The ‘Confortel Hoteles’ hotel chain received the “Best Stand Award in the Business category” for the third year in a row at the recent International Travel Show (FITUR), held at the end of February in the Madrid Exhibition Centre (IFEMA). The hotel chain owned by the ONCE Business Corporation (CEOSA) is the first company to receive this award three years running.
The director of FITUR, Ana Larrañaga, accompanied by the Chairman of the Business Association of Spanish Travel Agencies, José Manuel Maciñeiras, presented the award to the chain’s most senior executives, the CEO, Jon Cortina, the managing director, José Ángel Preciados, and the commercial director, Javier Sancho.
At the presentation ceremony, Jon Cortina said that Confortel Hoteles “sees this award as recognition by FITUR of our commitment to improving and renovating the presence of Confortel at the show”.
José Ángel Preciados said that, through its proposal, the hotel chain aims to transmit “the transparency of Confortel, keeping in harmony with its elegant, modern and bright aesthetic”. “We wanted to present our company through a project in keeping with our philosophy of customer care, so the stand transmits simplicity and approachability, our core values”, he added.
The Confortel stand was located in pavilion 10 (stand 10D10), and covered an area 21 metres long by 13.5 metres wide. Designed by Grupo Plan, it incorporates an innovative design which, just as in previous years, tends to value “content over the container”, in other words, people, visitors, friends, etc., a cornerstone of the hotel chain’s philosophy.
Furthermore, at the 2010 edition, Confortel wanted to go even further, and gave visitors the chance to reflect their thoughts in writing so they would become an integral part of the stand.
At every edition, FITUR presents awards to nine stands in three categories: autonomous regions, countries and businesses.
Confortel Hoteles currently has 18 hotels: four in Madrid, four in Barcelona, two in Valencia and one in Seville, Badajoz, Menorca, Malaga (Fuengirola), Cadiz (Calas de Conil), Huelva (Islantilla), Gerona (S´Agaró) and Zaragoza.
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Changes in the chain
Mónica Gimeno Abón, previously the head of holiday market sales in Confortel’s Commercial Department, based in Fuengirola, has been appointed the new manager of the Hotel Confortel Fuengirola. Furthermore, Lorena Heras Marbán has joined Confortel’s Commercial and Marketing Management team as the head of Marketing.
Additionally, two of our members of staff have left the company: Jesús Izquierdo Fernández, manager of the Hotel Confortel Badajoz, and Laura Jiménez, head of the Marketing Department.