Le Méridien goes greener than ever

St Julians, Malta – February, 1st 2013

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa received the prestigious Green Key Award, rewarding the hotel's management for their tremendous and fruitful efforts in eco-related initiatives.

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa is the first hotel in Malta and the ICM region within Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide® to receive the Green Key Award. The Green Key is an international eco-label tourism facility: it aims at contributing to the prevention of climate change and it encourages sustainability in tourism with recognised awards and the promotion of eco-friendly initiatives. Awarded to over 2,000 establishments in 38 countries worldwide, the Green key is recognized and supported by the World Tourism Organization and UNEP. It is presently the largest global eco-label for accommodation and hospitality services.

Multiple Awards for Le Méridien St Julians

St Julians, January, 22nd 2013

Officially praised by the Tripadvisor online community and awarded best Spa Hotel in Malta by The SPA Traveller, Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa is starting the year with an uplifting wave of official recognition.

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa has been praised by travellers themselves with great achievements in the Tripadvisor community. The hotel was very recently been chosen as a qualifying property in 3 different categories by TripAdvisor in its 2013 Travelers’ Choice® awards: Top 10 luxury hotels in Malta, Top 25 hotels in Malta and Top 25 hotels for Service in Malta. Now in its eleventh year, the annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know them best – real travelers. Unlike any other hotel honors, TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice winners are based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from travelers all around the world. “And our guests' opinion is so valuable to us”, explains Franco Vella, General Manager at Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa. “We have our own internal customer satisfaction system: a detailed electronic questionnaire lead by our Mother Company with elaborated data, strict follow-up guidelines and of course very high targets with regards to the overall satisfaction of our visitors. We share these, as well as our Tripadvisor reviews, with our entire team on a daily basis: this precious feed-back is a guarantee of the permanent improvement of our services. Acknowledging and acting upon our customers' comments is a top priority.”

The Sweet Sound of Christmas

If you are not yet muttering famous Christmas tunes, you can count on Le Méridien's Christmas portfolio to feed your imagination and leave you craving for the upcoming festive season.

This year, the hospitality team of Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in Balluta Bay has built its Christmas outlook around the unifying theme of music. A heartening choice that offers the great faculty of gathering crowds, whilst leaving the hotel ample space to elaborate their menus and Christmas decoration in an enchanting, yet captivating way. Here, the usual Christmas functions promise to deploy into perfect “orchestrations” and each piece of the concept pledges to be a vibrant medley of Christmas memories.

“This year for us, music is key”, explains Melissa Caruana, Marketing Executive at Le Méridien St Julians. “We have chosen and developed our concept around this theme for the simple reason that we could still offer our patrons the traditional spirit that is expected for Christmas events, but it would also allow us to take it to a whole different level. The idea was very well received in all departments involved. Our creative kitchen brigade came up with menus articulated around famous musicals and inspiring quotes related to the vast world of music. Our Christmas brochure itself was designed with our theme in mind and each word was chosen carefully, to transport our clients to an inviting world from their selection process to the event itself.”

Starwood Preferred Guest: Best in Class

Turn a night out in Malta into a free night abroad

Starwood Preferred Guest® is the loyalty programme of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, the mother company of Le Méridien. Whereas before the SPG programme was only rewarding his members for accommodation charges, it is now extending this scheme to the restaurants of participating properties such as Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in Balluta Bay. The hotel goes one step further, not only by giving its loyal customers the possibility to earn Starpoints® in all of its bars and restaurants, but also by granting points to the third-party outlets making commerce in its premises. This is the first local loyalty scheme in terms of dining that also adds an international dimension to its redemption possibilities.