Foremost Hospitality

Excellence in Hotel Development & Operations

 

Background


 

The Foremost Group was founded in 2002 for the purpose of developing and operating internationally branded business and leisure hotels in European cities.

 

Currently the Foremost Group operates 10 hotels in Germany and 1 hotel in the UK.

 

Committed to providing the highest standards for its customers, each of the Foremost Group's hotels operates at the highest level of service and profitability.

 

The Foremost Group is a preferred partner to international hotel brands within Germany.

 

Foremost Hospitality has received multiple rewards for quality, excellence in service standards and guest satisfaction.


 

 

Hotel Development

 

Services

One aspect of the Foremost Group’s expertise is our background in Hotel Developments. Our extensive knowledge allows us to consider all requirements when developing an economically viable and successful hotel.

 

Foremost specialises in ensuring that we do not exceed budget and that projects are executed on time, which makes us the ideal partner for hotel developments, with a special emphasis on focused service branded hotels.

                                

The Foremost Hotel Group offers vital assistance ranging from executing and facilitating land acquisition, the design, structure, obtaining all necessary permits, coordinating contractors including architects, engineers and overseeing all construction and development.

From start to finish, the Foremost Group specializes in turnkey development including site selection, architectural design, construction management, interior design and the purchasing of all furniture, fixtures and equipment.

 

Site Selection

We are constantly looking to acquire suitable hotel locations. Please send us your offers to: hotels@fmhos.com.

Hotel Operations


The Foremost Group uses its vast knowledge and expertise in hotel operations to drive the hotel to maximum efficiency.

 

Using an advanced system for monitoring guest satisfaction, we ensure that our standards remain exceptional. We aim for our guests to feel that hotels operated by the Foremost Group can be a home away from home, whether the guest is visiting for business, leisure or any other purpose.

 

Our employees are trained systematically to maintain sustained quality at all times. We ensure that the service provided is focused on excellence and making our guests feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible.


 

 

Guests

 

Employees

Putting our guests interest at the heart of everything we do is not just a promise, it is the way we do business.

 

The Foremost Group is committed to providing a personalized and caring guest experience.

 

                                

Our employees are our most valuable asset. Our success in growing the Foremost Group is a reflection of the quality and skill of all of our employees.

 

Through constant training, further education and support, The Foremost group enables its employees to develop personally and professionally.

 

 

Environmental Policy


The Foremost Group always strives to consider the future and recognizes its role and responsibility for protecting resources in the world in which we operate today. The Foremost Group encourages and challenges each member of its organization to think and act ‘green’.

 

We strive to positively impact the communities of people around us and the earth that serves as our home. In each city where our hotels operate, it is mandated that we must look to give back as much as possible to the locality which serves us.


 

 

Holiday Inn Express Heidelberg City Centre wins Best Colleague Award Holiday Inn Express® 2017


At the presentation of the Europe Hotel Star Award 2017, the Best Colleague Award Holiday Inn Express® was awarded to Jürgen Böhli from the Holiday Inn Express Heidelberg City Centre in recognition of his great commitment as a lifesaver.

 

Holiday Inn Express Heidelberg City Centre wins Best Colleague Award Holiday Inn Express® 2016


Bei der Verleihung des Europe Hotel Star Awards 2016 ging der Preis als Best Colleague Award Holiday Inn Express® an Herrn Marc-André Cornelius aus dem Holiday Inn Express Heidelberg City Centre als Anerkennung für seine besondere Hilfsbereitschaft für Gäste in einer Notsituation.

 

Holiday Inn Express Hull City Centre wins HullBID Business Award 2015


The HullBID Award 2015 took place at Hull Truck Theatre, honouring city centre businesses, which go above and beyond to make Hull a great place to live, work and visit. The team of the Holiday Inn Express Hull City Centre was named recipient of this award in the section “Outstanding Employee or Team”. The hotel received over 30 nominations from guests and visitors.

 

Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre wins Quality Excellence Award 2014


The Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre was named recipient of the InterContinental Hotels Group 2014 Quality Excellence Award at the IHG® Conference in Athens.  The annual award recognizes IHG® properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Hotel Manager Alex Bunea wins General Manager of the Year for Holiday Inn Express EMEA

Brand Performance Meetings

This award is very special. IHG® are looking for the outstanding manager for each of their brands – the individuals who have contributed the most to their hotels, guests and employees during the last twelve months. The best General Manager in each brand will be selected based on key indicators, such as RevPar, HeartBeat, PCR enrolments and System delivery. They'll also take into account how big (or small!) the hotel is, as not all hotels are comparable.

 

Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre wins Torchbearer Award 2013


To win one of these prestigious Awards the hotel must:
• Have a strong HeartBeat performance for their brand, with guests recording the highest Overall Experience scores.
• Be actively responding to HeartBeat alerts, comments in IHG®’s social listening tool and IHG® Guest reviews.
• Fulfill all of the Quality Excellence criteria and be exceptional.

 

Holiday Inn Express Essen wins Heartbeat Improvement Award 2013


This is a new award which recognises the hotel that has made efforts to significantly improve their HeartBeat score in the past 12 months.

To be eligible for this award, the hotel should:
• Have a strong HeartBeat performance for their brand.
• Be able to demonstrate an Overall Experience score which is higher than the previous year’s score, and enough to move up to either the Reputable, Elite or Superior thresholds.
• Show how they actively respond to HeartBeat alerts and comments in IHG®’s social listening tool and IHG® Guest reviews.

 

Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West wins Quality Excellence Award 2012


The Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West was named recipient of InterContinental® Hotels Group 2012 Quality Excellence Award at the IHG® Conference in Dublin.  The annual award recognizes IHG properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre wins Quality Excellence Award 2012


The Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre was named recipient of the InterContinental® Hotels Group 2012 Quality Excellence Award at the IHG® Conference in Dublin.  The annual award recognizes IHG® properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Holiday Inn Express Hamburg St.Pauli Messe wins Quality Excellence Award 2012


The Holiday Inn Express Hamburg St.Pauli Messe was named recipient of the InterContinental® Hotels Group 2012 Quality Excellence Award at the IHG® Conference in Dublin.  The annual award recognizes IHG properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Dresden wins Top Hotel Award


The Holiday Inn Express Dresden City Centre has been honoured with the "Top Hotel Opening" Award in the budget category. The trade publication Top Hotel has awarded Hotels for the first time this year and so recognises and honours those hotels that have had highly successful openings in 2011.

 

Berlin wins Priority Club Members Award 2011


The Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West has been named recipient of the InterContinental® Hotels Group 2011 Priority Club Members Award. The annual award recognizes IHG® properties that have the highest satisfaction from their Priority Club Members. The Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West was the only Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Germany to be honoured with this Award.

 

Hamburg City Centre wins Quality Excellence Award 2011


The Holiday Inn Express Hamburg City Centre has been named recipient of the InterContinental® Hotels Group 2011 Quality Excellence Award. The annual award recognizes IHG® properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Berlin wins Quality Excellence Award 2010


The Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West has been named recipient of the InterContinental® Hotels Group 2010 Quality Excellence Award. The annual award recognizes IHG® properties for maintaining exceptionally high standards in product quality, hotel service, and customer satisfaction.

 

Foremost awarded


Foremost Hospitality received a staggering three awards during the IHG EMEA award ceremony held on March 3rd 2010 at the Holiday Inn Munich City Centre. 

 

Foremost Hospitality was awarded the following:

 

IHG® Outstanding Contribution Award for Foremost Hospitality

 

Revenue Management Contribution Award 2009 EMEA for the Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West

 

Most improved Overall Satisfaction Award (Guest questionnaire) for the Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre West

 

Pictured (fltr): Kirk Kinsell, Anthony Stein, Hubert van de Loo, Matt Luscombe