In the wake of the virus attack on the night of 2 December, Nordic Choice Hotels has over the weekend worked to map the extent of the virus attack on the IT systems.
On the night of 2 December, Nordic Choice Hotels was hit by a virus attack on our IT systems. The virus infected systems for bookings, check-in and check-out, as well as payment solutions. After the incident, we have worked around
As a result of the virus our IT- systems were exposed to on the night of Thursday 2 December, we are still experiencing technical problems. We are working to get an overview of the incident and its consequences, while we do everything to ensure that guests at the hotels have a great stay.
As it looks now, many of the hotels will have to continue to use manual solutions over the weekend and be b
Nordic Choice Hotels IT-systems was affected by a virus during the night towards December 2. The virus primarily affected our internal systems for booking, checking in and out and payment solutions. We have implemented manual processes to handle the situations at the hotels so we can focus on the guests, but the waiting time will be longer than usual. We are working to solve the issue with all res
Nordic Choice Hotels is raising the bar for international conference venues with the opening of Comfort Hotel Copenhagen Airport next to the hotel group’s existing Clarion Hotel on May 20. This addition means that they now offer 66.000 m2 divided between nearly 1000 hotel rooms, an enormous conference hall and 33 meeting rooms just a four minute walk from the airport.
Nordic Choice Hotels is the first hotel company in the Nordic region that can offer guests 5G, beginning with Comfort Hotel Xpress Stockholm. Initially. the mobile technology of the future will be available in 20 of the hotel’s 257 rooms, which means that guests can already test the possibilities that 5G offers.
Nordic Choice Hotels has engaged with selected guests to report back on infection control measures in their hotels throughout the Nordic region. The assessments will be visible on their website.
The figures for 2020 show that the company has had its turnover reduced by 5.1 billion NOK in 2020 compared with 2019.
Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport, opened in 2016, has made its mark as one of the most valued and popular hotels in the area surrounding Helsinki airport. Clarion wanted to emphasize the hotel’s location at the heart of Aviapolis in the hotel’s name. Aviapolis is a developing airport city and the hotel is now called Clarion Hotel Aviapolis.
For employees who are in direct contact with hotel guests, it will now become mandatory to wear face masks. This is the latest of a number of infection control measures Nordic Choice Hotels have implemented, to ensure a safe stay for its hotel guests during the Covid 19 outbreak.
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.
