Category: Hotels

ICEHOTEL – a frozen dream of Sweden

Dan Winther

ICEHOTEL is a hotel built each year with snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjärvi, in northern Sweden, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Kiruna. It is the world’s first ice hotel. After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been built each year from December to April. The hotel, including the chairs and beds, is constructed from snow and ice blocks taken from the nearby Torne River. Artists are invited to create different rooms and decorations made by ice. Besides bedrooms, there is a bar, with glasses made…

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Taj Dubai opening deferred until first quarter of next year

Dan Winther

India’s Taj Group has delayed the opening of its flagship hotel in Dubai until the first quarter of next year from this year’s fourth quarter. The launch of the 296-room Taj Dubai, which will be located in Burj Khalifa downtown, is part of Taj’s plans to expand its footprint in the Middle East. Taj Group, which owns the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, is a unit of the Tata Group conglomerate. Taj Group has 108 hotels in India with an additional 17 international hotels in the Maldives, Malaysia, Australia, the…

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Danish hospitality giant acquires Copenhagen Marriott Hotel

Dan Winther

Solstra, the brand behind Copenhagen’s Hotel Bella Sky and Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, has acquired the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel. The sale makes Solstra – a majority owner of Scandinavia’s largest exhibition and conference facility the Bella Center – one of Denmark’s largest operators in the hotel, conference and hospitality industry with a revenue of approximately DKK1bn (£107m) annually. As part of the purchase, Solstra will change its name to to BC Hospitality Group A/S. The Copenhagen Marriott Hotel will continue to operate as normal. Oscar Crohn, managing partner at Solstra…

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Here’s How To Book The Best Hotel In Town With Just One Tweet

Dan Winther

Stefano Pozzebon A new service on Twitter allows users to reserve a hotel room with just a couple of tweets. The system is called #TweetStay, and is from the hotel booking website Stayful. Here is how it works: First the costumer tweets their request to a Stayful account, including destination, price range, arrival date and number of nights. At this point, the Stayful team negotiates a private deal with the hotels available in town, securing a cheaper offer than most of the costumers would get on their own. Here is…

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24-hour room service: Marstrands Havshotell, Sweden

Dan Winther
Marstrands Havshotell

By Rhiannon Batten Relationship experts often suggest that you should go on at least two dates with a would-be suitor (psychopaths aside) before dismissing them altogether. Perhaps the same is true of hotels. Plenty charm guests into falling in love with them at first sight, others quite clearly have the appeal of Freddy Kruger, but occasionally you come across a hotel that deserves a second chance. Such is the case with Marstrands Havshotell, which is situated on the island of Koon, in western Sweden. Part shiny new youth hostel, part…

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Chinese hotel prices are set to fall this summer

Dan Winther

The prices of hotels in several major Chinese cities are set to drop in the coming months, according to the latest Asia-Pacific hotel rates indicator published by HotelsBookie.com. The online travel agent released figures April 8 which showed that Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai are all set to fall in price between now and June as hot, humid weather between May and September lowers travel demand. Rates in Guangzhou will fall particularly sharply,  with rates 40 percent lower by June at an average of just $102 a night. Several other destinations…

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Movenpick Pyramids Cairo @ Rs.9999 per couple for 4 days. Super Saver-70% (Includes Stay,Breakfast,Sightseeing & Return Airport Transfers)

Dan Winther

Movenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids has a unique location near one of the seven wonders, the Great Pyramids Of Giza.  2 km from the Giza Pyramids, 15 km from Cairo city centre, 35 km from Cairo International Airport, near many industrial zones, and right in front of the planned new museum lies the Movenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids.   Movenpick Pyramids-Cairo @ Rs.9999 per couple for 4 days. Super Saver-70% Stay for 03 Nights & 4 Days at 5* hotel in Cairo with international open buffet breakfast. Tour In Cairo “Pyramids ,Valley…

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