Iberostar Hotels & Resorts
Private | |
Industry | Hotel and catering trade |
Founded | 1986 |
Headquarters | Palma, Majorca, Spain |
Products | Hotels |
Number of employees | + 20,000 |
Website | Iberostar.com |
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is a hotel chain based in Spain, specializing in over 100 4 and 5-star hotels. It is owned by Grupo Iberostar, which also owns Iberostate Golf, Villas & Condos, Iberoservice its incoming tourism division and Iberostar The Club. The company's trademark is "first line" hotels (meaning directly on the beach), surrounded by gardens.
The company was founded in 1986 in Palma, Majorca, Spain by the Fluxá family.
Iberostar's head office is located in Mallorca and hotels that operate under their brand name are located in the continents of Europe, North America, and Africa.
Travel Trade Gazette, a U.K.-based travel industry publication, named the company "Best Hotel Chain of the Year" in 2009.[1]
On April 7, 2010, Iberostar announced that Antonio Banderas would be the new face of a global campaign to promote the company's hotels and resorts.[2]
In mid-2014, Iberostar renewed their partnership with Toni Nadal, uncle of professional tennis player Rafael Nadal, which had lasted since 2009. This deal is scheduled to continue until 2017.[3] Toni Nadal, also from Majorca, wears an Iberostar brand hat to every tennis match he attends.
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References
- ↑ "TTG Travel Awards 2009 winners revealed!". Travel Trade Gazette. September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ Travel Agent Central | Antonio Banderas, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts Unite for Global Campaign | (Accessed 2010-04-07)/
- ↑ "IBEROSTAR RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH TONI NADAL". iberostar.com. IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts. Retrieved 18 February 2015.