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On the Coveted Loyal Guest: Hospitality’s Holy Grail

2017-01-29 by Phil Butler

Guest satisfaction

For some hoteliers loyalty programs have been a secondary consideration in the trend toward mobile tech, but in reality, the game is the same as always. The loyalty program is in a metamorphosis.

Tags: AccorHotels, AirBnb, Eleonora Francioni, GuestDriven, Hilton HHonors, hotel, hotel rewards, IHG Club Rewards, loyalty rewards, M Beta at Charlotte, Porter & Sail, SnapShot GmbH, Sojern, Tomasz Janczak, VOILÀ Hotel Rewards

World´s Most Spacious Accommodations: Volume Two

2013-12-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

December is here and Christmas is around the corner. Some of you may already have booked rooms for the winter holidays, some are still looking for the right one. Last week you discovered with Argophilia two of the most spacious hotels in Europe.

Tags: Abidos Hotel Apartment, Al Barsha, Dubai, hotel, mexico, Rancho Las Cascadas

Europe´s most spacious accommodations

2013-12-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Accommodations when travelling, whether for business or pleasure, can often a big headache. From the room that is smaller than what we expected (after extensively reading about it on the Internet), to the restaurant that thinks a vegetarian menu is a novelty, being disappointed just seems to be part of travel. What if you could avoid some of these “misunderstandings” though?

Tags: accommodation, Belgium, Berlin, big rooms, germany, hotel, Hotel rooms, Hotel Spa-Balmoral, roomy hotels, spa, spacious, The Mandala Hotel, World hotels

Leading Hotels of the World Official Partner of Conde Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair

2013-11-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Condé Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair – the world’s first luxury travel-trade event organized by Condé Nast, chose the Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) as Official Partner.

Tags: Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair, Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, hotel, luxury tourism, The Leading Hotels of the World, travelling

Penang, Malaysia: Armenian Street Heritage Hotel Opens its Doors

2013-11-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Georgetown, the capital of the Island and state of Penang (west coast of peninsular Malaysia), listed by UNESCO in 2008 as a World Heritage Site, together with Melaka, adds as of today a new jewel to its crown: the Armenian Street Heritage Hotel.

Tags: Armenian Street Heritage Hotel, Ernest Zacharevic, Georgetown, hotel, Malaysia, opening, Visit Malaysia Year 2014

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