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10.02.20
Canopy by Hilton is the recent upscale brand by the hotel group. The first Canopy by Hilton launch was Reykjavik in July 2016. The brand now boasts nine properties in the US, one in Mexico, two in China and one in Croatia as well as the original Iceland property. With many more locations set to open in 2020, what is the Canopy by Hilton brand all about?
Canopy hotels aim to provide a local experience with a boutique hotel background, inspired by millennials. Each Canopy hotel focuses on integrating local culture so that guests can feel more connected to the area. This is mainly evident in the décor and the staff who are affectionately know as ‘enthusiasts’ rather than ‘employees’. Staff are encouraged to share their local insider knowledge and experiences with Canopy guests. Canopy owners create their own food and drink menus to compliment and enhance local traditional cuisine.
Owners also bring in local architects and designers. If we take the Reykjavik Canopy for example, the theme is entirely Icelandic. Think plenty of natural, earthy materials and muted grey blue colours with a nod to ice and volcanic rock. Canopy aspire to be an extension of your experience in Iceland and stand apart from generic hotels that are the same anywhere in the world. Therefore, no two Canopy by Hilton properties will be alike.
Canopy are growing! As well as over a dozen US openings in 2020, we will also see openings in Dubai, Paris and Sao Paulo. A further property will also open in China. Most excitingly, a Canopy by Hilton will also arise in London this year.
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Creative Resins has been at the forefront of decorative glass technology for over 30 years. When Louise contacted us to help with a trip to Oman, we discovered that the company had been using an airline’s website to book direct, paying in excess of £5,000 per trip in Business Class. Using our negotiated fares on this one flight YourTravel saved over £1000 per trip. Upon further investigation and a year’s great relationship, we delved into the companies travel policies and booking habits. We found that travel was often booked at the last minute and there was no one in authority to keep a watchful eye over what was being booked and where. We then worked with Louise to create passenger profiles for all of Creative Resins travellers including details such as preferred seat numbers, meals and airlines – we also set in place cabin restrictions (who can and can’t travel in an upgraded travel class). We then looked at the company’s calendar for the coming year, estimating when and where they would need to book travel and agreed that Your Travel would be proactive in trying to get confirmed travel dates from 4 weeks prior to the trip dates. This created a stress-free booking system that took budget and organisational pressure from the senior management, knowing they would always be working with a cost-effective travel budget. This lead to a reduced travel spend of just over 16% without cost-cutting and maintaining a high level of service.
‘’Working with Your Travel Corporate has been an enlightening experience, we were wasting money on travel and working with John and the team was very easy indeed. Everything is taken care of on every trip and we get a level of service that just can’t be achieved by the bigger travel agents, being treated as a valued client and not just another customer is fantastic!’’ Louise Bollom, Director
