Thon Hotels + First Hotels = True
OSLO, Norway -- Thon Hotels and First Hotels sign cooperation agreement for Scandinavia. The agreement includes cooperation in the areas of sales, distribution and marketing. The aim is to increase the total availability for both chains in the Scandinavian and Benelux hotel market. According to a press release issued today, the cooperation will start 1 January 2010. The two chains will offer over 104 hotels throughout Scandinavia and Benelux. The two chains are major players on the Scandinavian hotel scene and have their strength in different geographical areas. They have strong brands, extensive coverage, large sales organizations and quality hotel products. First Hotels ...
Scandic buys Oslo hotel
Scandic continues to grow, now adding another hotel in Oslo. Today an agreement was signed between Fornebu Hotell AS and Scandic, confirming that the new hotel in the Fornebu business park will be a Scandic. “The hotel has a fantastic outlook, both across the Oslo Fjord and to the future, with its location in this fast-expanding part of Oslo. With our own expansion in Norway continuing over the next few years, signing this long-term agreement for Scandic Fornebu means adding another hotel with excellent prospects and a strategic location to our growing inventory,” comments Frank Fiskers, President & CEO of Scandic ...
Welcome to our new website
For some time we have had a separate website for the European division of HSMAI in the pipeline, in addition to the national chapters – plans that finally materialise with our launch of hsmai.eu, albeit hosted on hsmai-europe.com. We've decided to take things step by step, by first launching a public version of hsmai.eu, to be followed by national chapters, of which HSMAI Chapter Norway is first, upon which protected sections for members, sporting Special Interest Groups (SIG's), fora, live chat and a host of member-exclusive features will be implemented, as well as chapter and division president blogs, to mention but ...
Succesful meeting on social media
OSLO, Norway -- HSMAI Chapter Norway's breakfast meeting on social media last Tuesday was a success, spurring members and other attendants, as well as the Norwegian chapter itself, to explore the Web 2.0 possibilities. The 45 attendants were met with fresh coffee and croissant outside the auditorium of VG (Norway's largest daily newspaper) at eight o'clock, before the immensely inspiring lecture given by Sermo Consulting's Ingeborg Volan, who, for more than an hour gave numerous concrete examples of successful corporate use of the social media, after an in-depth introduction. "You simply can't help feeling happy and inspired by someone able to instigate ...
Polish growth is slowing down
… But still above zero. According to the data from the Main Statistical Office, Polish economy is still growing and is one of very few green spots on the map of Europe (hence the above colourisation), the economic situation considered. This trend is also confirmed by the hoteliers, who even report growth year-over-year. We asked several owners and operators what could possibly be the cause of this “strange” situation, compared to the rest of the market. In most cases the answers were rather complex, but there were several factors repeated by most of our respondents, among which were: The Polish economy was not severely affected ...
Avis, HSMAI alliance for better service
Avis Norway and HSMAI Chapter Norway have signed an agreement aimed at improving service in Norwegian corporations. The agreement, initially to last for a year, will give Avis access to important resources within the fields of service, networking and other resources of importance for the business life, while HSMAI's member gain from Avis's service expertise. "We're very pleased to be accompanied by just Avis, a beacon in the field of service," says Ingunn Hofseth, HSMAI Chapter Norway's president. Service upgrade imperative She is convinced that Avis, with its long traditions and international network, will contribute to bring important input in a Norwegian area in ...
Joint venture from HSMAI Norway and Norway Trade Fairs
The Norway Trade Fairs foundation and HSMAI Chapter Norway have competed with the Norway International Travel and Meeting Fair B2B and The Meeting Exchange. As of now the two join forces in a major effort for meetings, events, conferences and business travel. The HSMAI Meeting Exchange will take place at the Norway Trade Fairs next year, as an integrated part of the Norway International Travel and Meeting Fair B2B, on Thursday 14 January 2010. The NITMF's first day will be aimed at visitors from the business life and large-scale buyers of travel services. "It is time to pull together, not to compete," ...
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… But still above zero. According to the data from the Main Statistical Office, Polish economy is still growing and is one of very few green spots on the map of Europe (hence the above colourisation), the economic situation considered. This trend is also confirmed by the hoteliers, who even report growth year-over-year. We asked several owners and... [Read more]
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