Corinthia Hotels International (CHI) announces a first time partnership with Travel Impressions (a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express) for its 2006 Europe Brochure. The announcement was made by Geoff Andrew, CHI Group Director of Sales & Marketing at the American Tourism Society Fall Conference held recently at the Corinthia Towers Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The four properties being featured are Budapest’s five-star Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal and the five-star Corinthia Aquincum Hotel; and in Prague, the five-star Corinthia Towers Hotel and four-star Corinthia Panorama Hotel.

Corinthia Hotels International, headquartered on the Island of Malta, is now targeting the US in a campaign to establish CHI as an new option for American travellers, representing luxury and world class service combined with the hospitality that is already known to Europeans as ‘the Spirit of Corinthia’. Corinthia has 20 upscale city and resort hotels, located in 11 destinations, spanning Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean.

Geoff Andrew, in making the announcement, said “this is a major breakthrough for Corinthia in attracting the leisure traveler from the US. The enormous distribution reach of Travel Impressions makes it the perfect partner to help CHI achieve its objectives in this market. Travel Impressions will provide Corinthia with an opportunity to make our brand, known to, and more importantly, preferred by, the American traveler. This partnership will extend CHI’s access to the entire range of Travel Impressions retail and consortia outlets including AAA and American Express Vacations.” Corinthia will also join the Travel Impressions road show in select cities.

From the Travel Impressions point of view, Steve Gorga, President, added “we are extremely pleased to add Corinthia’s exciting properties in Budapest and Prague to our programs. These four properties will boost our 2006 Central European product by providing our customers with a much wider selection of upscale offerings. We are confident that our clients will have a first class hospitality experience at any Corinthia Hotel in the Travel Impressions brand brochures.”