27/02/2008: The Hotusa Group strengthens its presence in France with the purchase of Elysées West Hotels

With this acquisition, Hotusa Hotels’ portfolio now contains over 200 associated establishments in France

The Hotusa Group has gained ownership of Elysées West Hotels, a chain of independent hotels with 92 associated establishments in France. This operation permits the Spanish consortium to take another step ahead in its international expansion plans with the acquisition of one of the major voluntary chains on French soil, thus providing the French chain with greater distribution force, in addition to one of the most powerful technological and operational tools possessed by the top ranking chain of independent hotels in Europe.

This being the case, upon finalisation of the deal, the Hotusa Group Chairman, Amancio López Seijas, highlighted the fact that: “the excellent positioning of Elysées West Hotels in the corporate segment is the perfect complement to Hotusa Hotels distribution channels in travel agencies”. Moreover, the integration of the services of both companies conform an ideal services platform for achieving a leadership position amongst the independent hotel chains in France in the near future. With the acquisition of Elysées West Hotels, Hotusa Hotels now has over 200 establishments in that country.

López Seijas added that, “our future development plans contemplate both extending our current hotel representative companies’ portfolios (i.e. Hotusa Hotels and Keytel) as well as carrying out the acquisition of other companies in those marketplaces where our presence is not so noteworthy”.

On their side, sources from Elysées West Hotels Management Committee asserted that “this operation allows our company to consolidate its expansion process with the support of the Hotusa Group’s powerful distribution channels and GDS”.

The Hotusa Group, a booming organization

Created in 1977 with its headquarters in Barcelona, the Hotusa Group is currently a booming organization comprising an important number of companies connected with the most diverse spheres of activity in the tourist sector. The group encompasses the Hotusa Hotels and Elysées West Hotels independent hotel chains, the hotel representatives, Keytel, the central reservations office, Restel, the technology firm, IGM Web, the portal for data management and on-line bookings, Hotelius.com and a division of directly operated hotels comprising 78 establishments, of which 44 form part of the Eurostars Hotels chain.