Sep 11, 07 | 1:46 am
Golden Tulip welcomes 80th Hotel in The Netherlands. Golden Tulip is proud to announce the signing of a franchise agreement for the Golden Tulip Papendrecht with Hotel & Exploitatie Maatschappij Papendrecht. The agreement is effective as per September 1st 2007. Golden Tulip Papendrecht is uniquely situated in central Holland in rural Alblasserwaard. The 76 room hotel has joined the Golden Tulip group on September 1st 2007 and will become the only four stars hotel in Papendrecht in the area. The hotel consists of a modern lounge, eleven conference rooms all with daylight and a luxurious bistro. Mr. H.W.R. Kennedie, President & CEO of Golden Tulip Hospitality comments: "This is a fantastic new addition to our portfolio in the central region of the Netherlands. I am confident that the Golden Tulip Papendrecht will become one of several successful franchised hotels recently joined to our chain."
Andy Brown, the founder and Chief Executive of leading supplier management solutions provider -TiVA, based in Shipley, West Yorkshire - is to speak on the opening morning of the 2007 British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA) Annual Conference and Exhibition, which will take place on 8 and 9 November at the 5-star Radisson Edwardian Heathrow Hotel, 140 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5AW. Entitled ‘Managing Technology for Profit', the two-day BAHA Annual Conference and Exhibition is one of the leading events on the hospitality industry calendar. On Thursday, 8 November, Andy Brown (see profile at end of Press Release) will be addressing BAHA delegates on the need to change traditional supplier management doctrines to keep pace in a period of constant and rapid change. In his presentation, entitled ‘What Lies Beneath', Andy will point out that Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have used the same supplier management doctrines since the 1970s, warning that drastic changes are now needed to keep abreast of new forces in governance and stay ahead of changes in a highly competitive environment.
Swiss-Belhotel Manokwari, The First International-Chain Hotel in West Papua. Recently at an official signing ceremony, Hong Kong headquartered Swiss-Belhotel International Indonesia and Swiss-Belhotel Manokwari in West Papua, Indonesia announced the hotel management agreement of Swiss-Belhotel Manokwari which will be scheduled to open in 28 September 2007. The agreement was signed in Jakarta on 9 June 2007 by Mr. Susanto Pirono, Director of PT. Fanindi View Hotel and Mr. Gavin M. Faull, President of Swiss-Belhotel International.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) will add two more Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Thailand in 2008 under a management agreement reached with Destination Properties Company, Limited. The hotels are: • 243-room Tipviman Hotel in Cha-Am which will be rebranded the Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha-Am Beach • 180-room Kamala Bay Garden Resort in Phuket which will be reflagged the Courtyard by Marriott Phuket at Kamala Beach. Both hotels will undergo extensive refurbishment prior to being reflagged as Courtyard by Marriott hotels.
