CHR Case Study: Hotel Il San Pietro di Positano: Strengthening an Extraordinary Independent Brand

By Chekitan S. Dev and Laure Mougeot Stroock

It was mid-June 2022 and Vito and Carlo Cinque, two brothers at the helm of the world-renowned Italian 5-star hotel Il San Pietro (ISP) since 1996, had reasons to rejoice. Located in Positano on the Amalfi Coast, south of Naples, their 56-room iconic property was enjoying its best year, as unprecedented numbers of pandemic-exhausted travelers were flocking again to Positano.

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