The former Dorint Hotel An der Messe Basel welcomes you since June 2021 on as Essential by Dorint Basel City - of course still in the usual 4-star quality! 

The time has come! The first Essential by Dorint Hotel (Link: https://hotel-basel.dorint.com/de/) in Switzerland has opened its doors since June 2021! The former Dorint Hotel An der Messe Basel in Schönaustrasse relaunched as Essential by Dorint Basel City. With great attention to detail, not only was very great emphasis placed on the redesign of the lobby. The bar seating also invites you to linger, because from now on you can also enjoy your first coffee under the open sky. Younger, fresher and fundamentally more inviting, the new premises convince not only hotel guests but also local guests. 

For our hotel guests, our highlights are also the following 5 essentials: 

• Best sleeping comfort
• Sunday breakfast - every day
• Smart working - everywhere
• Neighborhood - spontaneously discover new things
• Your Essential #HotelHeroes - you can rely on us

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The Green Key award is a leading standard of excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. This prestigious eco-label represents a commitment by businesses that their tourism establishments adhere to the strict criteria as stipulated by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). 

 

Appart’City Confort Montpellier Saint-Roch (FR) / Appart’City Confort Paris Clichy - Mairie (FR)

Appart’City: apart-hotels with a recognized label

Since the very beginning, Appart'City has strived to optimize its apart-hotels to make them ever more respectful of the environment, all in an approach that aims for sustainable and sustainable tourism.

This year, a quarter of the Group’s apart-hotels is labeled "Green Key", the first international environmental label for tourist accommodation and catering.

The “Green Key” is awarded by a jury made up of tourism and environmental experts. Their authority in the field of tourism and sustainable development represents a strong guarantee of confidence for committed professionals.

Ultimately, and through regular development, the goal is to achieve labeling of the entire hotel portfolio within three years.

More sustainable consumption 

The reduction of the environmental impact within the aparthotels is also supported by actions taken to reduce or even eliminate the use of plastic or raise awareness of selective sorting and the overconsumption of cleaning products. Thus, in 2022, water fountains will replace all single-use bottles and individually wrapped products will gradually be replaced by solid soaps and eco-labeled dispensers.

To ensure compliance with best practices, all employees are trained in eco-gestures.

An Appart’City hotel at the French-Swiss border with the Green Key 2022 label

Valid for the year 2022, this label is the demonstration of concrete actions implemented within the establishment, in favor of sustainable development.

Ideally located in the North of Geneva, five minutes from Genève Aéroport, Palexpo and the surrounding business area, but also 30 minutes from downtown Geneva and Lake Geneva, "Appart'City Confort Genève Aéroport - Ferney-Voltaire 4*” is perfectly adapted to the needs of a business clientele, but also of leisure, for stays from one night. The establishment of 125 rooms and studios has been designed to facilitate sharing and conviviality, in a refined setting. Visitors appreciate this hotel with its definitely “Home style” atmosphere!

 

Flip through the brochure Appart’City Genève Aéroport Ferney Voltaire (Fr/En)

Visit the webpage Appart’City Confort Genève Aéroport - Ferney-Voltaire 4*

 

 

Appart’City Confort Genève Aéroport - Ferney-Voltaire (FR)

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Discover all the apart-hotels on appartcity.com

About the Green Key label: https://www.greenkey.global/

 

Opposite the Basel SBB train station, the car rental company Enterprise Switzerland is now offering the possibility to quickly and independently switch to a selection of rental cars with "Click & Go" in the parking garage of the Hotel Victoria. With this unique mobility offer throughout Switzerland, Enterprise Switzerland wants to herald a new phase in urban mobility. The company has already tested its new offer at various Swiss railway stations and is now expanding it to urban areas.

New mobility offers are making their way into urban areas throughout Switzerland. The linking of road and rail transport is progressing steadily with the inclusion of further providers of e-bikes or e-scooters. The focus of urban mobility solutions is particularly on flexible rental models for vehicles, which are used as a supplement depending on the need. Against this background, Enterprise Switzerland and Hotel Victoria are jointly launching "Click & Go". As of now, three rental vehicles are available at the Parking Hotel Victoria, which can be rented spontaneously and independently for individually definable periods of time using the associated web app.

App replaces car key

Thierry Gavoille, member of the executive board of Helvetic Mobility AG, which holds the Swiss licence for Enterprise Switzerland, explains: "Our web app enterprise-go.ch can be used to check the availability of our vehicles at the locations, book an individual rental period and unlock the vehicle in question on site using the Bluetooth function of the smartphone. With this uncomplicated handling, we also want to give people who decide at short notice the opportunity to access one of our vehicles when needed. One click in the app is all it takes.

Enterprise Switzerland has already successfully tested its new service in cooperation with SBB at various Swiss railway stations and is now expanding it to the Basel city area due to the high demand. Thierry Gavoille emphasises: "In the first phase, we will provide three vehicles in the small and family car segment at our location in the parking lot of the Hotel Victoria. Whether someone wants to travel alone to a meeting outside the city centre or take the whole family on a day trip to the countryside, our rental vehicles provide this flexibility 24/7."

Individual and varied

Enterprise Switzerland plans to create new locations throughout Switzerland in the coming months and at the same time increase the selection of rental vehicles. Thierry Gavoille emphasises: "We are currently focusing on the needs of urban areas. With additional locations, we will also adapt our offer accordingly. We see the future of mobility in a flexible offer that is adapted to the respective needs of the transport users. Whether train, tram, e-bike or rental vehicle - we see "Click & Go" as a perfectly fitting piece of the puzzle for the mobility of the future. As a brand-independent provider, we are able to offer our customers a wide range of brands and models, from the Nissan Micra to the Volvo XC90 - freshly cleaned and sanitised before every booking."

About Helvetic Mobility AG

Helvetic Mobility AG is the official franchisee of the Enterprise, National & Alamo brands in Switzerland and offers a fleet of more than 2,000 vehicles as well as over 20 different brands for individually configurable rental - whether hourly, daily or overnight rental. In Switzerland, the company also operates the Alamo, Enterprise and National brands as well as Valet Service Speedparking. Headquartered in Kloten and with eight locations at all major airports and cities in Switzerland, Helvetic Mobility AG employs around 100 people. With innovative products such as Minilease, Helvetic Mobility AG offers its customers the possibility of flexibly structuring the term of their rental from one month.

Further information:

Thierry Gavoille

Head of Business Development

Helvetic Mobility AG

Independent Enterprise Franchisee

Balz-Zimmermann-Strasse 38

8302 Kloten

Telefon: 058 122 04 01

thierry.gavoille@enterprise.ch

https://enterpriseminilease.ch/de/

enterprise-go.ch

As a result of its internationalization, it was a priority for Rimowa to adopt an intelligent software that could handle real-time expense reports from employees in multiple countries. Jasmin Merz, Rimowa’s Sales Coordinator, discusses the rolling out of Expensya expense reports management software in the company.

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Egencia announced a major recruitment drive to supercharge its existing technical capabilities in mobile, user experience and end-to-end development as well as artificial intelligence, machine learning to further expand the innovations and products released into market.

Egencia is recruiting for nearly 100 full-time positions across the US, Europe and India including software developers, data analysts, product managers, designers and data engineers. The expanded team will focus on developing new products for its customers that will provide better user experiences that are driven by automation and intelligent data-informed solutions.

The investment reflects the company’s belief that applying data-fuelled intelligence to its products and services will create powerful advantages for the corporate travel manager and their traveling employees. These benefits include enhanced personalization, simplified customer experience and greater cost efficiency.

Mark Hollyhead, President of Egencia, said: “Business travel lags behind other sectors, including retail, financial services, healthcare and e-commerce when it comes to the application of data science. We’re investing heavily in enhancing our capabilities in this area to ensure near-term value for our customers and long-term growth as we move towards an open platform that unlocks new opportunities for travel managers and business travelers alike.

Egencia has already established itself as a leader in this space – having won multiple industry awards for best product and more than $1 billion USD in new customers this year. The team has continued to lead in shaping the future of business travel, including being the first to have launched Travel Advisor, a duty of care solution that integrates alerts and advisories directly into the travel booking process. Egencia has also helped companies integrate with other SaaS products with the increased development of a modern extensible platform using APIs.

Francisca Zanoguera, Vice President of Data & Analytics at Egencia: “We know that applying data science to Egencia’s end-to-end travel management solutions, creates new and exciting possibilities to transform our sector. We are looking forward to bringing more AI and ML-powered products, services, experiences and intelligence to the market.”

For more information on Egencia’s open roles, please visit: https://www.egencia.com/en/careers

Automated spend management for all companies

Our new partner Expensya, automate your processes from payment to reimbursement, every stage of the business spend management process for all companies, regardless of their size or sector. 

Learn more about our partner watching this entertaining video.

To celebrate this new partnership, Expensya decided to share with our members few of theirs publications. 

Read the ebook - Digitalisierung: Wie können Sie Unternehmensausgaben effektiv kontrollieren und Prozesse im digitalen Zeitalter optimieren?

Read the press release - Bigdata Insider: Dieses Potenzial hat KI im Finanzwesen

Organisations worldwide are set to increase investment in employee health. That’s the findings of the International SOS Risk Outlook 2022. The report and updated global risk maps also signal that organisations are grappling with an increasingly complex risk landscape. The survey of nearly 1,000 risk professionals across 75 countries, coupled with insight from the Workforce Resilience Council and International SOS proprietary data, indicates that both mental and physical health support will see increased investment. In fact, over half (56%) of organisations intend to increase spending on both.

Read the full press release here.

Excellence in Car Rental Business in Switzerland but also in more than 100 other countries.

The entire Enterprise Switzerland Team sees itself as a flexible mobility provider for the very individual needs of its international customers. With our expertise and our passion - we support Individual travelers, SME`s and Multinational companies in their individual topics related to mobility.
We offer customized solutions that make their everyday life easier. We achieve this because we are experts in our field and have a large network at our disposal.
With the Swiss MSS Holding & Enterprise International we can rely on a huge number for supporting professionals who work all for you. Our customers receive from us the brand promise of a global brand paired with Swissness and 360° support from a team that is happy to be mobility solver every day.

WE are there for our customers! WE are convinced that satisfied employees & satisfied customers ensure the long-term success of the company.
This is what we work for every day!

More information on Enterprise Switzerland services click here or go to their website.

Your 2021 wanderlust is cured! citizenM is opening six fabulous, new hotels this year. Add them to your 'must visit' list – and get acquainted when the doors open.

Say hello to citizenM Los Angeles Downtown

citizenM has landed in La La Land! The very first Los Angeles hotel is a blockbuster with all the usual (citizenM) suspects: XL beds, an art-packed living room, 24/7 canteenM. Plus, 5 societyM meeting rooms for business nomads. Around the hotel: the financial, fashion, art and toy districts. And Hollywood is just a metro stop away. You can already book your stay from October 2021.

Say hello to citizenM Paris Champs-Elysees

Your next love story starts this autumn – prepare to fall head over stilettos with citizenM Paris Champs-Elysees hotel. It overlooks the world's most famous street, Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Ideal for coffee with croissants on the umbrella-lined terrace... or cocktails in the clouds at the sensational rooftop bar. Door opens September 2021. 

Say hello to citizenM San Francisco Union Square

California dreamin' starts with San Francisco. It’s home to rolling hills, architectural splendour, the best dim sum, and now citizenM San Francisco Union Square hotel! Come soak up magnetic sunsets on the open roof terrace, or catch a short cab ride to North Beach and Chinatown.

Say hello to citizenM Miami Brickell

Get ready to sip margaritas by the pool... That's right! citizenM Miami Brickell is the brand’s first hotel with a rooftop pool. Come for a swim or hydrate at the cloudM bar – either way, put Miami on your 'must visit' list. Doors open this autumn.

Say hello to citizenM Miami World Center

One Miami hotel isn’t enough for citizenM. So this autumn, the brand is opening a second location – and with a sensational rooftop pool! citizenM Miami World Center hotel may appear the business professional on the outside, but inside, it's still the fun all-are-welcome hotel like its sister. 

Say hello to citizenM Washington DC NoMa

NoMa is a 'work hard, play hard' kind of neighbourhood. Politics, nightlife and some of DC's most iconic sights congregate here. Joining them this winter is citizenM’s second DC hotel, citizenM Washington DC NoMa. Adorned with incredible art inside and out, you can't miss it!