Give Peace a Chance
30/09/2008 07:04
PR Newswire
LONDON, September 30 /PRNewswire/ --
- Forty Years After JOHN And YOKO Campaigned to "Give Peace A Chance" in
The Amsterdam Hilton 1969, YOTEL Announce "Bed Peace" in Schiphol Airport
2008 Where the 3rd YOTEL Opens Airside on 30 September
In the 60's Britain exported creativity and innovation in
fashion and music around the world with the likes of Mary Quant and The
Beatles. Today that same spirit of entrepreneurism whether it be a Dyson or a
Body Shop, continues.
LONDON, September 30 /PRNewswire/ --
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Drawn from the influences of Japan, airline travel and luxury
yachts, YOTEL are launching the start of their international expansion plan
by opening their first international hotel at Schiphol. YOTEL CEO Gerard
Greene describes YOTEL as "the iPod of the hotel industry. YOTEL delivers
luxury at a great price and is accessible to all. With the support of our
partners IFA HR, we are intent on taking this around the world, not only to
airports but to city centres where space is at a premium."
YOTEL is a joint creation by YO! Founder Simon Woodroffe and
YOTEL CEO Gerard Greene. Inspired by an airline upgrade into first class,
Simon saw the potential to fuse the language of luxury airline travel with
Japanese capsule hotels to create a small but luxurious cabin. With Gerard at
the helm of the company, this vision was translated into today's reality.
YO! Founder - Simon Woodroffe adds - "the radical approach of
the YOTEL brand with the signature formula of innovation and entertainment
fits well with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's vision and is another step on our
way to taking the spirit of YO! across the world so that everyone can 'Get
their YO!"
The 57 cabin YOTEL is located inside Schiphol's terminal -
Bookable from a four hour minimum with either standard, premium or family
cabin options, YOTEL Schiphol's cabins feature free WiFi and flat screen
TV's. Each cabin comes with a hand-made bed for the best sleep ever and an
en-suite bathroom complete with a monsoon rain shower. The finishing touch is
the relaxing purple mood lighting. Prices start from EUR35.
YOTEL has the on-going investment support of Kuwait-based IFA
Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) as they move forward with their expansion plans.
Talal Jassim Al-Bahar, Chairman and Managing Director of IFA HR stated, "We
are very excited about the opening of the first international YOTEL. YOTEL is
different from other investments we have in the hotel sector and we truly
believe it represents the future. It is a brand that is going to grow
exponentially in the next few years."
Commenting on the new addition, Eric-Paul Dijkhuizen, Managing
Director of Schiphol Group's Consumer Business Area says, "Schiphol are
intent on bringing the very latest world innovations to Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol where our goal is to be an Airport City within a City in our own
right."
http://www.yotel.com
Note to Editors:
A picture accompanying this release is available from the European
Pressphoto Agency (EPA) at http://www.epa-photos.com
Contacts: YOTEL: UK, Georgina Coates or Alex Frith - Threepipe, yotel@threepipe.co.uk,
+44-20-7632-4800; OR Jo Berrington - YOTEL, jo@yotel.com, +44-207-100-8015 or +44-7894-640093
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