Iberostar Hotels & Resorts
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Iberostar Hotels & Resorts (Spanish: Iberostar Hoteles y Apartamentos S.L.) is a hotel chain based in Spain
, specializing in 4 and 5 star hotels. It is owned by Grupo Iberostar, which also owns Iberostate Golf, Villas & Condos and Iberoservice, its incoming tourism division
The company's trademark is "first line" hotels (meaning directly on the beach), surrounded by gardens.
Iberostar's head office is in Mallorca
(Spain) and hotels that operate under their brand name are located in the continents of Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa.
The company temporarily closed the Rose Hall Beach Hotel (but not the adjoining Rose Hall Suites Hotel or Rose Hall Grand Hotel), one of its resorts in Jamaica. As of May 31, 2010, the Rose Hall Beach Hotel reopened.
Travel Trade Gazette
, a U.K.-based travel industry publication, named the company "Best Hotel Chain of the Year" in 2009. One of its directors is Manny Fontenla-Novoa
, who is also the Chief Executive of Thomas Cook Group
.
On April 7, 2010, Iberostar announced that Antonio Banderas
would be the new face of a global campaign to promote the company's hotels and resorts.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, specializing in 4 and 5 star hotels. It is owned by Grupo Iberostar, which also owns Iberostate Golf, Villas & Condos and Iberoservice, its incoming tourism division
The company's trademark is "first line" hotels (meaning directly on the beach), surrounded by gardens.
Iberostar's head office is in Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
(Spain) and hotels that operate under their brand name are located in the continents of Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa.
The company temporarily closed the Rose Hall Beach Hotel (but not the adjoining Rose Hall Suites Hotel or Rose Hall Grand Hotel), one of its resorts in Jamaica. As of May 31, 2010, the Rose Hall Beach Hotel reopened.
Travel Trade Gazette
Travel Trade Gazette
Travel Trade Gazette is a weekly newspaper for the travel industry.TTG, as it is widely known, was launched in 1953 and claims to be the world's oldest travel trade newspaper. It features news, destination reports and careers advice for the travel and tourism industries...
, a U.K.-based travel industry publication, named the company "Best Hotel Chain of the Year" in 2009. One of its directors is Manny Fontenla-Novoa
Manny Fontenla-Novoa
Manny Fontenla-Novoa was the Chief Executive of Thomas Cook Group until his resignation on 3 August 2011.Born in Galicia on 13 May 1949, he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11....
, who is also the Chief Executive of Thomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc is a travel company created on 19 June, 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG and MyTravel Group plc. At flotation on the London Stock Exchange 52% of the shares in the new company were held by the German mail order and department store corporation Arcandor and 48% owned by...
.
On April 7, 2010, Iberostar announced that Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
would be the new face of a global campaign to promote the company's hotels and resorts.