Sweden: Scandic says it is the world’s first hotel company to introduce a standard for allergy-friendly rooms. The standard means that guests booking allergy-friendly rooms can expect wooden floors and fragrance-free, hypoallergenic toiletries approved by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association. The rooms are also prepared according to strict cleaning
Sweden: Thérèse Cedercreutz has been appointed chief commercial officer at Scandic Hotels, effective from early January 2023.
Finland: Scandic Helsinki Hub has opened in downtown Helsinki, housed in a former 1920s printing house.
Denmark: Scandic Nørreport marks the group’s ninth hotel in downtown Copenhagen and the 29th hotel in the country.
Norway: Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with Totaleiendom AS for a 305-room hotel in Vervet, Tromsø.
Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with Skanska for a 210-bedroom property in downtown Sundsvall. Read more on Boutique Hotel News.
Sweden: The 451-room Scandic Göteborg Central will open in the second quarter of 2022, located in the Älvstaden urban development project in Gothenburg. Scandic and Vasakronan signed an agreement in 2017 to operate the hotel. It will feature a bar and restaurant areas, coworking space, meeting and events rooms, and
Finland: Scandic Hotels has signed a lease agreement for a new meeting and conference hotel in Helsinki, scheduled to open in 2022. Scandic Avenue will house 350 rooms and will be located near the Old Church Park in the city centre. There are plans for two 2,000 square-metres of meeting
BHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on the theme of sustainability in IHM’s travel and hospitality A-Z.
