Moevenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

The Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre offers its guests a unique tv-system in the room as of 9 January. Through this system the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre delivers its guests hotel information and a package of more than 90 tv-channels. Unique features are digital recording and the access to the latest movies. The Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre is the first hotel in the Netherlands that offers this tv-system. They developed it in cooperation with UPC Business, daughter of cable and media company UPC Netherlands.

Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam offers its guests through the tv-system, among other things, more than 90 TV channels in digital quality, the latest news via CNN, Nu.nl and Bild and access to an on demand movie library with the latest movies. Mövenpick ensures that programs of the 15 most popular tv channels are available for a few days. In addition, guests can record programs by themselves. After departure, the recordings will be deleted automatically. With a user-friendly remote control and the energy-saving Philips LED flat screen TVs, Mövenpick would like to maximize the ease of use of the system for its guests.

Guests can also call up hotel information and entertainment on the tv screen. This should lead to a reduction of paper consumption.

Director of Operations Benelux at Mövenpick Hotels and also General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, Albert Rouwendal sees the new hotel tv-system in the rooms of the hotel as a proof that Mövenpick has created ultimate hospitality as one of the spearheads of its policy. "Today’s guest wants to be informed and entertained continuously. And all that in a very accessible and user-friendly manner. We are proud that we, as first hotel in the Netherlands, have developed this system in cooperation with UPC Business and are able to offer this to our guests. "

The Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre is already Green Key certified however, as part of the company‟s goal to establish a common and global approach to environmental, employer and social sustainability, its personnel pushed the boundaries even further to obtain the Green Globe certification.

More than a certification process, Green Globe involves all members of the staff with online trainings as well as „dialogue‟ sessions. These are discussion fora where each member of the staff gets to reflect and share his or her ideas on saving energy or water, limit waste and procure food and beverage in a sustainable way.

Further than focusing on the environment, the Green Globe certification requires fulfilling social sustainability requirements. Criteria such as fair treatment of employees, involvement and support of the local community, training in all departments, giving people access to the resources they need to provide for their families, are all part of the social sustainability.

All three Mövenpick hotels in the Netherlands were assisted in the process by Duurzame Hotels Nederland (www.duurzamehotels.nl) which performed the necessary audits to help the hotel identify applicable criteria and meet and exceed the criteria to gain certification.

Director of Operations Benelux of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Albert Rouwendal was delighted with the recognition. “This prestigious certification of our hotels is a great recognition of our endeavors within the chain to pursue sustainability in all aspects of the operations. The audit process was absolutely no walk in the park. Hence my pride in this achievement, accomplished by all members of staff, for which I am very grateful”.

During the Green Globe certification project all three Mövenpick hotels were managed by Duurzame Hotels Nederland, specialist in sustainable business for the hotel industry. Sarah Jenny, General Manager, says about the collaboration: "We are proud that these three hotels out of the Mövenpick chain are the first in Europe to have reached the Green Globe certification. It is impressive to see the efficiency with which they incorporated sustainability measures into their processes, throughout the Mövenpick chain”.

About Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts:
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an international upscale hotel management company with over 14’000 employees, is represented in 25 countries with 71 hotels and resorts currently in operation. A further 30 properties are planned or already under construction in Ankara (Turkey), Dubai (four projects – United Arab Emirates); Abu Dhabi (three projects – United Arab Emirates), Shanghai
(China), Dharamshala (India).
Focusing on expansion in its core markets of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts specialises in business and conference hotels, as well as holiday resorts, all reflecting a sense of place and respect for their local communities. Of Swiss heritage and headquartered in Zurich, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is passionate about delivering premium
service, culinary enjoyment and sustainable environments – all with a personal touch. The hotel company is owned by the Mövenpick Holding (66.7%) and the Kingdom Group (33.3%). For more information please visit www.moevenpick-hotels.com.

The portal, accessible through all popular smartphones, has combined theme
and destination hotel searches for added convenience.

Additional content includes information on conferencing facilities, Spa and
Wellness and leisure activities, and picture galleries displaying food and
beverage, business and leisure services.

Guests can book, call or contact each property in the Swiss chain’s 69-
property network and find links to Google maps if they need on-the-ground
directions.

Heiko Siebert, Vice-President Distribution for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
said a strong focus on further developing the mobile website was a logical
next step, following the success of its corporate website.

“As the use of the Internet through mobile devices will continue to increase,
we had two main goals for this project, namely, an additional service for our
guests seeking information about our hotels while on the road, and offering
a new marketing and booking platform,” he said.
The mobile website, developed by Ray Sono, is also integrated with eight
leading social media channels, enabling guests to communicate with friends,
family or business contacts, or share comments or pictures about their
experiences.

Guests cited user friendliness, updates, content, presentation clarity and
access speed as the most important criteria for mobile websites.

About Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company with over 12,000 employees, is represented in 26 countries with over 90 hotels existing or under construction. Focussing on expansion in its core markets of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the international hotel group specialises in business and conference hotels, as well as holiday 2 resorts. Of Swiss origin, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts positions itself in the upscale segment and stands for quality, reliability and care with a personal touch. The hotel group is owned by Mövenpick Holding (66.7%) and the Kingdom Group (33.3%).