ILTM 2011 | NEWS m at ILTM 2011 Small Luxury Hotels of the World – the personal touch
Small Luxury Hotels grew their world of experiences – from short breaks in city sanctuaries to ultimate beach escapes to romantic country retreats to culinary adventures – introducing 40 new hotels in 2011 with an average size of 50 rooms. More than 130,000 members of the ‘Club of Small Luxury Hotels of the World™’ now enjoy complimentary room upgrades, extra breakfasts or special check-in/check-out times.
Six Senses Bernhard Bohnenberger, President of Six Senses Resorts & Spas updated the audience with specific news from each of the company’s divisions and announced details of the 2012 openings: Six Senses Con Dao in Vietnam and Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives. Future plans for Six Senses Spas will focus on Europe and Asia.
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has established landmark properties across India within the last 25 years. Their award-winning customer experience includes the ultimate in relaxation techniques and gastronomic experiences.
Leading Hotels of the World makes the difference with family-owned hotels
Leading Hotels of the World highlighted their ‘hotel-defining’ brand, as opposed to the corporate sector’s ‘brand-defining’ hotels. Ted Teng commented that LHW’s family-owned hotels have a much longer-term business strategy, introducing definitive personal touches including the design, furniture and art pieces plus an unquestionable knowledge of local history and culture at the heart of each of their hotels.
Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide’s luxury Waldorf Astoria brand now boasts more than 20 distinctive properties. While Waldorf signifies timeless elegance, Conrad Hotels & Resorts is the choice for today’s modern, sophisticated traveller. Currently with 17 properties worldwide, the Conrad brand is doubling its size in the coming years. There will be 11 openings in 2012 across both brands in exciting destinations including Berlin, Dalian and New York.
Visa
As the world’s largest retail electronic payments network, Visa provides those in its network with valuable tourism spending insights. Visa also uses this data to create products and services that meet the needs of affluent travellers.
The Visa Luxury Hotel Collection (www.
visasignaturehotels.com) is one amenity of the Visa Signature offering that gives affluent Visa travellers access to a hand-selected portfolio of more than 850 of the world’s most intriguing and prestigious properties.
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