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New: gambino Hotels to refresh traditional 3-star city hotels
Simply removing dust
10.7.2009

 

Munich. Sabrina S. Gambino-Kreindl and her brother Alessandro A. Gambino want to operate and upgrade the successful but inconspicuous traditional hotels in future. They do not have to be family businesses, but hotels with style and potential. On July 1, 2009, the two former Astron Hotels employees leased their first 3-star hotel at Munich Central Station. This was the visible foundation stone of a new hotel group: gambino Hotels. With their idea, the two occupy another market niche. Further projects are already under negotiation.

Get the message across: HR today focuses on communication
"You say salt, they hear pepper"
19.6.2009

 

Singapore. In these days, communication is the number one issue among Human Resources experts. At a roundtable at Singapore's Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management in May a good part of the discussion centred on methods of communication and how best to get key messages across to employees today. The overall impression was: All international hotel groups face similar challenges and choose similar tools to talk to staff.

Managers on bonuses for CEOs and salary structures in hotel groups
Variable pay as in-built crisis component
5.6.2009

 

Augsburg. Hoteliers are not "greedy" and their bonuses are not "obscene". Such words have often been used through the course of recent months with reference to the managers of ailing banks and have given rise to hefty public debate - especially when the banks were at the same time cashing in rescue payments funded by the taxpayer. Top managers of European hotel companies occasionally look to America with envy when the heads of listed hotel groups leave the companies they once worked for with a golden parachute. In Europe, things are more moderate. hospitalityInside.com asked managing directors of various hotel groups how they are remunerated and what system should generally be applied in order to determine staff pay.

HVS developed various pay-for-performance models for hospitality
CEO pay by the numbers
5.6.2009

London. Chief Executive Officers pay continues to be a highly scrutinized topic, especially in today's economic environment. The experts of the international consultancy HVS argue that when compensation programming is done correctly, a CEO's pay should be based on performance relative to his or her peers.

Pay survey: Cooperation requested!
5.6.2009

Duesseldorf. Konen & Lorenzen, a personnel agency for the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry, is currently conducting a pay survey of all specialist and management posts in the German hotel industry. The agency requests your cooperation!

Emirates Academy: New Master's study programme 
29.5.2009

Dubai. The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, the Arab world's leading educational institution in the field of hospitality and tourism, will offer a new study programme as of October 2009: Master of Science in International Hospitality Management. It is the first of its kind in the Gulf region.

Can a service provider outsource recruitment?
Core competence versus Costs
22.5.2009

Munich. Following on from their fleet of company cars and their IT systems, more and more companies are considering outsourcing certain human resource tasks. In particular, "recruitment process outsourcing", RPO for short, seems to be growing in appeal as a cost-saving device - especially in crisis times such as these. Critics view the process with scepticism. The acquisition of staff is a core competence, they are quick to remind. External service providers often lack the feel for the particular industry as well as the proper understanding for the emotional process. A discussion which is also relevant in the hotel industry.

Employer branding: Tweaking the brand is still not common
Like washing powder adverts
23.4.2009

 

Munich. In order to secure the best talents in an increasingly competitive environment, ever more companies are working on their "employer branding" - on their brand as employee. Discussions on employer image are also more common in the hotel industry. Nevertheless, anyone looking to see what approaches or activities are behind the trend generally finds only empty or superficial answers.

Careers: Many human resource managers check applicants online
Those telltale internet profiles
17.4.2009

Munich. Ever more job applicants are finding the internet to be a significant stumbling block, or better said, the internet is the stumbling block they don't know about. A fifth of Human Resources managers admit that dubious internet findings can reduce an applicant's chances of employment - despite best qualifications. Around one third of managers already search the net for additional information using new person search engines. The chances of a mix up are high.

Companies apply anti-cyclical recruitment policies
17.4.2009

Duesseldorf. The crisis can be an opportunity in the "war for talent". In the current economic climate, many international companies are choosing to pursue a strategy of anti-cyclical recruitment. This is the finding of an international study which surveyed almost 500 international companies, most of which recorded annual sales in excess of 1 billion USD. According to the study, 42 percent of companies have geared up their recruitment of qualified personnel who have lost their jobs elsewhere. A further 27 percent have gone one step further and are attempting to use the crisis to their advantage in poaching qualified staff from their competitors.

VIP News

The responsibility increases

HI+The responsibility increases

Augsburg. Kempinski Hotels appointed Benedikt Jaschke as Chief Quality Officer and member of the Management Board. Roger Müller is now a member of the Management Board of the Holiday Home Division. me and all hotels strengthen their management with Maximilian Abele as Corporate Brand Manager. Annette Krumrey is the new Director of the Steigenberger Hotel Thüringer Hof Eisenach.

New management, new positions

HI+New management, new positions

Augsburg. LHW appoints Shannon Knapp as next President & Chief Executive Officer. New double leadership at Convivio with Daniel Frey and Marcus Bartenstein. Steve Carroll becomes Senior Vice President Capital Investments & Transactions. Birgit Eisbrenner becomes Regional Director Australia and New Zealand at A-Rosa. Gebeco founder hands over management to Michael Knapp and Thomas Bohlander.

The big carousel

HI+The big carousel

Augsburg. The two top heads of prizeotel will remain with the company, even after Radisson has taken over the budget design group. Almost three months after the new CEO took office, Kempinski announces the first personnel changes. Hilton lets well-known heads rotate, also because Rudi Jagersbacher says goodbye in the Middle East. GCH Hotel Group has made its COO CEO. Althoff has found a GM for Ameron Zurich. And Gert Prantner has retired from RIMC Hamburg; the internal restructuring that has been underway for some time is now complete.

New positions and reinforced management levels

HI+New positions and reinforced management levels

Augsburg. Frank Holzapfel, shareholder of J.T. Ronnefeldt KG, died last Wednesday. Uwe Jenssen complements the management team of the 7 Days Premium Hotels in Europe. The new position as CCO at Vienna House will be taken over by Dirk Führer. Anton Reichl also becomes the new CFO at Arabella Hospitality and completes the management of the company. Siim Karu is now Chief Revenue Officer at a&o.

Changes and opportunities

HI+Changes and opportunities

Augsburg. Georg Plesser from Rocco Forte Hotel Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt succeeds Henning Matthiesen at the Excelsior Cologne. Grand Bellevue Gstaad in Switzerland hires an internationally experienced manager as GM. Michael Bungardt leaves the expansive GSH Hotels and founds his own company. Achat Hotels continues to build up structures with a Revenue Manager, Althoff with a new VP Engineering. IntercityHotels rotates four GMs. And STR London was sold to an American data analyst.

Mergers, cooperations and new positions

HI+Mergers, cooperations and new positions

Wiesbaden. Last Friday, Barron Hilton, the son of founder Conrad Hilton, passed away. The consulting companies of Olaf Steinhage and Martin Schaffer merge. In addition, Kohl & Partner and pkf hotelexperts Vienna announce a closer cooperation. Kai Wientapper is now with Highstreet Group and Giampaolo Padula GM of Aman Venice Palazzo. In Frankfurt, Eduard Singer is drawn to Novum's IHG three franchise operations. Best Western Europe has a new Director Conference Service, Leonardo a Director HR Operations. Peter Krüger and Matias Kiep take up new positions at TUI AG. American Express GBT has a new CEO and Choice a Chief Transformation Officer.

New Heads

HI+New Heads

Augsburg. Daniela Fette-Rakowski has taken over the management of Jumeirah Frankfurt. Best Western reports two new appointments: Serhat Götz as Director Leisure Sales and Sebastian Prang as new Director at Seehotel Krautkrämer. And with Max Oehler Selina has found a general manager for its hotel locations in Berlin.

New Careers

HI+New Careers

Augsburg. B&B Hotels expands its management team with two Directors for Development/Acquisitions and Finance. Leonardo Hotels provides a new cluster GM in Frankfurt for Central Europe. Stephan Boesch returns from The Lanesborough London to Oetker Collection headquarters in Baden-Baden. And Wilko Weber joins Kempinski in Geneva as a revenue and digital strategist.

VIPs: From luxury to student hotels

HI+VIPs: From luxury to student hotels

Augsburg. Hilton's new luxury collection has found a new director with Feisal Jaffer. From now on, Willem van der Zee will manage all event hotels in Europe, while Oliver Fudickar, Executive Director DACH at Vienna House, will concentrate on the hotels in German-speaking countries. Richard Schestak will move as General Manager from Fairmont to Kempinski and from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. In the same position, Philip Ibrahim will be responsible for the launch of The Student Hotel in Berlin.

New bosses all over the world

HI+New bosses all over the world

Augsburg. Karelle Lamouche is Accor's new CCO for Europe, at Airbnb Kathrin Anselm took  over the management in DACH, Eastern Europe and Russia. Christoph Eichbaum joins the investment team of Union Investment, Christoph Härle starts with his own company. Christie & Co brings three young experts on board. Raphael Krucker will be the new CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG from 2020. Hard Rock hires Antonio Alvarez to Madrid as GM, Kempinski welcomes three new GMs. The Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotels and the Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Checkpoint are also under new management.

Change at all levels

HI+Change at all levels

Augsburg. Radisson CEO Federic Gonzalez is said to run the Minnesota headquarters now in addition to his current job. As already reported, Accor has now confirmed Marc Dardenne as COO for the group's luxury brands in Europe. Michael Nöske is hotel director of the IntercityHotel Hamburg-Altona. And Stephan Hein replaces the opening director at Lulu Guldsmeden in Berlin.

Big names, big changes

HI+Big names, big changes

Augsburg. Six Senses President Bernhard Bohnenberger leaves the company after 28 years. Kempinski CFO Michael Pracht is now officially confirmed. Hennig Matthiesen takes over Brenners Park in Baden-Baden, Frank Marrenbach concentrates on the Oetker Collection. Prermier Inn continues to expand in Germany, now with a new director for M&A, Khadija Brémont. Eike Clausen has been promoted to GM of the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba on the Red Sea, in the Schweizerhof Bern Maximilian von Reden takes the lead. Nils Arnold dares to make the leap from Bad Neuenahr to the IntercityHotel Riad Malaz. And Horwath HTL Germany reorganizes its management.

Developers, Investors and Managers

HI+Developers, Investors and Managers

Wiesbaden. Burak Ünver changes from Titanic Gendarmenmarkt Berlin as Managing Director to Smartments business. Mario Schyma joins Staycity's development team, and Kay Strobl is now Asset Manager Hotel at Deka. Mario von Hoesslin becomes new Operations Director Germany at Groupe Pierre et Vacances Center Parcs. New GMs include Sascha Rosski at the Pentahotel at Paris Airport, Mark Hussler at the Hilton Munich Airport and Daniel Halbersatter at the Hilton Vienna Danube Waterfront.

hospitalityABC: What is "Call-in allotment"?

HI+hospitalityABC: What is "Call-in allotment"?

Heilbronn. In today's edition, hospitalityABC addresses the term "Call-in allotment". Explained by Dr Christian Buer, Professor for International Management, Hospitality Real Estate & Development at Heilbronn University, which develops the weekly terms for hospitalityInside.com as part of a cooperation.

New appointments everywhere

HI+New appointments everywhere

Wiesbaden. Kerzner International has filled two new management positions with COO Philippe Zuber and CCO Brett Armitage. At RIMC Kurt Weber has been appointed COO for the international hotels, at NinetyNine Hotels Lorenz Mauer was named Director of Operations. Eike Clausen is GM of the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba. Fleming's Hotels will soon have a VP Commercial with Dirk Lobowsky and announced new GMs in Frankfurt. Martin Ott has moved from Facebook to WeWork. And at GBI there were various changes in the supervisory board and board of directors.

New areas of responsibility

HI+New areas of responsibility

Wiesbaden. Michael Pracht is said to become the new CFO at Kempinski. Richard Wiegmann leaves Sabre. Peter de Bondt becomes General Manager of the Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef in Bahrain. At Steigenberger, Alexander Skibbe took over the management of the hotel in Bremen and Guntram Weipert became GM of the Grandhotel Handelshof in Leipzig. Oliver Staas is now GM at Radisson Blu Berlin, Roland Becker Director at Travel Charme Kurhaus Binz and Markus Daurer-Zeman Cluster F&B Manager at Victor's Residenz Hotels. Roman Tkaczenko joins the Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting team.

What does the lodging industry look like in 2030?

HI+What does the lodging industry look like in 2030?

The Hague. Where will the lodging industry be in 2030, in which ways will technology and digitalization replace services practiced by human beings and hospitality experience? A symposium found answers to important questions.

New Management and Supervisory Board positions

HI+New Management and Supervisory Board positions

Wiesbaden. Christian Landais has moved from Accor to AHC as CEO, Bart Beerkens from GHC to Plateno as Managing Director. At Choice, Megan Brumagim, five managers will take on new VP positions. Holger König becomes GM of The Diaoyutai Mansion Frankfurt and AntonioCatalán resigns from Belagua. Dirk Iserlohe is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dorint and Carsten Rath the chair of the Advisory Committee of 12.18. Michel Rochart is now Chairman of the Board of Directors of EHL Advisory Services.

New minds, also for sustainability

HI+New minds, also for sustainability

Augsburg. Scandic has a new manager who is responsible both for HR and Sustainability. Commerz Real has also appointed a Head of Sustainability. Marc K. Thiel is now Chief Transaction Officer at Gerchgroup. Azimut welcomes a new Commercial Director for Europe. After the arcona Hotels acquisition, Vienna House extends its sales team for Germany. Hard Rock Hotel Davos also hired a new Sales & Marketing Director. The budget group Cocoon hired a new Junior Development Manager and b'mine has chosen a Hotel Manager for its first hotel.

Personnel changes in the middle of the year

HI+Personnel changes in the middle of the year

Wiesbaden. NH has a new Business Development Director for Italy, Dorint appointed a Director Digital Distribution. Mathieu van Alphen is now Area General Manager for IHG's Dubai Festival City Hotels. Chantel Moore will lead the 25hours Hotel in Dubai, Patrick Mattick is the new "Soul Manager" there. New General Managers have been appointed for Four Seasons Milan, Como Hotels' Castello del Nero and Hotel Posta Marcucci. Mandarin Oriental Macau is now managed by Christian Dolenc. The Agate Comfort in Mannheim/Hockenheim hired a new director and at Union Investment Thorsten Purkus is now in charge of the Asset Management Hospitality International team.

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