The partnership covers all segments of the hotel market, with 27 hotels under the banner of the economic ibis Styles brand, 22 under that of the midscale Mercure brand, and one under the luxury Sofitel brand.
Design strategy shift made ten years ago localised look of Ritz-Carlton hotels
The Ritz-Carlton brand’s design philosophy has evolved to represent a diverse and varied collection of local and culturally relevant hotel and resort environments.
How Nickelodeon Suites Resort keeps families coming back for more green slime
A look at how email and social media outreach produces millions of dollars in additional revenue and repeat business.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World adds five new European hotels
Whether city centre or deep in the Tuscan hills, each features a unique collection of artistic pieces.
Attributes that trigger hotel bookings
The study, which used heat-mapping technology to understand which attributes prompted hotel bookings in eight different travel contexts, shows the complexity of the booking process.
Church crypt opens to public as hotel room
A Maine boutique hotel is taking reservations for the Hotel Crypt, a novelty room forged from the crypt of a Catholic priest buried in 1907.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts cut water, energy and emissions
Low-cost, foundational initiatives such as installing LED lighting and low-flow faucets are projected to save US$1 billion across the portfolio in less than 10 years.
14 new properties join National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World
The addition of these 14 new lodges brings the Unique Lodges portfolio to a total of 38 distinguished properties on six continents just six months after its launch.
Marketing Greece issues assurance: Tourists not subject to ATM withdrawal limits
Visitors with credit and debit card issued abroad will be able to use their cards as they would during any other visit to Greece, either at ATMs or through transactions at hotels and shops for services.
Insights into the behaviour of connected travellers and how hotels can please them
New report defines Connected Travellers as those who have used a smartphone to plan or book a trip and provides in-depth insight into their habits and behaviors.
