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Old 17-03-09, 20:34   #1 (permalink)
 
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News In the Sun Tenerife News in English Shock As Tenerife’s Barceló Hotels Put Up For Sale

just when you thought things couldn't get worse!!
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Old 17-03-09, 21:38   #2 (permalink)
 
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News In the Sun Tenerife News in English Shock As Tenerife’s Barceló Hotels Put Up For Sale

Goodness, we were just admiring the Barcelo at yours last week, it looks so nice.




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Currently a total of 38 hotels in Canarias is for sale, totalling 22000 beds...

on top of this, a number of hotels are going to close after Easter, and open only in the summer
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Where do you get this information..which hotels are up for sale and which are closed over Easter as i'm genuinely interested.
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Where do you get this information..which hotels are up for sale and which are closed over Easter as i'm genuinely interested.
the stories of the hotels for sale, have been in several news papers, and also brought on this site

Hotels for sale Canarias 7. Economía. 38 hoteles están en venta en Canarias

temp closing of hotels AFTER easter Hoteles tinerfeños estudian un cierre temporal, admite Ashotel. Economía y Laboral, eldia.es

staff at Arona Gran Hotel, have been told they will have be closed, or at least scaled down a lot, as well as several hotels in Las Americas.

Rumors about well known Clothing brands closing several shops, and a tourist park in the south temp closing, is also in play,
but since I only have heard this from one "source", I dont name names...
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Thanks for that..

One thing that sent shock waves was if the Arona Gran is struggling others must be too..Its part of the Spring Hotels chain and you will see that by in large all their hotels in Tenerife which include the Vulcano & the Bitacora attract very good reviews and have much repeat business.

If the good hotels are struggling, what about the mediocre ones I wonder??
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The only ones I've heard definitely will be closing between Easter and the Summer season are the Ashotel group.
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Only gossip ... but a fairly good source tells me that one of the major hotels in Las Americas is closing for the summer and putting its clients into two of its other hotels and using the recession as a chance to refurbish.

I don't want to say where just yet, but when it's a "go" I'll let you know!
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One of the sons of our landlord works for a major hotel group in the canaries, and he has known for a few weeks that he is being "finished" in April.
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This chain isn't finishing anyone, they are transferring their staff to their other hotels. They realise that this is a blip and not a permanent situation, however worrying it is.
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