Over the past 10 months, there has been intense work on building the new Kämp, which rests on its uniqueness but with the Nordic Choice Hotel's muscles in the back. Central to that work has been Kämp Collection Hotel CEO Laura Tarkka. When Kämp is now fully part of Nordic Choice Hotels, Tarkka chooses to move on as previously agreed.
All 207 hotels are open for guests and visitors as usual, but with special attention for the safety of guests and employees. Due to many media requests, Nordic Choice Hotels will provide a general statement on the situation in the company during the virus outbreak.
Development within the hotel industry is moving faster than ever and the boundaries between the hotel experience and everyday life are becoming blurred. By launching hotel services at home Nordic Choice Hotels are taking a new approach to adding a little more sparkle to everyday life.
The first guests will be able to check in at Comfort Hotel Helsinki Airport in 2023 when the chain opens its first hotel in Finland. The chain’s ambition is quite clear: the chain is to grow considerably in the Nordic region, and Finland is the top priority.
Fredric Landell will take over as new CEO of Petter Stordalen's hotel development company Nordic Property Management. The company is the largest in the Nordic market, working on project management of large hotel and restaurant projects.
Clarion Collection was the first chain acquired by Petter A. Stordalen during the 1990s. The chain was then called Home Hotels, which was subsequently changed to Clarion Collection. Now, Clarion Collection is taking the lead with a unique industry concept using the well-known Scandinavian term “hygge” as a platform.
The hotel group’s customer loyalty programme, Nordic Choice Club, now allows all members to donate their bonus points to the national cancer societies in the Nordic countries.
The competition authority has approved Nordic Choice Hotels acquisition of Kämp Collection Hotels. The acquisition of Kämp Collection Hotels, which was previously owned by CapMan Buyout funds and other owners, was finalized on October 9th. The new owner aims at significantly increasing the hotel supply in Helsinki.
Next year, the construction of Finland's largest hotel project of all time begins. 711 new hotel rooms will be welcoming guests at Helsinki Airport in 2023. Today, the developer LAK Real Estate Oy can present Nordic Choice Hotels as the hotel operator for the two hotels.
Nordic Choice Hotels has acquired Kämp Collection Hotels, the leading luxury and lifestyle hotel group in Finland. The most famous hotel in the group internationally is the legendary Hotel Kämp, established in 1887. Nordic Choice Hotels is one of the leading hotel chain in the Nordic countries, known for its’ Clarion hotels and the Nordic Hotels & Resorts portfolio.