The Expedia Insiders’ Select list is an annual selection of the best hotels, based on the experiences of more than 300,000 travelers worldwide. The MÖVENPICK HOTEL AMSTERDAM City Centre was selected from these traveler reviews due to its consistent and excellent level of service, wonderful visitor experiences across the board, and obvious added value. Only one percent of all hotels offered on Expedia appear on the Expedia Insiders’ Select list.

Expedia further honored the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre with the Diamond Award. The hotel won this award based on the following criteria over 2007: the number of overnight stays sold, total sales, competitive pricing, and customer reviews. Out of Expedia’s 150 total hotel partners, the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre received the highest average scores in the four criteria mentioned above.

Ingmar Sloothaak, Director of Sales for Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, commented on the accolade. “We are very pleased with these awards, confirming that our hotel ranks among the best in the world. This is a renowned and large-scale traveler survey. It also indicates the high demands we ourselves place on our level of service.”

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About Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company with 12,000 employees, is represented through over 90 hotels existing or under construction in 26 countries with a concentration in its core markets of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The international hotel group with roots in Switzerland is expanding and has a stated objective of increasing its hotel portfolio to 100 by the year 2010. With two hotel types, business and conference hotels, as well as holiday resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has clearly positioned itself in the upscale segment. The hotel group stands for uncompromising product and service quality and is owned by Mövenpick Holding (66.7%) and the Kingdom Group (33.3%).