Dear Insiders,
Lehman Brothers, owner of The Setai Hotel Miami arrived at the hotel with armed security guards and police officers and threw out operator GHM... An incredible scene, at least as GHM describes it. The other side tells a completely different story. Recently "surprising" owner decisions abound. Yet this one would be a more aggressive one.
By contrast, the story with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has real entertainment value: They want to invest in a resort in Croatia. Wow! It would be pure advertising gold for the small country.
Where the celebs go, security is generally tight. And security will become the new "standard" in the travel industry, as the talk round from the ITB hotel conference shows. For the written summary or the video web, click on the "ITB Hospitality Day" banner on our homepage.
The article on Switzerland makes sobering reading: Current statistics show the increasing displacement of businesses by ever larger brand hotels. A profound structural change in the country.
And in the news of this week: Choice Europe and Germany, Moevenpick and Warimpex have posted their results for 2011. - The full editorial…
The hospitalityInside team wishes you a Happy Easter!
