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Feb.24, 2015
CORINTHIA HOTEL BUDAPEST LAUNCHES "THE GRAND
BUDAPEST HOTEL" PACKAGE CELEBRATING MOVIE
OSCAR
Corinthia Hotel Budapest, originally the Grand
Hotel Royal, launches a new package to celebrate
the Oscar success of “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
and cinematic past and present of Hungary’s
capital. The buzz around Wes Anderson’s ‘The
Grand Budapest Hotel’ has been firmly reinstated
– as the movie ran away with four Oscars. Did
Anderson perhaps get his inspiration for this
enchanting hotel when he stayed at and did a
back-of-house tour at Corinthia Hotel Budapest
in 2012?
Corinthia Hotel Budapest, which originally
opened in 1896 as the Grand Hotel Royal, shares
several similarities with the movie’s fictional
Grand Budapest Hotel, including a remarkably
similar facade.
The Grand Hotel Royal was Europe’s first grand
hotel and royal spa. The earliest filmmakers,
the Lumière brothers, held their first
cinematographic screening outside of Paris in
Continental Europe, at the hotel in May 1896. In
1915, the Hotel’s Royal Ballroom was transformed
into the Royal Apollo Cinema seating over 1,000
viewers. In 2002, the luxury Corinthia Hotel
Group, painstakingly and elegantly, restored the
original Grand Hotel Royal to its former glory.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” package offers guests
the unique chance to live the life of the 1930’s
elite in a hotel originally opened in 1896 as
the Grand Hotel Royal – one of the first
European hotels feature en-suite bathrooms and
electricity-operated lifts. Living like the
social elite the hotel attracted in 1896, guests
will be brought to the hotel in limousines. They
will also get a tailor-made guided historical
tour of this Grande Dame hotel, special room
amenities – and of course the opportunity to
watch this Wes Anderson’s award-winning movie
within the walls of the hotel which inspired it.
Having won (among many) Best Motion Picture at
the Golden Globes and Best Original Screenplay
at the BAFTA’s, there’s no better excuse to
watch it now. See full list of awards and
nominations here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/awards?ref_=tt_ql_4 See
below for full package details.
Package price is €409 (approximately $465.38)
for two nights for two people,
inclusive/exclusive of 20% tax (with option to
extend at a special rate). For reservations: http://www.corinthia.com/hotels/budapest/offers/experience/grand-budapes...
THE AWARD-WINNING,
FIVE-STAR CORINTHIA HOTELL BUDAPEST BECOMES PARTNER OF
SIGNATURE TRAVEL NETWORK
October 16, 2014
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The
award-winning, five-star Corinthia
Hotel Budapest announced today that
it has been selected as a partner
hotel of the American-based
Signature Travel Network.
Signature Travel Network is a
member-owned cooperative comprised
of the travel industry's leading
retail agencies. Created by a group
of like-minded agency owners in
1956, Signature Travel Network has
continued to attract the travel
industry's most successful and
prominent retailers. Signature's
member-owned network supports more
than 6,000 front-line travel
consultants, who collectively
generate sales in excess of $6
billion annually. Over the years,
Signature has built a vast
collection of preferred
relationships with the best travel
companies in their field. This
includes cruise lines, tour
operators, safari outfitters,
hotels, airlines, villa rental
companies, adventure travel
providers, rail, car rental, and
limo companies. Signature travel
consultants can handle all
travel-related needs offering a
one-stop full-service.
“We are very pleased to be included
in this prestigious network. I
believe it will be a beneficial
add-on for our guests. When booking
their stay at our hotel, Signature
Travel Network guests can take
advantage of exclusive benefits and
privileged hotel rates. I trust that
this cooperation will be fruitful
for all participants,” said Mr.
Thomas M. Fischer, General Manager
of the hotel.
Corinthia Hotels
FOOTBALL FEVER
EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP IN OUR
WORLD CUP TERRACE
Q. What’s the next best thing to watching the World Cup
live in Brazil?
A. Watching the World Cup live in the roof-garden World
Cup Terrace of Corinthia Hotel Budapest.
We are setting up a mega projector for the entire
duration of the World Cup and a fabulous seating area
where guests can relax, socialise, enjoy great food and
drink, and watch the sport in ultimate comfort.
Enjoy fabulous authentic Brazilian food, lively party
music at the weekends and guest commentators for the big
matches. Don’t miss our taste of Brazil in Budapest –
it’s going to be the World
Cup venue in Hungary!
CORINTHIA HOTEL BUDAPEST TAKES TOP PLACE IN TRAVEL AWARD FOR
LUXURY AND ROMANCE
Image via corinthia.com
Feb 04, 2014
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Corinthia Hotel Budapest
announced that it has been named as a winner in the
Luxury, Top Hotels and Romance category in the 2014
Traveler's Choice awards.
“This is the sixth year that the Corinthia Hotel
Budapest was honored with a top TripAdvisorAward,”
said the hotel’s General Manager, Mr. Thomas M.
Fischer. “We are extremely proud of this title,
which ranks us as a member of the world’s most
outstanding hotels based on the opinions of
travelers, our guests, from all over the world.”
In recent years, Corinthia Hotel Budapest won TripAdvisor Traveler’s
Choice Awards in the categories of Luxury Hotel,
Best Service Hotel and Top Hotel in Budapest.
Traveler's Choice award winners were determined
based on the reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisortravelers
around the globe.
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site,
enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect
trip. TripAdvisor branded
sites make up the largest travel community in the
world, with more than 260 million unique monthly
visitor, and more than 125 million reviews and
opinions covering more than 3.1 million
accommodations, restaurants and attractions.
GRAND BUILDING IN HUNGARY
10th Anniversary gala dinner for corinthia hotel
budapest
May 12, 2013
Corinthia Hotels marked the 10th anniversary since
the reopening of its Corinthia Hotel Budapest in
Hungary with a gala dinner hosted by Corinthia Group
Chairman and Founder Alfred Pisani in the hotel’s
magnificent ballroom. Guests of honor for the
evening were the deputy mayor of Budapest Balazs
Szeneczey and Malta’s minister for tourism Karmenu
Vella. Also present was Malta’s ambassador to
Austria Colin Scicluna. As part of the anniversary
celebrations, the hotel also inaugurated a permanent
exhibition in the hotel’s grand lobby, featuring key
elements from the hotel’s 113-year-old history.
Welcoming his distinguished guests Chairman Alfred
Pisani said: “I speak with a sense of awe at the
history of this wonderful property. It is a landmark
with deep roots in this city and I am pleased that
Corinthia managed to breathe a soul back into it.”
The hotel originally opened as the “Grand Hotel
Royal” in 1896 to commemorate the Hungarian
Millennium. The legendary building has had a
chequered history, culminating in a superb
renovation and restoration project conducted by
Corinthia Hotels ten years ago.
Launching the exhibition, Hotel General Manager
Thomas M. Fischer said: “This exhibition is a
suitable memorial to the unique building’s
multi-faceted history. It offers an interesting
insight not only for our hotel guests, but for all
the people of Budapest, who continue to be inspired
by this grand building and who are undoubtedly
pleased that it has been restored to its former
glory by Corinthia.”
The permanent exhibition was compiled by the
Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism, partly
through its own resources, as also from other
documents and artefacts donated by former and
current employees of the hotel, and which can now be
admired by the hotel’s guests, as also the general
public.
PHOTO: At the top table - from left: Mrs. Scicluna,
Minister Karmenu Vella, Chairman Alfred Pisani, Dep.
Mayor Balazs Szeneczey, Mrs. Szeneczey, Ambassador
Colin Scicluna
Jo Gowie, General
Manager, Corinthia Aquincum Hotel (far right first
row) and his team welcome the US Ambassador to
Hungary, H.E. George H. Walker (front row center)
and the AmCham representatives to the 4th of July
Independence Day Celebrations.
THE AWARD WINNING
FIVE-STAR CORINTHIA AQUINCUM HOTEL HOSTS JULY 4TH
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN BUDAPEST
H.E George H.
Walker, US Ambassador to Hungary Greeted
Guests
(New
York, NY July 5,2006)-The award-winning five-star
Corinthia Aquincum Hotel in Budapest, Hungary,
hosted for the third year running, the July 4th
Independence Day Celebrations of the City's
American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).
Following the welcome speech of Mr. Jo Gowie,
Corinthia Aquincum Hotel General Manager, His
Excellency George H. Walker, the Ambassador of the
United States to Hungary, greeted the guests at the
230th anniversary celebration of US Independence.
He emphasized the good relationship between the US
and Hungary, demonstrated by the recent visit to
Hungary of the President of the United States, Mr.
George W. Bush.The Ambassador also praised the
outstanding activity of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Budapest. Ms. Barbara Brill, on behalf
of the Board of AmCham, thanked the Corinthia
Aquincum Hotel General Manager, Mr. Gowie, and his
staff, for the professional manner in which the
event was organized.
Adult
Guests at the celebration were able to enjoy
Corinthia Aquincum's unique Spa facilities, while
there was plenty of entertainment for the
children.
Corinthia Aquincum
Hotel Awards and Recognitions
Corinthia Aquincum
Hotel was named One Of The Best
Hotels,
Best Wellness Hotel
and Best Food and Beverage Service in the Five Star
Category
by Budapest Week's
Reader Survey For The Best Of Budapest
2005.
About Corinthia
Hotels International (CHI)
CHI, a Malta-based
Hotel Group, is one of the fastest growing
hospitality chains in Europe. It currently has 20
upscale properties in 11 exciting destinations:
Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Libya,
Malta, Portugal, Russia, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia
and Turkey.
For more
information visit www.corinthiahotels.com;
Reservations: World Hotels (800) 223-5652 ; US
Sales Office: Ann J. Tillman, Vice President, Sales
& Marketing, CHI North America, (212) 808
6502.
For additional
information on CHI visit www.corinthiahotels.com;
in
New York, The
Bradford Group (212) 447-0027,
bradfordmktg@aol.com.
Editorial
Contact:
Karen
Hoffman,
The Bradford
Group
Tel: (212)
447-0027
Corinthia Hotels
International
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