Cision Wire http://www.cisionwire.com Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:03:47 GMT Cision Wire 120 32 http://www.cisionwire.com http://www.cisionwire.com/images/CisionLogoSmall.gif Scandic introduces personally customized beds as the first hotel chain in the world http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/scandic-introduces-personally-customized-beds-as-the-first-hotel-chain-in-the-world,c9216492 cision448143 The important role played by the bed for the overall hotel experience is easily understood. Therefore, as the first hotel chain in the world, Scandic now introduce adaptable beds that can be adjusted to meet all personal comfort preferences by the hotel guests. The campaign is a collaboration with the Swedish bed manufacturer Bliss Nordic which has developed the world patented bed design.

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Scandic and the Øgreid Eiendom have signed a contract to build a new hotel in the centre of Stavanger. The hotel will open in 2013.

]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT Scandic wins Nordic Council Environment Prize http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/scandic-wins-nordic-council-environment-prize,c9127884 cision351612

Scandic was rewarded by the Nordic Council for its efforts to promote sustainable tourism in the Nordic Region and beyond. A conscious environmental strategy and a series of apparently minor and simple initiatives have proven highly successful. “Since 1994, Scandic has led the way in efforts to reduce its own environmental impact, a policy subsequently adopted by many others in the hotel industry and society in general”, the adjudication panel writes.

]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 10:45:01 GMT Top marks in the European Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study Scandic’s guests most satisfied in Europe http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/top-marks-in-the-european-hotel-guest-satisfaction-index-study-scandic-s-guests-most-satisfied-in-europe,c533308 cision288896 The 2010 European Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, a report published by JD Power and Associates, shows that Scandic ranks highest for customer satisfaction in the mid-scale full service category. The annual study asked over 14,400 hotel guests across Europe how happy they were with their stays. Anders Ehrling, President and CEO of Scandic, recently accepted the associated award in Stockholm.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:49:18 GMT New head of Scandic in Norway http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/new-head-of-scandic-in-norway,c521814 cision280962 Scandic has recruited Svein Arild Steen-Mevold as the new head of operations in Norway. Svein Arild has a extensive background in the hotel industry and joins from Choice, where he is President of the Clarion Collection. He will take up his post as Vice President Scandic Norway in early 2011.

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT Scandic adds more hotels in the Nordic region http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/scandic-adds-more-hotels-in-the-nordic-region,c520943 cision280429 Continuing its Nordic expansion, Scandic welcomes three new franchise hotels.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT Scandic talks accessibility at the UN http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/scandic-talks-accessibility-at-the-un,c516669 cision277671 Magnus Berglund, Scandic’s Disability Coordinator, has been invited to the UN on 7 October to speak about accessibility issues. The day of seminars, organised by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, aims to increase understanding of the content, and consequences, of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2006. The seminars in Geneva will bring together experts from around the world.

]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:01:00 GMT Scandic has built its most accessible hotel ever http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/scandic-has-built-its-most-accessible-hotel-ever,c514859 cision276575 The newly opened Scandic Oslo Airport has wheelchair access in all 245 rooms. Each room also serves as a haven for allergy sufferers, who have also been given full consideration in all the public spaces in the hotel. Scandic has tried to think of all forms of physical disability: mobility issues, allergies and impaired sight or hearing. Scandic Oslo Airport is the first hotel in the Nordic region to be approved by the Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association (NAAF).

]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT Each hotel guest uses 209 litres of water a day http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/each-hotel-guest-uses-209-litres-of-water-a-day,c510547 cision274000 The Scandic hotel chain has been measuring water consumption at its hotels since 1996. Back then, each guest used 240 litres of water per day; now that figure is down to 209 litres. This is lower than is required for Scandic’s hotels to be approved under the Nordic Swan ecolabelling scheme.

]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:20:18 GMT Anders Ehrling is Scandic’s new President and CEO http://www.cisionwire.com/scandic/r/anders-ehrling-is-scandic-s-new-president-and-ceo,c505194 cision270838 Anders Ehrling, former CEO of SAS Sweden, will be the new President and CEO of the Nordic region’s leading hotel chain – Scandic. Anders Ehrling will take up the post on 1 September this year.

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