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Motel One Expands Europe Footprint

Aleksandr Shatskih

German budget hotel group Motel One has just released its 2014 half year performance results. The hotel group, which has grown to offer more than 50 hotels in 4 countries, also reached €114 million euro in sales versus €95 million in the previous year.
The group also reported on four new hotels and occupancy rates in excess of 72% across their prope

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Adds Eight Europe Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

Leading US hotel management company, Interstate Hotels & Resorts has just announced having opened or signed eight new hotels in the European and CIS markets. The properties, spread across the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belarus and Kazakhstan, are all under top international franchise brands.

Off Season Anniversary Hits: October Travel

Aleksandr Shatskih

The birthplace of great Zeus is perhaps the most enthralling Med getaway paradise of all. Find here Argo’s top recommendations for October.

hotelBrain and Other Smart Ideas to Transform Greek Hospitality

Phil Butler

hotelBrain, Greece’s largest hotel management company, has taken aim on ramping up the branding and management of existing hotels. With Greek tourism revenues and economies at the forefront of the resurfacing economy there, the marketing company with gray matter shows promise in a land of largely unwired hotels. With some additives, this management firm could […]

The Peninsula Paris Reopens After Four Years of Renovations

Mihaela Lica Butler

The hotel reopened last Saturday, welcoming its first guests with no less than 200 luxurious rooms and suites, all decorated with elegant furnishings, which rival some of the most exclusive hotels of the world.

Hyatt Place Opens Second Hotel in Mexico

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) opened a new hotel in Baja California Sur, Mexico: Hyatt Place La Paz. The hotel offers 151 luxurious rooms with scenic views of the marina or the Sea of Cortez.