Ellen van Wittmarschen, General Manager of The Toren Amsterdam, has successfully transitioned the stylish, highly-rated boutique hotel to The Pavilions Hotels collection in the heart of one of Europe's most desirable cities. The Toren Amsterdam was recently voted Number 1 in The Netherlands for Service as part of the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Awards 2018.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), an international nonprofit and producers of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is pleased to announce its exclusive CIO/CFO event sponsorship agreement with Fourteen IP Communications Ltd at the upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018. The invitation-only event that brings together CIOs and CFOs from leading hotel and hospitality companies from across Europe will take place on 11 April to kick-off HITEC Amsterdam, which is taking place from 11-13 April at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and HSMAI Region Europe, the Hospitality, Sales and Marketing Association International, are pleased to extend their partnership and co-locate their european activities again in April 2018. HSMAI Region Europe will co-locate its Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) and its Digital and Distribution Optimization Conference (DOC), as well as their other events with HFTP's HITEC® Amsterdam - and we would very much like to see you there!
Con Questa, Holland's premier concierge & lifestyle service, has selected ALICE's concierge software to keep their growing team organized and aligned.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), an international nonprofit association and producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has sold all exhibit spaces for the upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018. HITEC Amsterdam will feature 84 exhibiting companies – a 43 percent increase from the inaugural 2017 event. A floorplan with a list of participating companies is available on the HITEC Amsterdam website. HITEC Amsterdam will take place from 11-13 April at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in The Netherlands.
Global hospitality software business Guestline announces the appointment of Robert Vogt as director of business development Benelux. He joins the company with immediate effect. Vogt is the latest addition to the company's senior international team following their expansion and appointment of new country managers in Thailand and Ireland.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is currently accepting applications for participants, judges and mentors for Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Amsterdam. Those who wish to participate in the European version of E20X can apply online; startups can apply here, and mentors and volunteers can apply here. E20X Amsterdam, a pre-conference event, will take place at 14:30 on Wednesday, 11 April at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.
The market for serviced apartments is the fastest growing segment of the hospitality industry in the Netherlands, as shown in a new market report by Horwath HTL. The number of branded serviced apartments providers has increased exponentially over the last three years. Stimulated by the increase of supply, the demand has also increased. As a result, occupancies and average room rates for serviced apartments continue to rise. On January 24th, Horwath HTL Netherlands Director, Ewout Hoogendoorn, is hosting a panel on the 'have invested' v the 'have not invested' and 'what's hot' and 'what's not' at the Serviced Apartment Summit Europe: Recharge 2018 at Zoku Amsterdam.
The award, given annually at the Horecava National Trade Fair for Professionals in the Foodservice Industry held at the RAI Amsterdam from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th January 2018, recognises the contribution that SALTO Systems and its AElement Fusion product have made to the hospitality industry.
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.
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its worldwide portfolio and Western Europe options with the addition of the Netherlands' acclaimedGrand Hotel Huis Ter Duin in Noordwijk, just outside Amsterdam. Located directly on the beach, in the picturesque province of South Holland, the 5-Star hotel provides stunning views of the North Sea and has won the prestigious "M&IT Award" for "Best Overseas Hotel" in 2014, 2016 and 2017. ALHI, the world's leading independent hotel Global Sales Organization, now represents the renowned 254-room hotel to the European and North American meetings, conventions and incentive market, according to ALHI's Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot.
The Netherlands' first fully-electric hotel has begun accepting reservations ahead of its opening in April 2018. Powered entirely by wind energy, Conscious Hotel Westerpark will become the fourth property of sustainable hotel chain Conscious Hotels, which for the past year has employed the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to market and sell its rooms online.
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.
Phocuswright Europe 2018 is on a roll. On 15 – 17 May 2018, the global travel industry will once again meet in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to discuss the hottest trends impacting the global travel landscape in Europe and beyond.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has signed a lease agreement with one of Germany"s main real estate asset managers, Deka Immobilien, to operate a landmark design-led property in The Hague – a move that accelerates its growth strategy in The Netherlands and Europe.
The Student Hotel has added five new properties to the HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts portfolio. The Dutch chain already has two hotels, one in Eindhoven and another in Amsterdam, represented under the HO chain code. This represents a significant growth of HotelREZ's Dutch portfolio, accumulating an additional 2,235 rooms in key locations such as Amsterdam West, Groningen, Maastricht, The Hague and Rotterdam. The Student Hotel seeks out dormant buildings and rejuvenates them to bring positive economic and social benefits to their neighbourhoods. Every property encourages not just guests, but the community at large, including people who live and work in the hotel and the local area to use their social spaces and facilities.
NOVUM Hospitality"s niu hotel in Haarlem is quickly taking shape and will open earlier than anticipated: Featuring 84 rooms on 3,000 square meters, the innovative, mid-range hotel niu will open its doors in the Dutch city of Haarlem by the end of March 2018 instead of in the second quarter of the year, as previously planned. "Working in collaboration with the HBB group and Mulderblauw Architects, we are delighted and proud to have exceeded expectations, both in terms of timing and project implementation," announced David Etmenan, Chief Executive Officer & Owner of the NOVUM Group.
DigiValet, the company behind the world's first tablet-based guest room solution used by leading hotels across the world, today announced the launch of its operations in Europe with the inauguration of its office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The company also announced the appointment of Hotel Technology Expert Salwan Finj as Vice President of EMEA. Ms Salwan is an accomplished professional with over 15 years of Sales and Business Development experience, most recently holding position of B2B Division Head with LG Electronics MEA.
One of Holland"s most celebrated hoteliers, Eric Toren, is opening a new luxury boutique hotel in Amsterdam that offers luxury design and services which are unprecedented in The Netherlands.
The focus of this event is mobile, social media, data analytics, personalisation and tech innovation. With more travelers turning to the internet and mobile to get ideas, inspiration, and options for their trips. Mobile has made the journey more spontaneous with 'on the go' research tools.