Hilton Hotels today announces the opening of Hilton The Hague, the latest addition to the global Hilton portfolio. The new upscale hotel is set within the restored 1950's shell of the former Royal Dutch Telecom headquarters. Hilton The Hague is the fifth Hilton hotel to open in the Netherlands, where the brand has had a presence since 1962.
Park Plaza Hotels is pleased to announce that it has successfully acquired one of the largest Conference Hotels in the Netherlands, located near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The property, currently operating as the ‘Holiday Inn Amsterdam Schiphol’, opened in 2007 and offers 342 contemporary guestrooms. The hotel’s main attraction however is the wealth of Meeting & Events facilities on offer and the spacious and tranquil setting in which it is located.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt subsidiary, Aedes Real Estate and Marcel Wanders signed agreements for Andaz Amsterdam. Planned for opening in 2012, the 122-room Andaz Amsterdam will be located on the site of the former Public Library on Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht and within close walking distance from the city’s major attractions. The lifestyle hotel will become part of the rich cultural character of the Jordaan district, home to the city’s main modern art galleries. The hotel will be developed by Aedes Real Estate and Marcel Wanders will be responsible for the interior design.
For the longest time our eyes and ears were considered the prime avenue to evoke a brand image and deliver product information into a potential customer’s mind. However, science tells us that what we smell is processed in the Limbic System of our brain – which coincidentally processes our emotions and dominates our decision-making. That’s something every marketer should be interested in.
VingCard, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, recently completed the installation of its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility at Hotel Okura Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The 301-room property boasts of an executive health club with a gym, swimming pool, massages and Turkish steam rooms as well as a shopping arcade directly below the property.
In March 1975, Marriott International opened its first hotel in Europe, the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. Since that first venture in Europe, the Marriott portfolio has now grown to over 3,400 properties in 68 countries around the world with 174 hotels across 24 countries in Europe.
United Nations World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) John Kester is scheduled to provide a tourism and travel update during the Closing Session of the 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). As head of the Market Trends and Competitiveness Section of the World Tourism Organization — located in Madrid, Spain — Kester monitors short-term and long-term trends in tourism; marketing and promotional techniques; and competiveness as formulated in the General Programme of Work of UNWTO. EHTEC 2010, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Delegates representing at least 27 countries are expected to gather soon at the 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The conference, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), offers two full days of focused technology education and various networking opportunities with peers and vendors. It is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Attendees must register by January 29 to receive the lowest registration rates available.
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS), the industry's leading Internet marketing and distribution strategy consulting firm, today announced the firm will present during EHTEC to be held in Amsterdam Feb 14-16. This is the 4th annual EHTEC conference, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). EHTEC will offer two days of a compelling education program, bringing the latest technology information to its attendees, as well as excellent networking opportunities for hospitality professionals.
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with more than 7,000 hotels and 11 brands, today announced that the Apollo Hotel Amsterdam, an iconic, 223-room hotel with a 50-year history of serving visitors, has joined the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand as its first hotel in the Netherlands.
Balancing education and interactive discussion on solutions for the European hospitality industry, the 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC) Advisory Council has created a program that reflects the immediate needs of hospitality technology professionals. EHTEC 2010, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), offers two full days of focused technology education and various networking opportunities with peers and vendors. The conference is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Registration is now available online.
Planning has begun for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The EHTEC Advisory Council, a group of global hospitality experts, is designing a program that tackles tough technology issues prominent in Europe. EHTEC 2010 is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Registration is now available online.
Born in the Netherlands, Harold Kluit has already worked for four years in this hotel as the Director of Revenue & Marketing before taking over as General Manager at the Swissôtel Amsterdam. As a graduate of the Hotel Management School Wageningen, the Netherlands, he began his professional career in 1997 in marketing at the Rabobank in Utrecht. Among other responsibilities, he went on to become a Sales Executive at the Amsterdam Park Hotel and an Operations & Quality Consultant in the Pescini Hotel in Siena, Italy. The 109-room Swissôtel Amsterdam is located at the heart of the historic city centre of Amsterdam. With its 10th century façade, the hotel overlooks Dam Square and is close to many of the sights. It is just a 20-minute drive from Schiphol airport and the main railway station is only a few minutes’ walk away from the hotel. With its luxurious ambiance and lovely, tranquil atmosphere, the hotel is suitable for both business travellers and tourists alike.
A veteran of the hotel industry, Tom previously made his mark at InterCotinental Hotels & Resorts. His career saw him working in the Middle East, where he held the position of Senior Vice President overseeing 17 hotels in the area, after which he was appointed VP for Eastern Europe and subsequently GM of the 'Grand Inter-Continental Paris' and VP for France and Switzerland. Before accepting this new position he was involved at opening, renovating and repositioning of InterContinental trophy hotels in key destinations: Riyadh, Dubai, the Metropol Hotel in Moscow, Vienna, Paris, and the Carlton in Cannes, just to name a few. Most recently Tom was involved as COO & VP of development/planning for Refad Hotel & Resorts and subsequently for Versailles Properties Holding for various 5-star hotel openings in the Middle East. Tom is a graduate of the Lausanne Hotel Management School.
Park Plaza Hotels announce the signing of a key covenant with the City of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), paving the way for developing an art’otel in one of Amsterdam’s most iconic city centre buildings.
Caro van Eekelen was serving Adagio as COO since 2007. Adagio is a joint venture of Accor and Pierre et Vacances. Past employment includes management positions at Golden Tulip Hotels and Disneyland Resort Paris. Caro van Eekelen is an alum of the The Hague Hotelschool. Current Managing Director Netherlands, Peter Verhoeven has been appointed as next Managing Director for Accor operations in Germany (300+ hotels).
Loss-making Dutch hotel operator Golden Tulip will file for bankruptcy for 13 hotels in the Netherlands that it directly owns and operates, it said on Tuesday. The decision will not affect franchised or affiliated hotels, of which there are 720 in more than 50 countries, and the affected hotels will continue to operate during the proceedings, the company said. The group owns 60 hotels directly.
The award-winning Dutch hotel group citizenM officially opens the doors to its second hotel and first urban property on May 6, 2009. Located on Prinses Irenestraat in Amsterdam’s booming financial district, between the World Trade Centre and city centre and just minutes from the city’s cultural attractions, the new hotel focuses on where today’s mobile citizens want and need to go ... just like its groundbreaking first hotel at Schiphol airport, which opened to resounding acclaim in June 2008.
CitizenM, a new hotel brand that refreshes the notion of turnkey, is selling luxury at a budget price, said Rattan Chadha, company chairman. Not only did CitizenM just open its second hotel Amsterdam, its first, which opened at the Dutch city’s Schiphol Airport last year, is doing bang-up business. “We’re getting a lot of business from up markets,” Chadha said. “Everybody’s getting more budget-conscious, so I think we’re in the right place at the right time.” For now, CitizenM, an urban business hotel concept, is confined to Europe. But there are plans to develop the brand in the United States and India, says Chadha, former owner of the Mexx fashion company and a partner of Oberoi International Hotels and Resorts.
A senior figure in an association representing Dutch hotels, restaurants and caterers has urged hotel members to encourage guests to avoid paying with American Express cards. Frans Hazen, chairman of the hotels section of Royal Horeca Netherlands, which has 2,000 hotel members, told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that Amex's merchant fees are too high. According to Hazen, his members pay an average of 1.5 percent to MasterCard and Visa but 2.95 to 3.85 percent to Amex. As a result, he has suggested member hoteliers ask guests to pay with an alternative card or by cash. "Experience shows that nine times out of 10 they have another credit card with them," said Hazen. Royal Horeca has a diverse range of member hotels, including large properties for international business travelers. A spokesman told EuroBTN it is seeking a meeting with Amex to discuss its grievances about merchant fees.