Best Holiday Lettings

Author: Alicia

  • New luxury brand from Emaar Hospitality

    The new generation of commercial executives, entrepreneurs and leisure travellers now have a hotel brand tailored only for them with Vida Hotels & Resorts by Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties.

    Vida, meaning ‘life’ in Spanish, embraces warmth, simplicity and youthful vitality, making a stimulating environment.

    An ‘urban hub where inspiring minds stay, play and connect’, the primary branded outlet within the novel hotel chain will open in Downtown Dubai, offering 156 rooms.

    Mohamed Alabbar, chairman, Emaar Properties, said: “The profile of today’s global traveller is changing, with a younger, upwardly mobile audience seeking a different hospitality experience to fit their needs.

    “Vida will add life to the hotel stays of this increasingly important tourist community, delivering an intimate touch but additionally the liberty they expect.

    “With Vida Hotels and Resorts, we’re making a latest concept in inspired living, elegant yet simple, and a brand new urban hub for the discerning traveller.”

    According to the ITB World Travel Trends Report 2012/2013, greater than a 3rd of travellers are aged 15-34.

    Dubai serves because the hub for a limiteless youthful demography of over 2 billion people below the age of 25 years around the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

    Vida Hotels and Resorts aims to tap into this rapidly emerging market, offering services and an ambience designed to entice the more youthful generation, in addition to the sensible advantages that flatter great hotels within the best locations.

    Vida Hotels and Resorts would be distinguished by neutral colours making a chic ambience, good food inspired by Middle East and international cuisine, and the benefit of the newest technology, including check-in via iPad and uninterrupted Wi-Fi service.

    Emaar plans to roll out the hot hotel chain in its key global markets, starting with the Vida Downtown Dubai (formerly Qamardeen hotel), within the heart of Emaar’s world-famous master-planned community, Downtown Dubai.

    The new hotel brand may even oversee the operations and management of the neighbouring Al Manzil Hotel.

    The portfolio of Emaar Hospitality Group includes: The Address Hotels + Resorts, Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club, and Dubai Marina Yacht Club, as well as independent lifestyle dining restaurants including At.mosphere Burj Khalifa, The Palace Cafe and Madeleine.

  • News: Ryanair expands reserved seating offering

    Ryanair has announced an extension of its reserved seating service, moving from six to 8 rows on all aircraft with the addition of rows 32 and 33.

    The move will allow as much as 45 passengers per flight to pre-book their preferred seats on eight reserved rows.

    Ryanair’s optional reserved seating service, which incorporates priority boarding, allows passengers to order seats inside the front or rear of the aircraft (for a fast getaway on arrival) and on over-wing rows (for greater legroom) and likewise offers families and groups of passengers the likelihood to sit down together on four other rows.

    The reserved seating service costs £10 each way (£15 on longer routes e.g. to/from Canary Islands) and is obtainable to book on Ryanair.com both on the time of flight booking and when checking-in online.

    Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Since November, Ryanair passengers were capable of reserve their preferred seats across six rows – on the front of the aircraft for a prompt exit on arrival, at over-wing exits for additional legroom, and on rows five and 15 – which has proven very talked-about, especially with families, groups and people on business travel.

    “Ryanair is pleased to increase our reserved seat service to yet another two rows, 32 and 33, that are bookable now for travel on all routes, meaning even greater choice for all Ryanair passengers.”

    Rival carrier easyJet announced allocated seating on all aircraft in November last year.

    Recommended

  • Spain enjoyed largest growth sales up 75% year on year

    Tourism New Zealand says UK visitor numbers in thefirst half 2013 were up 3.3% compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting a superb base for the winter season.

    “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a sturdy picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against the similar period last year and holiday arrivals up 10.0 per cent,’ says Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand’s acting Chief Executive.

    “This puts the industry in an excellent good place prior to the 2013 ski season which has already seen an excellent start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17.0 per cent for the month. We anticipate seeing further growth over the arrival months.”

    For the primary six months of the year holiday arrivals are up across Tourism New Zealand’s top six markets: Australia 6.0%, China 30.9%, US 20.7%, UK 3.3%, Japan 7.8%, Germany 2.9%.

    “It is encouraging to peer this growth from our traditional long-haul markets after what was a tough few years for the industry.

    The US has become the third-largest source of holiday makers to New Zealand.

    “The underlying growth from the long-haul markets further supports the positive impact seen from the investment in marketing New Zealand’s association with the Hobbit trilogy.

    “Our 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand campaign continues to reach its objectives – providing the extra motivation and reason to transform interest in a vacation to New Zealand into a real booking.”

    Figures also just released report overall international arrivals up 5.6 per cent for June 2013. Total arrivals were unchanged year-on-year, because of 2012 being boosted by the Rugby World Cup, but up 5.0 per cent in comparison with year ending June 2011.

  • News: Enterprise appoints Megadrive Autovermietung as European franchise partner

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the appointment of Megadrive Autovermietung as a brand new franchise partner, to increase the quick-growing network of Enterprise branches in Europe to incorporate prime locations in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia including major airports and town locations.

    The locations are set to open later this year.

    With Enterprise’s combination of corporately owned markets and franchise partners, this latest appointment signifies that the flagship brand will soon be represented across 23 European countries.

    Together these countries account for over 90 per cent of auto hire demand in Europe.

    Austria is a number one destination in Europe for leisure and business travellers, while Hungary and Slovakia are European growth stories, profiting from an increase in tourism in addition to an influx of external investment.

    These three markets deepen Enterprise’s presence in central Europe, between the company’s wholly-owned operations within the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Germany and an expanding network of franchise relationships in Southern and Eastern Europe.

    Established in 2008, Megadrive Autovermietung has 12 locations in Austria, two branches in Hungary and 4 branches in Slovakia.

    Together these branches provide on airport coverage around the countries’ major airports, with additional branches in core city locations.

    Commenting at the new agreement, Karlheinz Wiener, managing director, Megadrive said: “We are very proud to be chosen as Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s partner in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia.

    “Enterprise is renowned for its customer support ethos and its strong management. We believe that together we will provide a special service level to customers in these three regions.

    “Enterprise’s entrepreneurial culture opens up the chance to develop this relationship further as new vistas arise, to assist us both grow stronger through our partnership.”

    Enterprise also has rapidly expanding operations at airports and transport hubs around the globe through franchise and partnership agreements with independent local providers.

    This includes Portugal, Italy, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Brazil and China.

    Recommended

  • Frasers Hospitality recognised by World Travel Awards

    A world leader in premium serviced apartments and boutique residences, Frasers Hospitality was awarded the title off Middle East’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand by the sector Travel Awards at a Gala Ceremony in Dubai.

    Recognising its commitment to excellence and continual endeavours to enhance its offerings, Frasers also received top honours for every of its properties within the region – Bahrain’s Leading Serviced Apartments for Fraser Suites Seef Bahrain, Qatar’s Leading Serviced Apartments for Fraser Suites Doha and Dubai’s Leading Serviced Apartments for Fraser Suites Dubai.

    The ultimate hallmark of quality, often thought to be the travel industry Oscars, the area Travel Awards is the most important, most comprehensive and prestigious awards inside the travel industry voted by travel and tourism professionals worldwide.

    “We has been committed to building a robust presence within the Middle East and are honoured to receive these awards as they’re an endorsement of the region’s growing recognition and trust within the Frasers brand,” said Guus Bakker, chief operating officer, Europe & Middle East, Frasers Hospitality.

    “The Middle East is a thrilling marketplace for us and we’ll continue to reinforce our position here with our diverse portfolio of brand name offerings to cater to the growing demand for Gold-Standard serviced accommodation on this region.”

    Frasers Hospitality’s current portfolio, including those inside the pipeline, stands at 77 properties in 41 key gateway cities, and greater than 13,000 apartments worldwide.