Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Europe

Airguide Online, Dec 15, 2008

Dec 14, 2008

Fairmont Hotels

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced a new property in Greece, the Fairmont Corfu Resort & Spa, slated to open in 2012. The 240-room resort is located on the Greek island of Corfu, on the eastern coast of the island, bordered by olive groves, cypress-forested areas and beaches with views of the Ionian Sea and the surrounding mountains. The property will feature six food and beverage outlets, 1,800 square meters of banquet and meeting space and a 1,500-square-meter Willow Stream Spa featuring 17 treatment rooms and health club. The complex will also include 10 Fairmont-branded residential villas, a beach club, a Tennis Academy and a marina. Fairmont Corfu Resort & Spa will be north of the old city of Corfu, which was recently listed on the UNESCO[sup.1]s World Heritage List. Fairmont works in partnership with the World Heritage Alliance, a joint initiative of the United Nations Foundation and Expedia, Inc., to promote conservation, sustainable tourism, and economic development for communities located in and around World Heritage sites. The project is developed by Corfu Gardens SA, a subsidiary of Austria-based Akrin Holding GmbH. Akrin Holding[sup.1]s activities include commercial, residential and leisure developments in Russia, energy and logistics projects as well as investments in the Baltic region and Central Europe. For more information or reservations, call 800-441-1414 or visit www.fairmont.com. Dec 11, 2008

Hotel.info

Hotel.info, the free online hotel reservation service, has announced the opening of its Rome sales office, an area of strong growth for the website. More than 130,000 overnight stays have been booked in Italy during the past year, a figure Hotel.info hopes will increase further with a dedicated office. Hotel.info Italia S.r.l. said it is particularly targeting SME clients, whose demand for online and direct booking systems is currently increasing. But the service is available to private customers looking for tourist opportunities. Hotel.info said its aim is to become "the leading hotel reservation service for Italian corporate customers." www.hotel.info Dec 8, 2008

Premier Inn

Premier Inn's like-for-like sales have risen 8.5% over the 39 weeks to November, with total sales up 16.4% compared to the same period last year. The budget hotel chain benefited from a 5.0% rise in revenue per available room (revpar) over the first nine months of the 2008/09 financial year. Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants also saw growth with a 7.4% increase in like-for-like sales and an 11.5% rise in total sales. Alan Parker, Whitbread's ceo, said: "Whitbread has strong brands positioned in attractive, value for money sectors."Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants have continued to outperform the market with total sales up." Dec 9, 2008

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