Great Hotels of the World
Encyclopedia
The Great Hotels of the World, Ltd. is a hospitality consortium owned by Big Worldwide. It represents over 200 hotel
s and resort
s worldwide and is headquartered in London
, United Kingdom
.
Great Hotels of the World started in 1996 and is now a full-service hotel consortium that supports sales and marketing
, advertising and public relations
, financial services
, quality control
, and hotel inspections for its member properties. It is not a hotel chain itself; its member hotels are typically independent and boutique hotels and resorts, although some are individual properties that belong to chains.
Peter Gould is the CEO of the Great Hotels Organisation.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s and resort
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
s worldwide and is headquartered in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Great Hotels of the World started in 1996 and is now a full-service hotel consortium that supports sales and marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, advertising and public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
, financial services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
, quality control
Quality control
Quality control, or QC for short, is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. This approach places an emphasis on three aspects:...
, and hotel inspections for its member properties. It is not a hotel chain itself; its member hotels are typically independent and boutique hotels and resorts, although some are individual properties that belong to chains.
Peter Gould is the CEO of the Great Hotels Organisation.
External links
- http://www.ghotw.com/
- http://twitter.com/#!/ghotw
- http://www.facebook.com/greathotelsoftheworld