Amsterdam/The Netherlands, March 26, 2014 - PowerYourRoom, a leading provider of pricing management software solutions, has announced today that it has established integration between PowerYourRoom's revolutionary pricing recommendation solution PriceYourRoom and Cubilis by Stardekk a leading online channel management solution.
Group Pestana will open a new hotel in Amsterdam. With this new hotel, the largest Portuguese hotel group adds another European capital, in addition to Lisbon, Barcelona, London and Berlin and consolidates its international footprint with 16 countries in its portfolio.
MEININGER Hotels and Provast have signed a long-term lease agreement for the Amsteltower. Provast bid for a tender issued by the City of Amsterdam for a mixed-use project to build a residential and hotel building. The hotel section of the building, which is to be located near the Amstel Station in Amsterdam, covers an area of 7,500 m² and has 165 rooms is going to be a MEININGER Hotel.
The month of January was the date chosen for nhow Rotterdam, which combines design, art and architecture, to open its doors in this avant-garde Dutch city. The hotel has, throughout its 23 floors, a total of 278 rooms, nine meeting rooms, a skyline bar, a restaurant, and a rooftop terrace with spectacular views of the river Maas.
The city of Amsterdam has approved a new set of rules that allows residents to rent out their homes on Airbnb with less red tape. Previously, Amsterdam required renters to secure permits in order to list on Airbnb, a move that wasn’t exactly a ban, but did serve as an obstacle to would-be hosts. Under the new policy, citizens can classify their houses as “Private Rentals.” They’ll still have to pay taxes on the income, and renters that cross the line into running a business may be subject to investigation.
As a highly attractive historic city, significant business centre and with a major international hub airport, Amsterdam benefits from a strong mix of corporate, leisure and conference demand and is one of Europe's top performing hotel markets; Following the global economic downturn, Amsterdam was one of Europe's fastest recovering hotel markets, with an average revenue per available room (RevPAR) compound average growth rate of 6% per annum between 2009 and 2012;
A new InterCityHotel is being developed within the immediate vicinity of Rotterdam Central Station. The project is scheduled for completion in 2017. The InterCityHotel Rotterdam will offer the very best level of comfort to leisure and business travellers alike. 180 rooms from the latest InterCityHotel generation, each of which will be at least 20 m² in size, will deliver a feel-good factor whilst conference facilities extending over an area of 440 m2 and featuring five rooms and a pre-function section will be available for meetings and events. Culinary needs will be served by a restaurant and a 162 m2 Bistro Lounge. A particular perk for both city trip enthusiasts and business visitors is the fact that the InterCityHotel "FreeCityTicket" will also be included in the room price, enabling guests to use the local public transport system free of charge. The new building has been designed by the architectural firm Dam and Partners Architecten of Amsterdam. The developer and owner is Weena Boulevard C.V., a subsidiary of the Rotterdam-based company LSI Beheer B.V.. Puneet Chhatwal, CEO of Frankfurter Steigenberger Hotels AG, believes that the new location is a perfect match for the company's expansion strategy. "As the home of Europe's largest port, Rotterdam is an important industrial and commercial centre. This makes it the perfect site for an InterCityHotel brand establishment."
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced it will debut its W Hotels brand in the Netherlands with the new W Amsterdam, scheduled to open in Autumn 2015. Owned by STAG Europe (Grafenau) BV, the hotel will be located on the prestigious Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam, behind the Royal Palace and just steps from the city's iconic canal district with its vibrant restaurants, bars and nightlife scene.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Hillgate Properties NV today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport – the first Hyatt Place hotel to open in the Netherlands.
Room Mate Hotels has unveiled its newest design-driven hotel, Room Mate Aitana, located on the IJ River in the heart of Amsterdam. The opening of Aitana reinforces the hotel brand's commitment to providing guests affordable luxury with a stylish, cutting edge design in an idyllic location. Room Mate Hotels currently has two properties in the United States - Room Mate Grace in New York and Room Mate Waldorf in Miami Beach.
As a rule, the Dutch hotel market can be considered to follow the development of the economy. However, the order appears to have reversed in recent years. While the demand for hotels has increased in the last half year, the economy is still struggling.
Hilton Worldwide has announced the appointment of Roberto Payer as general manager of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. The new hotel is set to open in spring 2014 as the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in The Netherlands.
RPW Design has completed the re-design of the A Bar, a chic new cocktail bar in the InterContinental Amstel, Amsterdam. It may seem as though Amsterdam is constantly adding to its collection of luxury and designer hotels, yet the InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam remains the city's Grande Dame, enjoying high status and a degree of respect among her peers.
The hotel industry in the Benelux is showing stable figures, even as the economy continues to struggle. The new HOSTA 2013 report from Horwath HTL shows that the occupancies have remained stable in 2012, although the average room rates decreased slightly.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces seven new hotel openings this spring in the growing European region, including the U.K., Ireland, The Netherlands and Hungary. Six branded hotels - Hampton by Hilton, Four Points by Sheraton and Holiday Inn Express - and one independent luxury hotel expand the Company's portfolio by more than 1,200 rooms.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), Aedes Real Estate and UBM Realitätentwicklung AG announced today their affiliates have entered into an agreement for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Amsterdam, which is expected to open in 2015. Hyatt Regency Amsterdam will be the first Hyatt Regency hotel and the third Hyatt-branded hotel to open in the city, joining the recently opened Andaz Amsterdam and the late-2013 opening of Hyatt Place Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
With an extended version of The GOPPAR Model we have a structured dashboarding tool containing both operational and marketing KPIs, realizing a broad spectrum of information for monitoring and analyzing the hospitality business. The model enriches the basic version with a focus on guests instead of renting customers, and by zooming in on occupancy with the help of the queuing theory.
This April 30th marks a special Queen's Day in Amsterdam: the official abdication of Queen Beatrix and the first King's Night, following King Willem-Alexander's succession to the throne. Amsterdam is expecting locals and up to 800,000 national and international visitors to dress in orange and take to the streets in one of the world's largest street parties.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, today has opened the Park Inn by Radisson, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The 150-rooms flagship brings the dynamic mid-market brand Park Inn by Radisson to the Netherlands; and strengthens Rezidor's position as one of Europe's leading airport hotel operators. The group is present is at some of the busiest airports in Europe: London, Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Moscow, Nice, Oslo, Stockholm and Amsterdam – a dense network generating significant brand awareness and profitable growth.