Expo Houten, Congress Center B&I, Van der Valk Hotel Den Haag Wassenaar and Expo Greater Amsterdam have become proud holders of the YOIN excellent meeting places quality mark
YOIN excellent meeting places was able to reward 4 excellent conference and event locations with the YOIN quality mark in the first half of 2024. Expo Houten, Congress Center B&I, Van der Valk Hotel Den Haag Wassenaar and EXPO Greater Amsterdam have successfully completed the inspection, carried out by independent YOIN auditors. This, together with 10 successfully completed re-inspections at existing YOIN excellent meeting places, means that the opportunity for clients to choose a certified location continues to increase.
“And that is a good development,” says Dineke Philipse, coordinator at YOIN excellent meeting places. “The certified locations do everything they can to facilitate meetings & events at the highest level. They go a step further than normal legislation and regulations require. Professionalism, craftsmanship, service, sustainability and hospitality are number 1 and you will notice that when you choose a YOIN excellent meeting place.”
Growing network of YOIN locations
The number of locations that can carry the prestigious YOIN quality label continues to grow. This offers bookers more and more opportunities to choose certified locations that meet strict requirements in terms of service, sustainability, innovation and professionalism. The certification is an important benchmark for locations to guarantee and improve their quality and customer focus.
Diederick van Eeden, Commercial Manager Van der Valk Hotel The Hague – Wassenaar: “We are proud that our completely renovated hotel, with the completely renovated rooms and all our efforts during the renovation and renovation in the field of sustainability, have now been rewarded with a YOIN certification. This indicates that we meet all the requirements that a State of the Art hotel must meet and that we are ready for the future!”
Erik van Heiningen, Director Expo Houten: “We are very happy and proud that we have been rewarded with this YOIN certification at Expo Houten. This certification shows that we are an excellent location for business and private events according to the requirements and expectations of the customer experience.”
Ester Poelhekken, Conference Center and Facilities Manager of Construction & Infra Park: “Besides the fact that we have just renovated our location, we think it is important that you continuously look for ways to improve things that you sometimes no longer see. We see the added value in testing our facilities against bookers' criteria. The YOIN quality mark complements us well in this regard.”
Yaël Goudsmit, Account Manager EXPO Greater Amsterdam: “With our location in the middle of the Randstad and in the green, we often manage to surprise organizers. At the same time, we think it is important to offer them security. As a conference and event location, we stand for quality and hospitality. We are proud that this has been rewarded with the YOIN quality mark, which underlines that you can go to EXPO Greater Amsterdam for high-quality business events.”
Biennial re-certification
The biennial re-certification is an important benchmark to re-test the existing criteria that YOIN excellent meeting places must meet. On the other hand, it provides insight into the development and growth that locations are experiencing in quality, service and provision of services, partly based on the feedback from the previous inspection.
The locations that have successfully completed the re-certification in the recent period are Postillion Hotel Utrecht – Bunnik, Postillion Hotel Dordrecht, Kaap Doorn Conference Center, Van der Valk Veenendaal, Golden Tulip Hotel Central, Ernst Sillem Hoeve, Meeters, Woudschoten Hotel & Conference Center, Country House Hotel De Bloemenbeek and Postillion Hotel Deventer.