Bahia Principe, the leading all-inclusive resort brand with properties in Spain, Mexico and the Caribbean, has officially opened its 25th hotel, a five-star Fantasia-brand resort in the island of Tenerife, Spain. Fantasia Bahia Principe Tenerife in San Miguel de Abona represents a £70 million investment that will position the brand as the benchmark in high-end family tourism.
Thailand-based Minor International (MINT) has successfully completed its tender offer for shares in NH Hotel Group at a price of EUR 6.30 per share.
Almanac Hotels announced the appointment of R. David Salomon as General Manager of Almanac Barcelona, located at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 619-621. The property is comprised of 91 accommodations and has undergone a complete renovation prior to its opening in February 2018. The hotel is steps from Passeig de Gracia, where guests can find shopping, restaurants, bars and museums. The hotel features a distinctive rooftop pool, bar and lounge - Azimuth - and for dining, Linia, a Mediterranean brasserie, offering culinary delights and a sharing menu where locals and traveler's lives intersect from morning to night.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has signed a franchise agreement with Empresas Phoenix to open DoubleTree by Hilton La Torre Golf & Spa Resort. The property will open later this year in La Torre Golf Resort - an emerging multi-facility leisure destination located between the city of Murcia and the Costa Calida.
With a presence spanning more than 74 countries, Hard Rock International announces the expansion of its hotel portfolio, with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Madrid in 2019. Working in collaboration with European real estate specialists, ActivumSG Capital Management Ltd. (ASG) Hard Rock will bring its signature vibe to this historic metropolitan city with the development of the new 159-room music-centric hotel.
The importance of social media in corporate reputation and business performance in the hotel industry is beyond dispute. Well aware of this, Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has implemented an extensive social media communication strategy through all its corporate and hotel brand profiles.
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World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary yesterday (27 September 2018) with the official celebration focusing on the digital transformation in tourism, a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) priority. The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group®) will soon be launching its unique heartfelt luxury approach in Spain, with the opening of Kimpton Barcelona in the second half of 2019.
Aria Hotels (www.ariahotels.gr), the renowned collection of boutique hotels and holiday residences around Greece, has announced its expansion into Spain, joining forces with local entrepreneur Ignacio Moreno de los Ríos, who will be the CEO of Aria Hotels Spain. Since 2012, Aria has been building a diverse portfolio of 25 boutique hotels and villas throughout Greece and the Greek islands based on providing a wholly authentic hospitality experience. The properties are often of historic importance in lesser-known island and mainland destinations and include unique locations such as a winery, a converted windmill, and a house with its own olive press. From its new offices in Madrid, Aria will now be applying its established philosophy to properties across Spain and plans to announce its first opening in the months ahead.
As another summer comes to an end across Europe, a new era begins for the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, with the appointment of Marco Rosso, a hospitality and e-commerce passionate who joins the company as SiteMinder's new country manager for Spain.
Ian Schrager's rising global influence lands in Spain with the arrival of his newest venture in the growing EDITION empire: The Barcelona EDITION. Regarded as the avant-garde capital of Spain, Barcelona is the natural destination for EDITION's latest hotel to set a pioneering cultural precedent in modern luxury travel, forming a vibrant new landmark for the self-confident city. The Barcelona EDITION is the true personification of an urban resort: an intimate and sophisticated boutique-style environment, yet at the same time, a destination in itself for the city's best entertainment, food and drink.
H10 Hotels has opened a new establishment in the town of Corralejo, in the north of Fuerteventura. The H10 Ocean Dunas is a four-star hotel specialising in holidays for adults, ideal for those looking for a peaceful setting in which to spend their holiday and to have fun with friends or significant other. The hotel has a privileged location, less than a hundred metres from the beach of Corralejo Viejo and right in the heart of the shopping and entertainment area of this small town, which has managed to combine its seafaring tradition with high-quality tourist development. The establishment has a total of 79 spacious and bright rooms, a restaurant, a cocktail bar and a pool bar. Its highlights include a large outdoor area with a swimming pool, heated in winter, a tropical garden and a sun lounger area. It is a unique space which also contains a terrace shared by the restaurant, the cocktail bar and the pool bar, thus offering the ideal environment in which guests can relax, sample the hotel's culinary offering and enjoy the pleasant climate of Fuerteventura throughout the year. The H10 Ocean Dunas also has an open Front Desk designed so that guests can be comfortably seated in front of the main counter while they are attended to, providing them with a more personalized and friendly service.
BLESS Hotel Madrid will be located in the heart of the city's Salamanca district, offering 111 guestrooms, a rooftop pool, bowling alley, spa and gym, restaurant, three bars as well as conference spaces.
Meliá Hotels International and Oracle have developed a new bracelet, designed to serve guests as a room key and wallet during their stay. The bracelet uses Bluetooth and short-range connection capabilities to allow guests to unlock the door to their room just by placing the bracelet next to the lock, as well as enabling them to pay for hotel services such as meals in the restaurants and treatments in the spa. The bracelet has been designed with resort hotels in mind, utilising the Oracle cloud to facilitate payments across all resort services and featuring a completely waterproof design, allowing guests to leave their wallet in their room. Bracelets are linked to the Meliá App, allowing users to track their spending throughout their stay. Guests are also able to set maximum credit limits, receive receipts or cancel services on the app.
Room Mate Hotels has unveiled its first hotel in the Basque Country, continuing its expansion plan after the opening of Room Mate Bruno in Rotterdam.
If you're in Madrid and roaming around the Gran Via, you can't miss the iconic building of Edificio España. A perfect example of Spanish architecture, this building was acquired by the Spanish RIU Hotels chain, which plans to open Hotel Riu Plaza Espana in the summer of 2019.
Le Méridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa has welcomed the summer season with a fresh new look for its guestrooms, meeting spaces, gym, and Beach Club. Led by award-winning designer Julie Frank of JCF Studio, the redesign was inspired by the brand's European heritage and mid-century modern design with an honesty of materiality and a rich composition of textures being a key component of the design vision.
Spain's PortAventura has re-contracted with Duetto, hospitality's only Revenue Strategy Platform, after seeing a 12% uplift in revenue in 2017.
Thanks to strong performance growth in several markets, Spain's hotel industry has seen a surge in investment interest despite the political situation in Barcelona, according to STR and Magma Hospitality Consulting. "Investment into Spain's hotel sector has been largely driven by strong international tourism demand, even during the financial crisis," said Albert Grau, founding partner of Magma. "Increasing holiday tourism, as well as 'bleisure' travel, have set the market up for numerous development opportunities, with several operators currently working to improve their products and services to meet this increasing demand."