Hilton Hotels

We all have a person that we admire; whether they are famous, or close to you. In the book Lost Horizon written by James Hilton the protagonist, Hugh Conway, and his friends are lost in an unknown place in Tibet, due to a plane crash. When they find humans for help they are taken to a place which doesn’t exist on the map, know as Shangri-La. After several days, High Lama (leader of the Shangri-La) decides that Conway should be the next leader (High Lama) because he’s great person according to…

Shalimar Hotels is a chain of 4 star hotels which has hotels in Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Peshawar. This is a Pakistani, family owned business and is the leader in terms of market share in the 4 star hotel segment in the country. Typically, the chain’s hotels have >90 % occupancy in lean months and 100% occupancy in the holiday season with heavy advance bookings. Shalimar Hotels are appreciated by customers for their affordable room rates, excellent food (recently won The Asian Hotel Food…

1.1.1 Overview of hotel industry in Berlin and case hotel Berlin is the capital city of Germany where each year over 25 million people, both national and international travel to, stay overnight and book hotels(Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, 2012, p. 5-10). The city of Berlin itself is home to 3.47 million people covering an area of 892 sq. km. Berlin is also the third best and popular tourism destination in Europe for the year 2015 with record overnight stays of 30 million. Berlin…

Critical Analysis Threat to Hotel Industry Martin-Rios. C (2015) mentions about an interesting question brought out by Professor Sekulic “ Will Hotel rooms share the fate of CDs and DVDs?”, which obviously is in relation to the threat for hotel industry from Collaborative consumption companies like Airbnb who are in the business of aggregating rooms under an online bed-sharing concept. The hotel industry has yet to come to terms with the awareness as to how much customers especially the…

Kuala Lumpur and Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is an international hotel investment and management group, which owns the top luxury hotels and resorts all over the world famous tourist sites. As of June 2013, the Group operates 45 hotels in 27 countries, 19 of which are located in Asia, 12 in the United States and 14 in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is committed to becoming the world's top luxury hotel group, to achieve…

that might affect the proposed joint venture prior to committing. This assignment looks at the international joint venture between the PLG a prominent Singaporean developer and world renowned CHG f.k.a. ‘West Paces Hotel Group’ of Atlanta, Georgia USA. This IJV formed the ‘West Paces Hotel Group Asia’ headquartered in Singapore in 2006. It was renamed the CHG after another partnership between WPHG and a private equity firm, Stoneleigh Capital, in December 2011. Information/evidence/analysis…

faces stiff competition from many other brands offering the same services and amenities to locals and visitors in Hawaii. This Marriot International establishment has to position itself among other major competitors like the Four Seasons Resort, the Hilton Worldwide Holdings, and Fairmount Orchid. Additionally, it is also facing competition…

When describing a sense of place many people seem to neglect the importance of the physical environment. The physical environment plays a large role in a person 's connection to a place and culture. This article breaks the feeling of a sense of place down to two factors, first the social and cultural contest and second the nature of the space which is described as a place. This article uses qualitative measures to describe landscape amening, environmental values, and a comprehensive social…

Introduction The hotel industry’s ability to distinguish future trends and the outlook of the market changes has become a factor in determining the competitiveness of hotels. This is fundamental because of the critical issues involved with uncertainties, adapting through innovation, constantly evolving customer desires and demands, taking advantages of opportunities and staying ahead of competition in this dynamic global economy. Market led strategic change that involves going into the market…

Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore Introduction: Pearl Continental Hotel is a hotel chain in Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Hashoo Group, which also owns Hotel One, a chain of budget hotels as well as Marriott Hotels in Islamabad and Karachi. When Hashoo Group acquired Pakistan Services Limited in 1958 it changed its name to Pearl Continental Hotel. It has properties in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Muzaffarabad and Bhurban. The Pearl Continental has honored of…