Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has signed a franchise agreement with Annexum to develop two hotels totalling 480 rooms in Rotterdam. Mainport Hotel Rotterdam Curio Collection by Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton Rotterdam Centre are due to open in 2024 following renovations, during which both hotels will remain operational and will be trading as Hilton affiliate hotels. Investment…
These 5 Hotels Were Just Voted The Best In North America
Choosing a hotel can sometimes be the defining factor that can make or break a trip. Location, facilities, helpfulness of staff – there are many factors that determine what makes a hotel good or bad, and these factors can vary from traveler to traveler. However, when a hotel has received international accolades, that can definitely make…
Why Hotels Are Cheaper Than Airbnb In Most Destinations, According To New Report
Airbnb has been getting a bad rap recently. In 2021, Barcelona became the first European city to effectively ban Airbnb. A cascade of cities and even counties followed. Then, earlier this month, New York followed suit by banning booking service platforms like Airbnb from offering short-term unregistered rentals in the city. And to add insult…
Zetter Hotels to launch the London hotel, “The Zetter Bloomsbury” in 2025
Zetter Hotels, the effervescent hotel group with award-winning properties across London, announces its latest opening with the launch of The Zetter Bloomsbury, set to open in early 2025. The first Zetter opening in ten years, The Zetter Bloomsbury will mark the rebirth of Zetter Hotels and the new phase of development for the brand. Zetter…
PoB Hotels select Mews as a preferred partner for their collection of independent hotels
Mews, the cloud-native property management system (PMS), has been chosen by PoB Hotels to power their innovative vision of luxury hospitality driven by personalized guest service. PoB Hotels is a collection of the finest independent hotels across the British Isles. “We’ve carefully curated the most luxurious rooms, the finest restaurants and the most relaxing spas,” said Kalindi…
Rateping and STAAH’s enhanced integration to help hotels maximise revenue
Rateping is a unique Android and web-based application developed to help hotel and vacation rental owners and operators track their room rates versus their competitor’s room rates, while also keeping a tab on rate parity and Online Travel Agency (OTA) discounting. An easy competitive intelligence product, RatePing allows its customers to make pricing decisions based on real-time…
Accor Queensland hotels certified by Ecotourism Australia
Australia and New Zealand’s largest hotel operator, Accor, is delighted to announce that four of its hotels in Queensland have been Sustainable Tourism Certified by Ecotourism Australia, a leading organisation in sustainable tourism certification. The certified hotels include Sofitel Brisbane Central, ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street, Novotel Brisbane South Bank, and Pullman & Mercure Brisbane King…
Preferred Hotels & Resorts donates 1 Million I Prefer Hotel Rewards Points to Cancer Research
In celebration of the 2023 KPMG Women’s Irish Open, Preferred Hotels & Resorts – the world’s largest independent hotel brand – has donated 1 million I Prefer Hotel Rewards points to Ireland’s National Breast Cancer Research Institute, the event’s charity partner. As the official hole-in-one sponsor for this year’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open, Preferred Hotels…
Hotels need to leverage Sustainability and grasp “The Green Premium”: PHIST
Hotels and resorts around Southeast Asia are failing to understand the “green premium” and how to leverage it to attract quality guests, according to leading figures in the region’s hospitality industry. The message that hotels and resorts are falling behind counterparts in other parts of the globe when it comes to capitalizing on the benefits…
Centara Hotels & Resorts strengthens leadership team with key internal movements
Centara Hotels & Resorts announces strategic leadership changes within the organisation to further reinforce its commitment to delivering the highest standards of service across all its brands across Thailand and overseas. Centara’s strong family values have been at the core of its success for the past 40 years, and the company believes that internal mobility…
