Press Releases

Johan Kvist new VP Strategy at Scandic Group

May 16, 2013 08:00 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic Hotels is delighted to announce that Johan Kvist will be taking over responsibility for strategy at the Group on 20 May 2013. He is joining Scandic from the consultancy firm, Occam Associates, and his strategic expertise will be a major asset for Scandic in the future.

Scandic Hamburg Emporio wins the Top Hotel Opening Award 2012 in the First Class category

May 15, 2013 15:34 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic Hamburg Emporio was among the winners of the Top Hotel Opening Awards 2012, honouring the best hotel openings of the year in the Luxury, First Class, Budget and Exceptional categories. Partner to the award is the Stuttgart Trade Fair, with its fair Intergastra.

Scandic stands its ground as the best hotel chain on sustainability

May 07, 2013 06:55 BST Scandic Hotels For the third year in a row, Scandic has been voted the most sustainable hotel chain by the 9,000 Swedish consumers who participated in Sustainable Brands*, the annual survey that ranks how companies work on environmental and social responsibility. In total across all sectors Scandic comes in 16th place out of 228.

Gotland’s biggest hotel becomes a Scandic

May 02, 2013 07:00 BST Scandic Hotels On 14 June Gotland’s biggest hotel – Visby HamnHotell – will become Scandic’s first hotel on the popular Swedish island. The comprehensive refurbishment and extension of the hotel has been completed and it is now time for a name change. The new Scandic Visby will be offering this summer’s guests 214 rooms, many with sea views and a balcony or terrace.

SkiStar Åre: Åre’s ‘In the Footsteps of Giants’ nominated for international award

Apr 23, 2013 15:31 BST SkiStar AB The conceptual light setting “In the Footsteps of Giants” is one of the remaining finalists for the Lamp Awards 2013 – an international competition in architectural lighting. In the Footsteps of Giants was designed by Ljusarkitektur and is one of the 20 finalists selected from 608 entrants.

Fast track to Bruce Springsteen with the industry’s biggest frequent guest programme

Apr 17, 2013 08:00 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic Friends, the Nordic hotel industry’s biggest frequent guest programme, has seen member numbers grow to around 930,000 since its launch in 2008. This autumn the programme is on track to exceed a million members. The most popular way to spend points is on reward nights at Scandic, but also with partners such as the Finnish hotel chain Lapland Hotels.

SkiStar Åre: Skiing and big events in Åre until 1 May

Apr 16, 2013 12:32 BST SkiStar AB The snow has hardly yet turned into sorbet on the slopes in Åre since temperatures, despite a long period of sunny days have stayed mainly below zero. This has resulted in magic skiing conditions. We are now looking forward to playful slushy conditions but with cold snow further up on Mt Åreskutan and several big events such as classic Freeride and the popular downhill race Skutskjutet.

Taste Jamie Oliver’s exciting new food for kids – served at all Scandic hotels

Apr 12, 2013 12:00 BST Scandic Hotels World-famous chef Jamie Oliver and Scandic present an even more fun Kids menu with new dishes like Jamie’s BBQ Chicken, plus Scandic’s youngest guests can still build their own pizza. The menu will be served at all 156 Scandic hotels across the Nordic region, starting on 24 June.

Scandic sharpens its Food & Beverage focus– Jamie Oliver brings a summer flavour to Scandic

Apr 12, 2013 12:00 BST Scandic Hotels Continuing its successful partnership with world-famous chef Jamie Oliver, Scandic presents a wonderful Summer menu and a Kids menu that is more fun than ever. The menus will be served at all 156 hotels across the Nordic region, starting on 24 June. The partnership forms one of the elements in Scandic’s sharper food & beverage focus.

SkiStar Åre: Three new chairlifts in Åre

Apr 12, 2013 10:57 BST SkiStar AB With one of the most significant investments in lifts ever made in Åre, next season will see the addition of no less than three modern chairlifts. The new lifts will boast capacity in the ski area with about 5 000 persons and further improve the skiing experience in the zone below the treeline. The building work will commence in May, and opening of the three new lifts will be in December 2013.