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The luxury hotel sector is driven by increasing global wealth, and analysis suggests a rising number of high-net-worth guests could fuel new development. Jim Banks talks to development experts Willemijn Geels of InterContinental, Francesco Cefalu of Mandarin Oriental and Jan Hazelton of Kerzner about the market segments and regions that offer the best prospects for new luxury hotel projects.
Launch of Thynk Direct: Introducing New Technology for Instant Booking in Hospitality
Thynk, a provider of technology solutions in the hospitality sector enabling hotels to drive direct sales and boost operational efficiencies, is pleased to announce the launch of Thynk Direct at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show. This new smart instant booking engine aims to improve the process by which hotels manage group reservations and meetings directly through their websites, offering immediate booking confirmation and the potential for increased revenue.
Highest distinction: Franke Mytico wins IF DESIGN AWARD 2024 Gold
Franke’s BeyondTraditional product category with its flagship Mytico continues its success story by winning the prestigious and exclusive IF DESIGN AWARD Gold. With this award, Franke Coffee Systems impressively underlines its goal of combining unique design and state-of-the-art technology to raise the coffee experience to a new level.
Franke Mytico – multi-award-winning product design and cutting-edge Swiss technology
For Franke Coffee Systems 2023 was all about the new BeyondTraditional product category, with the launch of the Mytico product line. Its unique design, combined with the most advanced technology, impressed the GOOD DESIGN® jury. Accordingly, they honored this groundbreaking coffee solution with the 2023 GOOD DESIGN® Award in the RETAIL FITTINGS category.
PKF hospitality group: „Salary Compass“ for the Viennese hotel market shows consistency and stability in a post-Pandemic operating environment
The PKF hospitality group has now published the „Salary Compass“* for the Viennese hotel market. The survey is once again instrumental in providing benchmarks for salary ranges within the upscale and luxury segments of Vienna’s hotel sector.
A Heritage Reimagined: Native Glasgow Unveils Stunning Remodelling, Taking Inspiration from Glasgow’s Art Deco Heyday
Celebrating the city’s maritime heritage, Native Glasgow’s refurbishment features timeless designs, where classic meets contemporary.
Signa clings to hospitality jewels in insolvency case
Good morning. Over the last few months, one story has gripped the European real estate community: the fate of René Benko’s Signa Holding. Today we’re delving into its hospitality assets to try and find out what’s going on.
Radisson announces its first safari hotel in South Africa
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Radisson Safari Hotel Hoedspruit, its first Safari hotel in Africa and 11th hotel in South Africa. Tucked between two renowned nature reserves, Kruger National Park and Blyde River Canyon, the hotel is located 2km outside of Hoedspruit in the heart of the grasslands in the Limpopo province and just 20 minutes from Eastgate Airport.
You really do eat with your eyes – as celebrity chef Jozef Youssef proved at Ambiente
Frankfurt am Main, February 2024. They can strengthen brand identity, attract visual attention and even promote business: Award-winning celebrity chef Jozef Youssef demonstrated the power of colours to influence the sense of taste to the international hospitality elite at Ambiente, the leading consumer goods trade fair, on the Monday of the fair. On Hotelier’s Day, he presented the results of his exclusive survey on a hot hospitality topic to industry participants. At the get-together in the HoReCa Academy, he took his guests on a colourful journey through his multi-sensory taste experience with a specially created finger food menu.