The hotel chain will leave the Imatra State Hotel – the Mayor believes that the operation will continue
Tourism|Mayor Matias Hilden sees the departure of the hotel chain as an opportunity rather than a threat to Imatra tourism.
Hotel chain Scandic told this week will withdraw from the Imatra State Hotel at the end of August when its lease is expired.
Scandic’s Finnish Functions Director Laura’s accurate In the bulletin, the reason for the withdrawal is « portfolio optimization ».
“We are constantly evaluating the locations of new hotels and activities and times when it is time to retire from the hotel,” Tarkka says.
Imatra State Hotel is owned by Pandox, a Swedish hotel investment company.
The owner says in the release that he is currently looking for « a long -term solution to the hotel property and continuing hotel operations in the fall ».
In recent years, Imatra has suffered from the disappearance of Russian tourists. Both Scandic and the investment company Pandox say in the release that the times were sometimes « challenging ».
Imatra mayor Matias Hilden regrets the departure of the hotel chain at the State Hotel, but believes that there will be a successor to the hotel.
« Every cloud has a silver border. It may be better suited to the hotel as an entrepreneur than a big hotel chain, » Hilden says.
Hildenk also admits that the lack of Russians has been a big setback for Imatra’s tourism. However, according to him, the absence of Russian tourists has been most clearly seen at Imatra Spa.
Faith Nyström The Art Nouveau castle, completed in 1903, has been operating for over 120 years.
Although the building is owned by a Swedish company, Hilden says the hotel is of great importance to the city and its tourism. The State Hotel on the brink of Imatrankoski is also considered as an Imatra landmark.
« It’s a unique building that will just be seen further afield. »
Hilden says that the city’s wishes are now an entrepreneur who has the enthusiasm and interest in developing Imatra’s tourism more widely.
« Chains are always chains and have their own limitations. When it comes to a unique building, of course, the service level should also be unique. »
Hilden also says that the city of Imatra has invested in the renovation of the hotel in recent years. Next to the hotel, for example, old, bad buildings have been demolished.
According to Hilden, however, finding a new entrepreneur at the hotel is now the matter of the owner, and he does not want to go to « advise them ».
