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Geneva. The Global Hotel Alliance, an international hotel association lead by Kempinski, has founded a new company and brought in a technology partner. GHA-CEO Christopher Hartley also confirmed that negotiations were being held with further partners as well as announcing the first of the new Shaza Hotels.
"Hot rates"
Augsburg. After feverish brainstorming in the summer heat, marketing experts have come up with "temperature dependent" rates. So hot it's crazy!
London. If the AHG Venice bid goes ahead to purchase De Vere Hotels in the UK, which looks highly likely, it augurs well for the future of the hotel group, industry pundits believe.
Augsburg. Whether at the airport or in the railway station bookshop: handy travel guides for less than ten euros are quickly bought and read. Their pocket or handbag size makes them small, compact and cheap - a plus point in these fast-moving times. Ever new topics keep flooding the market, not only in terms of countries, cities and regions, but also special guides for the World Cup, for the best weekend trips or the most recent no-frills destinations. This makes the question of how the tips get into these books even more interesting - for example, the recommended hotels. hospitalityInside.com talked with publishers and authors and sounded out the chances of placing a hotel in the editorial section.
Zurich. Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts have been allocated to new owners after the founding of a new holding. The Swissôtel brand remains intact and will be acting independently on the market in the future. Managing Director Meinhard Huck will no longer be reporting to Singapore, but to Toronto.
Frankfurt/M. The "valley of tears" was passed, announced Gerd Prochaska, Managing Director of Maritim Hotelgesellschaft mbH at the annual press conference of his company in Frankfurt yesterday. The company in Bad Salzulfen records solid figures and talks about a careful expansion policy.
Hamilton/Bermuda. British luxury hotel group Orient-Express Hotels announced yesterday a major expansion of its business in South East Asia with the acquisition of the Pansea hotels group for approximately 25 million USD. The transaction will be completed within the next 4 weeks, in advance of the high season which starts in August.