The High Tech hotel chain will delay the opening of its hotels until . The group had planned to launch two establishments in Barcelona at the end of 2010, one in Bilbao and two in Madrid. But all the inaugurations, which represent an investment of 13 million euros, will be postponed with the aim of better facing “a complicated year.The chain has seen how in 2009 its turnover decreased by ten million euros, going from 65 million in 2008 to 55 million last year. The occupancy of its hotels fell 10%, from 85% to 75%. Given these data and the poor forecasts for this year, the firm has decided to carry out a plan to cut its costs (laundry, electricity, maintenance).
Company sources have explained
El Confidencial Digital that the chain had even considered carrying out an ERE. The hotel firm, however, has rejected this staff reduction and has initiated a round of contacts with Australia Telegram Number Data its employees throughout Spain. Their goal is for workers to accept a salary freeze during 2010. At this point, more than 95% of the workforce has accepte the proposal , the company says. Hiht Tech Hotels began its journey in 2001 and has been committe since its inception to new technologies and the design of its interiors. Its creators were five senior managers of the TRYP hotel chain. Javier Candela, former financial director . Tryp Antonio Fernández Casado, former commercial and marketing director, are two of the visible heads of this new hotel concept.
The chain markets two brands
High Tech Hotels” and “Petit Palace Hotels” . The firm’s strategy is to rent emblematic buildings in large cities in the medium and long term, renovate them and transform France Telegram Number them into hotels with cutting-edge services and high quality equipment, facilities and components. Currently, the firm has a staff of more than 600 workers and has 35 hotels in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Seville, Malaga and Salamanca. In 2009 its total number of clients was 520,000. The average price of its rooms is around 100 euros. These are equippe with a laptop and free high-spee Internet access and state-of-the-art bathrooms.
