Friday, 13 November 2009

hotelshopUK’s exceptionally accommodating choir wins Judges' prize!

Droitwich accommodation and short breaks company hotelshopUK performed a powerful and memorable rendition of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to win the Judges’ Prize category at Postcode Anywhere’s Last Choir Standing Corporate Choir Event on 22 October 2009.

hotelshopUK’s  managing director, Viv Hudson was inspired to join in the Last Choir Standing competition after attending the Worcestershire Ambassador’s event at Postcode Anywhere earlier this year. The choir, named hotelshoutUK, competed against seven other corporate choirs and came third overall with the Judge’s special prize.

hotelshopUK’s Rob Veale completed the performance with a superb air guitar version of the famous ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar solo, getting into character as he slid around the stage performing Freddie Mercury-esque moves, to the delight of the audience and judges.

Viv Hudson comments: “The hotelshopUK team was so excited about being part of Last Choir Standing, and have shown such dedication by rehearsing endlessly over recent months.  Everyone in the choir did superbly well, and we hope their performance was enjoyed by the audience.  We enjoy singing so much that it’s even inspired us to follow this event with a local Christmas Carol Evening to raise money for our chosen charity The Prince’s Trust in Worcestershire.  hotelshopUK has a lot to sing about as we are celebrating our 10th anniversary this month - we’re looking forward to getting involved in many events throughout our 10th year, including our 10/10 challenge to raise £10k over twelve month to commemorate our tenth birthday!”

hotelshopUK actively supports many local and national charities including St Richard’s Hospice and Leukaemia CARE in Worcester and the Prince’s Trust where Viv Hudson is a member of the regional board.

For further information on award winning hotelshopUK and its UK hotels and short breaks, please call 08448 488 488 or visit www.hotelshopuk.com.

Thursday, 14 May 2009

Looking forward to the new look hotelshopUK website

I can't wait for the new look hotelshopUK website to launch. It's been a few months in the making but sees hotelshopUK on the first phase of a new development cycle for the company.

The new home page will look and feel more interactive and the hotel pages will offer more information about each property including the introduction of Google maps showing hotel locations. Further developments will offer the facility to work out driving distances from home for our customers.

More details to follow soon.

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Little grey cells working hard at hotelshop UK

The sales and marketing teams at hotelshop UK have been working really hard to ensure that our customers get the best deals available this winter. Our hotel sale includes savings of up to 50 per cent off standard hotel prices - we are also offering FREE dinners, FREE wine, FREE upgrades and so much more...

Our partner hotel collection stretches from the small picturesque Viking town of Wick in the Highlands of Scotland to the harbour village of Portloe, Cornwall in the south. Choose from city breaks, country retreats, coastal getaways and ideal bases in between. PLUS a fantastic range of short breaks including health and beauty, golf, ramblers, romantic and even family breaks to entertain the little ones!

Not only do we offer hotels across the UK but we can even help you with your hotel requirements in Europe. Recently introduced, we have hotels in all the major cities, coastal towns, ski resorts and more.

We've also been looking at the best ways to promote our offers, including working with 3rd party companies to increase our distribution both on and off line, communicating via our own weekly eNews, creating awareness with our online PR and sending out a winter mailing, with a competition to win a hotel break, to our existing customers when they make a booking in January 2009.

hotelshop UK specialises in booking 2-5 star accommodation and short breaks across the UK (and Europe) for both the leisure and corporate traveller. We’ll find you a last minute break, even up to the day of departure!