with Hotel Express Sofia Airport OOD, which further expands the company’s European estate, following a recent flurry of signings across a number of brands.
INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff operations platform, announced today a new deal with The WorkNomads Lab Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria. The newly opened, mixed-use hotel will implement INTELITY’s mobile offerings, including a branded mobile app, mobile check-in, mobile key, and GEMS®, Guest Experience Management System — INTELITY’s suite of staff-facing tools.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Bulgaria, Hyatt Regency Sofia. The 183-room hotel is ideally located in the heart of the capital on Vasil Levski Square and within walking distance of Sofia's major tourist attractions and government institutions. The opening of the hotel marks an important milestone for Hyatt, thoughtfully growing its brand presence in Southeast Europe.
Angelo Zuccala's hospitality experience spans close to 23 years. Holding a Master in Business Studies and Finance from Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle in France, he brings his knowledge and expertise in the hospitality industry to InterContinental Sofia. Angelo has built a strong career within InterContinental Hotels Group where he spent 15 years progressing through several management roles and countries around the world. He worked in the UK, France, Egypt, Malta and Romania. Angelo Zuccala is a dual national, French and Italian, he is married and a father of 2 children. Multilingual, he speaks French, Italian, English. Angelo Zuccala is eager to present the outstanding advantages of the international IHG chain, unleashing the full potential of five-star service in Bulgaria.
The World Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria will jointly host the International Congress on World Civilizations and Creative Tourism on 29 November - 1 December 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Congress will discuss how creative tourism can play a significant role in safeguarding and promoting tangible and intangible heritage as well as in generating socio-economic benefits.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Terra Tour Service EOOD for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria. Hyatt Regency Sofia will mark the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Bulgaria, and will add to Hyatt's growing footprint in Europe.
Hyatt today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Terra Tour Service EOOD for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria. Hyatt Regency Sofia will mark the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Bulgaria, and will add to Hyatt's growing footprint in Europe.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies has announced the signing of InterContinental® Sofia, the first for the brand in Bulgaria. The hotel will operate under a management agreement with InterHotel Grand - Hotel Sofia AD. The existing hotel will undergo a refurbishment and emerge as a 182-room luxury InterContinental hotel in 2017. The hotel will feature seven meeting rooms and five boardrooms, a lobby bar, a spa and fitness centre as well as a roof top restaurant overlooking the main square.
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts, a leading brand in the FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) portfolio, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Turkish developer Garanti Koza to manage Swissotel Sofia, a new flagship property being developed in Bulgaria's capital.
Hilton Sofia said on November 29 that it has appointed Stephan Reiter as general manager, effective at the end of November. Reiter replaces Jacques Brune, who will take over responsibility for the Ankara Hilton hotel. Reiter (46) has a broad experience in hotel operations, but started his career in the business as a chef, working for various five-star hotels in Switzerland after finishing his apprenticeship. After graduating with a degree in hotel management, he joined Hilton Zurich in 1993 as assistant front office manager. He has held several positions with Hilton in Abu Dhabi, Dresden and Vienna, where he has managed the Hilton Vienna Danube hotel for the past five years.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces their very first Park Inn in Bulgaria: The Park Inn Sofia featuring 113 rooms is scheduled to open in Q3 2010 - as a re-branding of the existing Greenville Hotel and Apartments, Sofia. "This new property will strengthen our presence in Sofia; it complements our successful Radisson Blu Grand Hotel which is located opposite the National Assembly", says Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor.