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BWH HOTEL GROUP®Expands Its Footprint Worldwide

2022-09-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

BWH Hotel Group is rapidly expanding its footprint, adding several new properties in select regions worldwide.

Tags: Asia hotels, BWH Hotel Group, Europe hotels, hospitality news, Hotel expansion, hotel news, hotels, PRNewswire, Thailand hotels, US hotels, World hotels

Europe’s Second Lockdown Already Crushing Stays

2020-11-23 by Phil Butler

Stop Covid

Europe’s 2nd lockdown is already negatively impacting hotel performance. Data from STR and other researchers reveals October performance way down.

Tags: 2020 bookings, COVID-19 cancellations, Europe bookings, Europe hotels, hotel bookings, hotels 2020, STR, VauBoo

Hotel Marketing Post Pandemic: Being Human Before Counting Beans

2020-05-21 by Phil Butler

Post Pandemic Marketing

Using Sweden COVID-19 booking advice as clickbait, is absolutely the wrong strategy in a post pandemic world.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus deaths, COVID-19 cancellations, CRM, eHotelier, Europe hotels, Forbes, HospitalityNet, hotel marketing, Juanjo Rodriguez, Lidköping Stadshotellet, Marc Rollan Serrano, RevPAR, startups, staycation, Sweden coronavirus, Sweden hotels, The Hotel Network, TopHotelNews

Why “NOT” to Believe Dreamy COVID-19 Recovery Predictions

2020-03-26 by Phil Butler

Tacoma COVID-19

The COVID-19 situation where travel and hospitality are concern, is largely understated by most experts who project a mid-term leveling out.

Tags: Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Double Check, Europe hotels, Greece hotels, hotel revenue, Le Bijou, London, london hotels, Madeleine Hübner, McKinsey & Company, RevPAR, STR, US hotels, World hotels, WTTC

Hospitality Beyond COVID-19: Early Advice from the Industry’s Best

2020-03-14 by Phil Butler

Post Coronavirus

Greece’s tourism sector is in big trouble over the COVID-19 pandemic. With more and more countries instituting level 3 travel advisories for Europe, the country’s early tourism season is badly affected. Just emerging from a horrendous economic crisis, Greece offers us a litmus test for worldwide destinations in crisis. What needs to happen now is […]

Tags: Avvio, COVID-19, Duetto, Europe hotels, Greece hotel, Greece hotels, Guestline, hotel marketing, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, scenario planning, STR, STR Inc., thomas cook, TUI, Woody Wade, World Economic Forum

Courtyard by Marriott to Expand in Europe

2018-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Courtyard Paris Gare de Lyon

Courtyard by Marriott expects to further grow its European footprint of 63 hotels by almost 50 percent over the next two years.

Tags: Courtyard, Courtyard hotels, Europe hotels, European hotels, hotel brands, Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Marriott International

Investors Eyeball Mediterranean Resorts and Hotels

2018-10-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

hotel investment forum

International real estate broker Tranio has announced the exclusive release of a joint report with the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum (MR&H) to explore international investors sentiment in the Mediterranean resorts and hotels market.

Tags: Club Med, Club Med Marbella, Europe hotels, Europe investments, hotels, hotels marketing, Ikos Olivia, Mediterranean, Mediterranean resorts, resorts, Tranio

Zoku International appoints Christoph Hager as Rollout Lead Europe

2018-04-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Zoku

Zoku International is pleased to announce the appointment of Christoph (“Chris”) Hager as Rollout Lead Europe based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.   

Tags: Amsterdam, Europe hotels, Greece, GSS, hotel events, hotel executive, hotel management, hotels, Marc Jongerius, Netherlands, Santorini, Santorini Experience, Visit Greee, Zoku

Europe Hotel Industry Reports Solid Growth for January, 2018

2018-02-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Sinaia

Europe’s hotel industry posted growth across the three key performance metrics during January 2018, according to data from STR. 

Tags: Eastern Europe tourism. European rooms, Europe hotels, Europe travel, European hotels, Greece hotels, Romania hotels, STR

Eastern Europe Hotel Investment Shines

2017-02-10 by Phil Butler

Croatian Dream

The outlook for growth in the hospitality industry in Eastern Europe is bright when looked at from the hotel investment angle. Judging from the number of projects slated for completion before the end of 2018, new hotels from Budapest to Dubrovnik will be cropping up across the region.

Tags: Czech Republic, dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Pearl Hotel, Eastern Europe, Europe hotels, Hampton, hotels, Hungary, InterContinental, macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Park Inn, TopHotelProjects, W Budapest

RockStar Hotels Launches Avant Garde Europe Experience

2017-02-03 by Phil Butler

RockStar Hotels Europe

For European travelers wanting to be treated like rock stars, the former Marriott executive named Robert Santucci has launched RockStar Hotels.

Tags: Adriana Hvar Spa Hotel, Europe hotels, Hotel Navis, Hotel Park, hotels, Robert Santucci, RockStar Hotels

Ramada Hotels: Europe’s Fastest Growing Brand

2017-01-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ramada Plaza Antalya Hotel

With the addition of fourteen new Ramada hotels to Wyndham Hotel Group’s European portfolio, the chain started in Chicago back in the 1950s takes on Europe.

Tags: Europe hotels, hotels, New Hotels, PKF hotelexperts, Ramada, Wyndham Hotel Group

Europe’s Five Most Innovative Hotels 2016

2016-12-27 by Phil Butler

Il Sereno

2016 has witnessed many shifts toward the cutting edge of hospitality from the emergence of Big Data analytics to the sharing economy and beyond. 2016 began with a promise of innovation and renewed profitability and ends on a note of strong growth for many hotels. In Europe, the long list of innovators in the hotel space […]

Tags: design hotels, Europe hotels, Fendi Private Suites, Il Sereno, Nikki Beach Bodrum, Olive Green Hotel, Zoku

Plateno Collection to Showcase Future Hotel Experience

2016-10-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Plateno Collection 2017

Plateno Group, the Chinese hotel entity sporting 20 brands, has just announced it will once again host the hospitality industry’s newest fashion show, Plateno Collection 2017. Running from December 9th through the 11th in Guangzhou China, the event is the second iteration of a “one of” concept envisioned by the group’s founder and CEO, Alex Zheng

Tags: Aley Zheng, China hotels, Europe hotels, hotel fashion, hotels, Plateno Collection, Plateno Group

China Hotel Giant Plateno Group Launches PAI in Europe

2016-10-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

PAI Hotels logo

China’s Plateno Group, the brand that just united with Jin Jiang International to create one of the top 5 biggest hotel companies, launches PAI Hotels in Europe today. Set to premier on the European market, the PAI endeavor affords independents and chains striking benefits.

Tags: Europe hotels, Expo Real, hotel group, hotels, Jin Jiang International, PAI Hotels, Plateno Connect, Plateno Group

STR Analyzes the Impact of Terrorism on Europe’s Hotel Industry

2016-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

STR Global

On average, European hotel markets experience stabilized performance results within approximately three months following a terror attack, according to data and analysis from STR.

Tags: Europe hotels, STR, STR Global, terror

Marriott’s Europe Footprint: Two Pronged Strategy Takes Shape

2016-03-24 by Phil Butler

Marriott's Moxy Hotels

News earlier this month that Marriott International plans to open five Moxy Hotels in key European cities reveals a powerful positive movement for certain European destinations. The new hotels, slated for Munich, Eschborn and Berlin in Germany; and Oslo, Norway; and Aberdeen, U.K. point to markets set to grow.

Tags: Autograph Collection, Carlton Ervin, Europe hotels, hotel growth, hotels, Marriott, Moxy

Boutique Hotels Get Aboard the Big Data Train

2016-03-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Michael End

Big Data is catching on in the hospitality industry but it’s not just the biggest hotels that are leading the revolution. Smaller, boutique hotels are rapidly becoming data-driven too, using analytics to track and meet the demands of chosen demographic.

Tags: 25hours Hotels, analytics, Big Data, citizenM, Europe hotels, Michael End, Michael Levie, SnapShot

UK Hotels Outlook Stagnant: Eastern Europe Growing

2016-02-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

According to data from Statista, UK hotel occupancy across 2,393 hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast properties show the industry as “flat” according to the surveys. Within the European market, only Eastern and Southern Europe show significant growth for revenue.

Tags: Europe hotels, Hotel occupancy, hotel revenue, RevPAR, STR Global, UK hotels, UNWTO

7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden Opens

2016-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden

A new budget brand has arrived the European hotel scene. 7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden is the initial offering of a chain focused on young, technology savvy travelers.

Tags: 7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden, Austria hotels, Europe hotels, Linz hotels

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