Le Meridien has slashed up to 50 per cent off rates worldwide this summer, offering bargains at hotels and resorts on five continents between June 1 and September 31, including new properties such as Le Meridien Munich and Le Meridien Pearl of Seychelles cruise.
Covered in Le Meridien Summer Passport program are more than 30 hotels in Europe - including a dozen in the United Kingdom (UK) as well as six in North Africa. Asia, too, figures heavily, with 16 options among Le Meridien hotels and partner Nikko Hotels offering discount rates, while travelers have a choice of resorts in the Seychelles as well as six properties in India and regional Le Meridien hotels in the Middle East.
Bargains are also on offer at other popular summer destinations in Cyprus, Monte Carlo, Malta, Portugal and Russia, as well as US cities. In addition, 22 Le Meridien hotels and resorts in the Middle East and West Asia are participating in the program, offering discounted rates between June 1 and September 31.
Meanwhile, following the success last year of its Ahlan programme, Le Meridien is reviving the scheme for the peak summer traveling months. Aimed at making Arab travelers feel at home, Ahlan is provided at hotels in popular holiday destinations, and highlights hotels that offer Arabic-speaking staff at reception and on the switchboard, as well as additional Arabic services.
Other value-added services include Arabic newspapers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait; in-room Arabic satellite television, plus foreign exchange facilities for all GCC currencies – where available, the scheme includes inter-connecting rooms.
Le Méridien is a global hotel group with a portfolio of more than 140 luxury and upscale hotels in 55 countries worldwide. The majority of its properties are located in the world's top cities and resorts throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The company also enjoys a strategic alliance with JAL-owned Nikko Hotels, providing guests access to an additional 42 properties around the world. Headquartered in London, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts is owned by Nomura International and managed by Terra Firma Capital Partners. — (menareport.com)
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