Articles from the ‘Hotels’ category

100th hotel landmark as Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts announces new Paris hotel

Posted by on February 2, 2012 at 5:29 pm in Dinning and Wine, Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the management of its first hotel in the French capital. The upscale international hospitality company of Swiss heritage will take over operations of the hotel – currently branded as Courtyard by Marriott Paris Neuilly – from January 2013. The hotel management deal is a significant milestone for [...]

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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Enters West Africa

Posted by on November 8, 2011 at 7:09 pm in Business, Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has announced the official opening of the 260-room Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Originally built and presented as a gift by the United Kingdom to Ghana after gaining independence in 1957, the completely rebuilt Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra is ideally located downtown in the central business district, close [...]

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Hotel owners can seek legal redress over new copyright tariffs – COSGA

Posted by on June 30, 2011 at 12:25 pm in Hotels, Travel & Tourism

The Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA) has challenged members of the Ghana Hotels Association to seek legal redress over new tariffs issued by COSGA, if they are unsatisfied. The Ghana Hotels Association is up in arms against COSGA for what they describe as a sharp increment in the tariffs being charged for the use of [...]

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Movenpick Ambassador Hotel debuts in Ghana

Posted by on June 22, 2011 at 11:26 am in Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Written by Wale Olapade       Back view of Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana Among the six continents in  the world, Africa, particularly West Africa has developed a high standard of global attention and attraction, considering its rich and diverse natural potentials. However, this factor has not only increased the influx of tourists and [...]

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Olympic rip-off begins

Posted by on March 14, 2011 at 10:04 am in Business, Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Hotels in London have begun raising their room prices for next year’s Olympic Games, with one establishment hiking up their tariffs fivefold, the Financial Times reported on Monday. One four-star hotel quoted an unnamed wholesale trip operator £1100 for a room which would normally be charged at £200, the paper claimed. On top of the [...]

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Ghana’s Hospitality Industry receives boost

Posted by on February 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm in Hotels, Other Top Stories, Travel & Tourism

STORY BY: GIFTY CLARKE AMOAH The call for Ghana’s tourism industry particularly the hotel trade to live up to international standards on Monday received a significant boost when government asserted that the sector from this month would be given the needed attention. Speaking on Metro TV’s morning show programme, Good Morning Ghana, hosted by Randy [...]

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Tribe Hotel’s State of the Art Fitness Center

Posted by on December 1, 2010 at 10:03 am in Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Opens its Doors Boasting a Private Boxing Room and the only Kinesis Machine in East Africa Tribe Hotel, located in the heart of Nairobi’s sophisticated Gigiri district, adjacent to The Village Market, the region’s best shopping destination, is one of Africa’s most luxurious boutique hotels. Comprised of 137 rooms, a popular grill restaurant ‘Epic’, complimentary [...]

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Hoteliers should ensure the comfort and safety of Tourists- Mrs Kwansa

Posted by on October 29, 2010 at 6:46 pm in Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Mrs Gifty Kwansa, Tema Regional Director of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) has underscored the need for hoteliers to meet the basic standards in the Tourism Industry. To this end, he asked the hoteliers to endeavour to treat tourists to cleanliness, comfort and safety. Mrs Kwansa, made the call when she addressed members of the [...]

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