Industry | Hospitality |
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Headquarters | Houthavens, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Number of locations | 40 hotels 7,900 Rooms (Oct 2023) |
Key people | Matt Luscombe (CEO) |
Products | Hotels |
Website | cycashospitality |
Cycas Hospitality B.V. is a hotel management company based in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The group operates over 50 hotels across Europe, across 12 different countries, including [1] the UK, the Netherlands, [2] Belgium, [3] Luxembourg, Denmark, [4] France, [5] Germany, [6] Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland. [7]
Cycas was founded in 2008 by John Wagner and Eduard Elias. [8] In October 2017, the Thai family-owned Hua Kee Group acquired one third of the group for an undisclosed amount. [9] In 2019, Matt Luscombe became the company's first official CEO. [10]
Cycas Hospitality operates 7,900 rooms across Europe,in the extended-stay and mainstream hospitality sectors, including double-decker hotels, [11] property development and asset management. Properties under management range from limited service to luxury, and include lifestyle and extended stay hotels as well as co-living and serviced apartments. Its global hospitality partners include InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, Hyatt, Accor, Radisson Hotels and Hilton Hotels and Resorts.
Cycas continues to win industry awards, including best employer, [12] [13] ranking in the Best Places to Work in Hospitality for over five consecutive years. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
The company has also been recognised for its inspiring leadership [19] [20] [21] and its hotels' outstanding service levels. [22] [23]
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