LUX Spring 2018

LUXLIFE MAGAZINE | 23 Spring 2018 who are always thinking positively and are focused on providing guests with the ultimate service. Highlighting the emphasis that staff put on providing guests, the motto is ‘At Your Service.’ The team invests a lot in its people through repetitive trainings all year round. The team pays great attention to detailed evaluations on a monthly basis. The employees are its prime asset and force making the difference to the front line. As an example, all of its guests, when arriving at the hotel, are warmly greeted from all staff members crossing their path having so a very warm welcome. A very warm and personalised seated check-in accompanied by a glass of champagne. The true Greek Philoxenia. With an eye on attracting even more guests, Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel has also started an action plan for developing quality alternative tourism holidays. Holiday packages have been already created for seven nights stay focusing on authentic Kitchen lessons activities based on traditional Corfu Cuisine. Excitingly for many, the hotel’s proposition has motivated different local companies that became valuable partners to this project, such as very important also to note that for two consecutive years, Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel is home to the cast and crew of ITV’s famous ‘The Durrells’, a series inspired by the globally loved autobiographical novel ’My Family and Other Animals’, written by George Durrell who spent his childhood on the island. The cast and crew will come back to the hotel next spring to film the series next season. Boasting a worldwide presence, the hotel’s guests are from all over the world, and International upgraded clientele who seeks to be in the best Boutique hotel on the island. All of its guests are experienced hotel guests with great expectations as per above USPs. The match between their expectations and what Corfu Palma Boutique hotel is offering is perfect resulting great reviews in all national and international guests’ reviews sites. This trend is the upcoming trend in Corfu and in Greece for the following eight years. The segmentation is 60% individuals and 40% from tour operating special partnerships. Major nationalities are U.K., Germany, France. The hotel is proactively also investing in developing niche markets. Corfu Palma Boutique hotel has been recently attributed, as the first hotel of the Ionian islands, the quality distinction and certification for the Chinese market. Fundamentally, in addition to its ability of ensuring guests enjoy a memorable stay, the hotel is also very sensitive to its social responsibility which has three sectors of priority; including the environment, the community and the people. The team at the hotel believe that the Environment is important to everyone. The greenhouse effect and other ecological concerns are increasing day by day and so we all need to actively contribute to environment and climate protection. As such, staff’s response in respect of the environment here at the Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel has made significant environmental contributions. Maintaining its presence amongst the community, the team also regularly organise fundraising activities with various local charities, including ‘Hamogelou tou Paidiou.’ Every year, the team collect clothes for the purpose of donating clothing items to the homeless shelters of the Municipality of Corfu, and regularly make donations of Hotel equipment that is in storage and no longer required. This is testament to the caring nature and success of the hotel. Last but not least, Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel cares about its people and staff, and focuses on the Training & Development of all its associates. The team has developed a plan on Information and Training through wellbeing activities with its associates, and is giving additional leave days in case of maternity. Furthermore, staff host parties for our team members. Ultimately, from all the above, Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel has a very solid commercial position on the island being the best boutique hotel. As a consequence, the conditions are optimum for their ownership to follow their investment dream and develop a Boutique hotel chain at a national level and with this with large success. Company: Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel Contact: Spyros Ioannidis Address: Dasia, Corfu, 49083, Greece Phone: 0030 26610 93941 Website: www.corfupalmaboutiquehotel.com Palma Boutique H o t e l