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Cleanliness, service, value, … You’re the judge, jury, and executioner when it comes to reviews for your hotel stay. But you’re also the consumer of reviews. For us as a multi-brand hotel operator reviews are part of our lifeblood. They’re one of the easiest ways for us to learn where we can improve and what we’re already doing well. 

Buongiorno Rimini! From 9 to 11 October 2024, our colleague Bernadett will be at one of Italy’s most important B2B shows. We’re talking about the TTG Travel Experience - ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP, naturally. 😊 This year’s theme for the TTG Travel Experience is 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘴. Which is perfect. Bernadett can and will tell you the truth about the opportunities our hotels in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have to offer. You want to talk to Bernadett at the Rimini Expo Centre? Just drop her a message here on LinkedIn for an appointment or write an e-mail to [email protected]. She’ll be happy to talk to you! We hope all exhibitors and visitors will have a great time at the 𝐓𝐓𝐆 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and get what they need and want. 

Did you know… …that Rostock is an amazing city? History, culture, tradition, culinary variety, a fresh sea breeze, and likeable Hanseatic inhabitants. And as chance has it, our Arthotel ANA Amber, soon the elaya hotel rostock, is – in our humble opinion – ideal for a stay to enjoy this northern German city. 😊 Located almost in the 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘸, our hotel in Rostock offers 155 comfortable rooms, a cosy lobby, wonderful personnel, and delicious breakfast. From the hotel the city docks, the historic old town, the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt district, the Neptun shopping centre, and many more opportunities to either shop, eat, drink, or sightsee are all reachable by foot. Btw: During the Christmas season there’s a very famous Christmas market which is worth visiting. 🎄 You find yourself with plans to visit the most populous city of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania? Come check us out. 👉 Link in the comment section. 😊

Vienna, vidi, vici! Beautiful, vibrant, and according to the Economist Intelligence: EIU the most livable city of 2023*. All these adjectives describe the capital of Austria quite nicely. It’s a perfect vacation destination. But it’s also great for conferences, meetings, and events. As it happens, we have three hotels in Vienna which can serve as an amazing base for a city trip and one of them is an excellent meeting location too. 😊 In the 1st district only, 4 minutes by foot from 𝘚𝘵. 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘭, you’ll find our 𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. With 36 rooms it’s on the smaller side but it’s perfectly situated to go sightseeing in the center of Vienna. Located in the 2nd district is our 𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐨™ 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 which opened in October 2023. 137 superior rooms, 3 suites, and 3 conference rooms (with space for up to 60 people) make this hotel ideal for either leisure or business trips. Our 𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 is based in the 6th district, only a 5-minute walk from 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢ß𝘦 and 15 minutes by foot from 𝘞𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘧. Its 93 rooms offer comfort and a haven after a long day of sightseeing and shopping. If you want and need more information about our fabulous Viennese hotels don’t hesitate to contact us! We’ll put the links to the hotels in the comments section so you can browse at your leisure. #vienna #hotels #elayahotels #vocohotels *Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2023: The Global Liveability Index 2023. Optimism amid instability.

You need hotel rooms for you team regularly, but it’s not enough to sign a contract? Then we might have the solution for you. Our “Corporate Rate” offers discounts without any obligations – perfect for medium-sized businesses needing a few rooms per year. And if your needs grow, we can discuss a contract later. 😊 Curious? Click the link in the comments to connect with the right salesperson.

Let’s get medieval! We are, of course, talking about Nördlingen and more specifically about our 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐥ö𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞 𝐍ö𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧. Before we get into what our hotel can offer, let’s talk about its location. The hotel itself is in the historical town center of Nördlingen. And Nördlingen itself is in the middle between Stuttgart, Munich, and Nuremberg. Kind of like the center of a triangle. 😊 Also not far away are Ingolstadt, Augsburg, and Würzburg. What we’re trying to say is that the Hotel Klösterle Nördlingen would be the ideal base for day trips to these lovely six cities. 😊 And to make it even more convenient: Nördlingen has many beautiful sights to discover too! And to make it even more more convenient: Our Hotel Klösterle Nördlingen with its 98 rooms has many amenities to make your stay as comfy as possible. 🍴 Restaurant | 🍸 Bar | 💪 Gym | 🅿️ Parking | 🥐 Delicious breakfast | 🛜 Free Wi-Fi | 🧖 Sauna & steam bath For the more business interested readers, our hotel offers the following: 💼 Eight conference rooms from 20m² up to 322m² | 🍴Catering available | 🚌 Space for a bus to stop in front of the hotel | 🅿️🚌 Directly in front of the town wall which is only a 5- to 10-minute walk away Be it for business or pleasure, our colleagues are looking forward to making your stay in the Hotel Klösterle Nördlingen is very enjoyable.

What’s the reason for visiting Germany or {Insert country here]? We’ve all been asked this question before when entering a foreign country. You can also answer this question when you book your hotel room. In 2023 there were 80.9 million overnight stays from foreigners in Germany. About 21 % of trips to Germany from other European countries were for business and about 79 % for leisure.* *Source: Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e. V. (DZT): 2023 ZAHLEN DATEN FAKTEN. 

Never book elsewhere again! Loosely translated from the German „Nie wieder fremdbuchen”. 😊 Behind this sentence hide two very important developments: 𝑶𝒏𝒆: With this campaign we’re raising awareness that the cheapest option to book our hotels online is always direct. Despite the ongoing price battle with other partners in terms of undercutting rates, we have processes in place to make sure that our website elaya-hotels.com offers the best rate which in average is always cheaper than other offers online. 𝑻𝒘𝒐: We launched our first cross-media campaign in July by playing the same message across several display campaigns, newsletter marketing and paid social media. The results are very positive with a very good conversion rate and amazing reach and impressions. It shows that a great message and offer can make all the difference. 😊 Did you come across our campaign already? What do you think? Are you interested? Check out the link in the comment section.

Digital reinforcement! 💪 Let us introduce you to our newest member of the Digital & E-Commerce department: Kim, Performance Marketing Manager. Since April Kim has been working hard to get our performance marketing in line with our goals for this and the coming years. And the results so far have been very promising. To get to know her a little better we asked her three quick questions. 😊 GSH: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? Kim: 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘥𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳. GSH: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 18-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟? Kim: 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. GSH: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫? Kim: 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. Thank you for answering our questions! We’re looking forward to seeing your problem-solving skills but at the same time hope there aren’t too many of those. 😊 We wish you the best of times in Canada!

Something exciting happened in Vienna! Most of us enjoy travelling to new places by plane. We get flown by pilots and co-pilots and pampered by a competent and friendly crew. But have you ever given thought to where these crews stay when they land at a destination that is not their home base? We can give you an answer to that. 😊 For the next two years, our voco™ Vienna Prater will be the home away from home for the dedicated crew of Hainan Airlines during their stayovers in Vienna. This partnership underscores our commitment to providing top-notch hospitality and ensuring a comfortable and memorable stay for our guests. Our own crew of the voco™ Vienna Prater, aka our colleagues, are looking forward to welcoming our guests from Hainan Airlines. They will showcase the unique charm of Vienna, combined with the exceptional service and modern comfort that voco™ hotels are renowned for. Here’s to a successful and fruitful collaboration!