Novotel Athenes, in the center of the Greek capital, has appointed Georgios Kritikopoulos as its General Manager.
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FastBooking Report Reveals Recipe for Direct Distribution
A new report and a revealing graphic from FastBooking reminds us that hotelier uptake for using more and more advanced tools and strategies needs to be incremental. The report entitled “A guide for independent hotels: budget hotels, small luxury hotels, and hotel groups” shows how CRM and other energies need to work hand-in-hand with websites, social, SEO and SEM, email marketing, metasearch and other facets to spur direct bookings.
Brands Eyeball Croatia & Airbnb Competitiveness
Fear of growing competition has made Croatia’s hotel market prime for big hotel management and development brands intent on expansion.
Sofitel Tirana Palace On the Build
Luxury hotel chain Sofitel announced last week a management agreement for the new Sofitel Tirana Palace in Albania’s capital city. Located just a few kilometers from the city center in Tirana, the hotel is a mix of Greco-Roman architecture and Versailles-like splendor inside.
Accor Names Picheral & Daines to Key Positions in Europe
In hospitality people moves, Accor has named Laurent Picheral as CEO Hotel Services Germany, Poland and Central Europe. Effective July 1, Picheral becomes a member of the executive committee of the group. Steven Daines is also slated to take over those operations for Benelux and beyond.