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First Hungary Luxury Hotel Joins Magnuson Hotels

2012-03-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lake Balaton, Hungary

Magnuson Hotels, the world’s largest independent hotel chain, has just announced Villa Medici Hotel & Restaurant having joined the group. Magnuson’s first Hungarian hotel, the four star affair in Veszprém, just outside Budapest, offers luxury hospitality, gastronomy, and spa treatments in one of Hungary’s oldest communities.

Tags: Gabor Nagy, hotel news, Hungary hotels, Hungary tourism, Hungary Travel, Lake Balaton, Stephan, Tom Magnuson, Veszprém hotels, Veszprém tourism, Veszprém travel, Villa Medici Hotel

WIHP Convert Reveals Value to Guests & Hoteliers

2012-03-11 by Phil Butler

WIHP Convert - a cut above

Have you ever Google’d before going on a trip, only to run across one crappy website after another in search of a hotel? Face it, despite all the technology advances, the mobile breakthroughs enabling us like never before, hotel websites still suck. WIHP aims to change all that.

Tags: Ares Hotel, Convert, hospitality, Hotel Ares, hotel bookings, hotel marketing, hotel news, hotel websites, marketing, Martin Soler, rooms, site builder, travel websites, web design, WIHP

1000 More Hotels Join Global Hotel Exchange

2012-01-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GHX logo

In online travel agency (OTA) news, the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA) have added a thousand plus independent hotels to upstart booking platform Global Hotels Exchange (GHX). Even prior to the official launch of GHX, it appears many hotel owners and support organizations are willing to flock to the new channel.

Tags: booking platforms, CLIA, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hospitality, hotel booking, hotel bookings, hotel news, hotels, ILIA, Magnuson Hotels, online travel, OTA, OTA's, Tom Magnuson

Former Choice Franchise Port Allen Brands Magnuson

2011-12-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Magnuson Hotel Port Allen

Magnuson Hotels has announced yet another complete rebranding of the Magnuson Hotel – Port Allen in Louisiana. The world’s largest independent hotel group, Magnuson hopes to improve the regional and national positioning of this 48 room accommodation on the outskirts of Baton Rouge.

Tags: Baton Rouge travel, G+, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel news, LSU, Magnuson Hotel - Port Allen, Magnuson Hotels, Port Allen, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson, US hotels

Euro Hotel Rates Fall in November’s Hotel Price Index

2011-11-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

European hotel prices

European hotel prices have fallen once again, with the average room rate on the continent falling by 12% to just £97 per night, says a report in TravelDailyNews.

Tags: city hotels, economic downturn, Euro hotel rates, European hotel prices, European room rates, hotel news, Hotel Price Index, hotel prices, hotels, HPI, lower prices, rising costs, South Europe, UK hotel rates, UK hotels

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