News & Stories
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.
Berlin. Althoff Hotels & Residences, Cologne, and Hotel Palace Berlin are creating a sales and marketing alliance. For the first time, Thomas Althoff sets a foot in the market of the German capital.
Berlin. The Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin is the seventh hotel to join the "Selektion Deutscher Luxushotels". One more heavy weight for the small but exclusive consortia.
Berlin. The new composition of the supervisory board for Design Hotels plc based in Berlin shows a close connection between the consortia and Munich's Schoerghuber group. Design Hotel CEO Claus Sendlinger also indicates a new direction in company policy.
Zadar. For the first time in the company history, the Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts in Southern Tyrol have hired an external managing director: On May 1, Edgar van Ommen, the former managing director of ArabellaSheraton Hotels in Munich, took over this position. He was brought in to drive forward the expansion in the direction of Central and Eastern Europe in order to strengthen the group's structure. During the presentation of the new Falkensteiner project in Zadar, Croatia, the manager talked to Maria Puetz-Willems about the first details.
London. Rumours abound this week that a sale is near completion for De Vere Hotels. The group runs four and five-star hotels and leisure-clubs, principally around the UK.
Augsburg. Chanel needs to sound, Lego needs to taste and the i-pod needs to smell. The industry is working on multi-sensory brands and now, the first hotel chains are following suit. Westin Hotels, for example, will smell like white tea with geraniums and freesias, and "signature music" will accompany its guests around the globe. Brands are developing a personality by addressing all senses of their customers. This process can be explained.