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Hilton: On Hand to Create Your Heart’s Desire

2018-07-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Embark on a journey with Hilton Malaysia

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, the biggest celebration of your lives. It captures the big and small moments of a love story, and its narrative sets the stage for the idea, theme, and the feel of the wedding. As you begin your journey together as one, enlisting some of the best wedding specialists to bring your dreams to life is instrumental.

Tags: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Hilton, Hilton Paris Opera, hotels, Rangali Island

IHG completes acquisition of 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts

2018-07-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Intercontinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is pleased to confirm its acquisition of a 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts (‘Regent’).

Tags: hotel aquisitions, hotels, IHG, IHG hotels, Regent, Regent Hotels & Resorts

SnapShot Launches the First Independent Hospitality Data Platform

2018-06-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Snapshot

SnapShot launched its third and most significant phase as a company, deploying the first hospitality data platform independent of brand or software providers.

Tags: Carson Booth, data, data platform, David Turnbull, hotel data, hotels, Independent hotels

Hotel Beacon NYC Recommends RateTiger as Channel Manager

2018-06-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Hotel Beacon

Hotel Beacon, a landmark in New York City has highly recommended RateTiger for managing online channel connectivity. The upscale hotel has been using RTConnect for 2-way XML connectivity between its property management system and online sales channels for the last three years to effectively manage all its demand partners seamlessly. Located in  Upper Westside, right next to Beacon Theater, […]

Tags: channel manager, Hotel Beacon, hotel revenue, hotels, PMS systems, RateTiger, RTConnect

eRevMax announces 2-way integration with Nitesoft

2018-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Nightsoft

Award-winning hotel connectivity expert eRevMax has completed 2-way integration with Swedish cloud-based PMS Nitesoft. The strategic partnership between the two companies will automate the distribution of availability, rates and reservations for hotel clients.

Tags: eRevMax, GDS, hotel booking, hotel manager, Hotel rooms, hotel tech, hotels, metasearch, Nitesoft, OTA's, revenue, Revenue Management, room management

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

New competition offers UK hotels a chance to rebrand free for one year.

2018-02-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Magnuson Hotels

Following extensive success with their brand membership platform overseas, the US’s fastest growing hotel chain, Magnuson Hotels, is launching a range of brand membership opportunities tailored for the UK hotel market.

Tags: hotel brands, hotel business, hotel management, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, OTA's

Meeting Point International Launches New Hotel Brand

2018-01-20 by Phil Butler

DESIGN PLUS, A Hotel Collection by Meeting Point Hotel Management was unveiled during FITUR 2018 in Madrid. Particular hotels with emphasis on unique interiors and themes will operate under its umbrella.

Tags: DESIGN PLUS, FITUR 2018, FTI GROUP, hotel brands, hotels, LABRANDA Hotels & Resorts, Meeting Point, new brands, New Hotels

Aegean Airlines Steps Up Rewards and Partnerships

2017-07-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aegean Airlines

In news from Aegean Airlines Europe’s best regional carrier expanded a codeshare agreement with EgyptAir to offer new routes and enable passengers to enjoy enhanced connectivity from Cairo International Airport and Athens International Airport. Also from Aegean, a partner program with award winning Grace Hotels promises clients added value and experiences.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, airlines, Egyptair, Grace Hotels, Greece travel, Greek airlines, Greek hotels, hotels, Summer deals

French hotel groups seed invest in RoomChecking

2017-04-28 by Argophilia Travel News

RoomChecking

Astotel Group, Maurice Hurand Hotels and BPI follow into AccorHotels’s footsteps, investing in hotel technology as the future of hotel management, and offer 750,000 EUR late seed-funding to RoomChecking, a hotel communications, housekeeping, and maintenance system startup.

Tags: Astotel Group, BPI, hospitality startups, hotel services, hotels, Jonathan Wiezman, Maurice Hurand Hotels, RoomChecking, tech startups

Three New Hotels to Open in Crimea

2017-04-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Yalta-Intourist

Three new hotels comprising nearly 500 places will open in Yalta in the South and in the village of Ordzhonikidze in the East of the Crimean Peninsula in 2017. According to the Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic Sergey Strelbitsky, new properties in Ordzhonikidze along with a new Bristol Hotel, will further modernize the peninsula’s accommodation choices.

Tags: directions, hotels, market, Ordzhonikidze, outbound tourism, routes, Sergey Strelbitsky, tourist industry, travel, Yalta, Yalta Intourist

Turkey Will Host 38 Million Tourists in 2017

2017-04-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Istanbul, Turkey

According to news from the Association of Travel Agencies (TURSAB), Turkey expects to greet more than 38 million tourists this year. The Chairman of the association, Basaran Ulusoy, also assured reporters of Turkey’s readiness for the summer season to begin.

Tags: Basaran Ulusoy, directions, events, flights, forecasts, hotels, market, projects, routes, services, summer 2016, summer 2017, tour operators, tourist industry, tourists, tours, travel, travel agency, trends

AccorHotels Acquires VeryChic

2017-04-04 by Argophilia Travel News

VeryChic

The anticipated AccorHotels acquisition of VeryChic is now complete according to the hotel chain. Now Accor can complete digital private sales of luxury hotel rooms and apartments, cruises, breaks, packages and more.

Tags: Accord, Bookings, hotel bookings, hotel marketing, hotels, marketing, Travelsify, VeryChic

Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum Opens

2017-03-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Hilton Worldwide

Hilton has announced the opening of Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum, the debut of Hilton Hotels & Resorts in the northwest region of the Russian Federation.

Tags: Hilton, Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum, hotel openings, hotels, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg hotels

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

Magnuson Hotels Brand Boosts Revenue 25%

2017-02-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Magnuson Hotel CLW

America’s fastest growing hotel brand, Magnuson Hotels has announced a revenue increase in excess of 25% for the portfolio of Magnuson Grand, Magnuson Hotel and M Star for 2016 versus 2015.

Tags: hotels, Jin Jiang Hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson revenue, Tom Magnuson

Airbnb Really Is the Big Bad Wolf

2017-02-01 by Phil Butler

Airbnb is the Big Bad Wolf

The hotel industry is in a nightmare of dire concerns over a beleaguered hospitality market. Airbnb and the impact the so-called “sharing economy” is on every hotelier’s mind, and understandably. The industry is for all intents and purposes, lost in a forest like Little Red Riding Hood trying to figure how much business the Big Bad Wolf […]

Tags: AirBnb, Big Bad Wolf, Booking.com, crete, hotel industry, hotels, marketing, OTA's, shared economy, sharing economy, travel tech

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

State of Hotel Tech: Shop Before Buying

2017-01-28 by Phil Butler

Virtual reality shopping

The day may come when a hotel guest expects and gets a real Orwellian experience out of their stay. At least this is a dreamscape that could take place if unbridled tech geeks are put in charge.

Tags: analytics, AR, CheckRobot Inc., data, digital tools, hospitality, hotel tech, hotels, IoT, Plateno Group, technology, VR

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