Worldhotels News
Best Western snaps up WorldHotels
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has acquired WorldHotels from Associated Luxury Hotels. The group represents a collection of approximately 300 hotels and resorts around the world.
Associated Luxury Hotels acquires Worldhotels
Associated Luxury Hotels has significantly expanded its global footprint with the acquisition of Germany-based Worldhotels.
New chief executive for Worldhotels as Andrew steps up
Worldhotels has appointed Geoff Andrew as chief executive with immediate effect. Andrew, who was the organisation’s chief operating officer, will replace Dirk Fuehrer, who has chosen to step down due to personal circumstances.
Worldhotels launches luxury collection
Worldhotels is launching a new curated collection of distinctive hotels. World Luxury, a programme that caters to the discerning needs of luxury hotels and travellers, offers the ultimate guest experience – personalised, intuitive and as unique as each guest’s dreams and aspirations.
Worldhotels expands into West Africa with Azalaï deal
Worldhotels has announced its expansion into Africa by joining forces with the Azalaï Hotels Group – the first African private hotel chain in West Africa. As part of the agreement, six Azalaï Hotels in Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali and Guinea-Bissau have joined Worldhotels’ global network of almost 500 hotels worldwide, taking advantage of the group’s 360° solution, which offers everything from technology to branding.
Worldhotels expands global presence with new signings
Worldhotels has reported a successful first half of the year with 31 hotels and a total of almost 6,000 rooms joining the international hotel group. The new hotels are located in key destinations and represent some of the world’s finest luxury hotels and resorts.
IHIF: Worldhotels expands portfolio of branded hotels
Worldhotels, a leading global group for independent upscale hotels, is growing its branded soft franchise solution as the ideal alternative to traditional franchising. The offer is extremely competitive, as costs to owners are based purely on brand performance in total net room revenue delivery.
Worldhotels and Sixt launch partnership
Worldhotels, one of the leading groups for independent hotels worldwide, and Sixt rent a car, one of the largest mobility service providers worldwide, have launched a new global partnership. Worldhotels guests will receive a discount of up to ten per cent when booking a vehicle with Sixt.
Frequent flyer programmes join Worldhotels
The frequent flyer programmes of Scandinavian Airlines and airBaltic as well as the South American loyalty coalition network Multiplus have become the latest partners for Worldhotels. The three partners EuroBonus, BalticMiles and Multiplus complement the largest selection of frequent flyer and loyalty programmes offered by any independent hotel group.
Worldhotels joins online hotel search engine Room Key.
With Worldhotels, Room Key is gaining over 100,000 rooms in key destinations all around the world, especially strengthening the portfolio in Asia Pacific and Europe. Room Key was launched in January of this year by founding hotel partners Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, Inc. and Wyndham Hotel Group, part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, or their respective affiliates.
Worldhotels launches new sustainability programme
Worldhotels has launched a new Sustainability Programme aimed at assisting affiliate hotels to increase efficiency through sustainability. The initiative sees the publication of a group-wide Sustainability Policy, as well as the introduction of resources and tools to assist hotels in their individual efforts towards sustainability.
Worldhotels celebrates strong 2011 results
Worldhotels is looking back on an exceptionally successful 2011 and reports a 20 per cent increase in room night production compared to 2010. The group also added 70 new hotels with a total of 11,000 rooms to its growing portfolio of nearly 500 properties.