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March 2, 2011

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) celebrates its new graduates

176 students at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) received their Diploma of Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management – Corporate Economist HES, after four years of studies, at the Graduation Ceremony held on 25 February.

February 24, 2011

EHL Professor awarded the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Prize 2010

EHL is very happy to announce that Dr Demian Hodari, Professor of Strategic Development, was recently notified that his Doctoral Thesis “Strategy Tools-in-Practice: Contextual Factors and Practical Use” was chosen, by the Editors of the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, as the winner of the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Hospitality Management category.

January 10, 2011

Delaware North Companies Adds Scotland's Glasgow Airport to Global Travel Hospitality Portfolio

Delaware North Companies has been awarded a contract to refurbish and operate the landside restaurants at Scotland's Glasgow Airport, the latest expansion of the company's global airport hospitality business. This project, set to get underway this year and be completed in early 2012, represents a complete makeover of the airport's current pre-security food service outlets. Delaware North now operates at four airports in the United Kingdom. In 2009, the company entered the United Kingdom travel hospitality market by opening restaurants at London's Heathrow Airport, including the popular Dining Street Restaurant, as well as at Gatwick Airport in London and at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland

Delaware North Companies

Glasgow, United Kingdom

December 1, 2010

Rezidor to manage Hotel Rezydent in Sopot, Poland

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, takes over the management of the existing Hotel Rezydent in Sopot, Poland on 1st December 2010. The property featuring 64 rooms is under common ownership with the nearby Radisson Blu Hotel, Gdansk, and will keep its former name.

Radisson Hotel Group

Sopot, Poland

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November 4, 2010

Room To Improve Accor's Governance | wsj.com

Accor has lost none of its taste for boardroom infighting. Officially, accumulated differences over strategy explain why Gilles Pélisson has unexpectedly checked out as chairman and chief executive officer after a successful five-year transformation of one of Europe's biggest hotel companies. But Mr. Pélisson's surprise departure raises questions about the French company's governance where investment firms Eurazeo and Colony Capital have the whip hand but own only 29% of the stock.

WSJ

France

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October 11, 2010

5 Hotel Companies Awarded Top Status in the Investment Ranking for Hotel Companies in Austria

Horwath HTL, the world’s largest hospitality-consulting group, and Treugast Solutions Group have presented their annual Investment rankings for Hotels in Austria and Germany at the EXPO REAL in Munich. 5 hotel companies top the list in Austria by achieving the highest investment rating for the year, AA status.

Horwath

Austria

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June 16, 2010

EHL Student Simone Hess Wins Prestigious « Hyatt Student Prize »

The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is very proud to announce that Simone Hess, a student in the Master programme at EHL, has won the prestigious Hyatt Student Prize. Her prize, a one-of-a-kind creation by Baccarat, was presented to her on 20 April 2010 by Gebhard Rainer, Managing Director of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts (Europe Africa Middle East) at the EHL campus. In all there are 13 schools in Europe who are specialised in Hotel Management and that have been selected to compete in this competition. Competitors must be at least 21 years-old, hold a Master’s degree and speak fluent English.

February 9, 2010

New Graduates at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne

The dates of 3 and 5 February will be forever engraved in the minds of the 174 students of the Bachelor Programme and the Diploma of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). In two distinct graduation ceremonies held last Wednesday and Friday, the students received their qualifications following two years study for Diploma students and four years of study for Bachelor Programme students.

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January 20, 2010

TripAdvisor users shun London hotels in poll | guardian.co.uk

TripAdvisor users shun London hotels in pollNo hotel in the capital makes it into the travel website's user survey of the UK's top 25 places to stay. As it prepares to host the Olympics, London has suffered an embarrassing reverse in the world's most democratic hotel awards. Not a single place in the capital makes it into the UK's top 25 places to stay, compiled on the basis of millions of speak-as-you-find entries on the TripAdvisor website.

guardian.co.uk

United Kingdom

January 5, 2010

Villa Rothschild joins the Kempinski portfolio

Kempinski Hotels is delighted to announce that from January 1, 2010 the prestigious Villa Rothschild Hotel & Restaurant will become the Villa Rothschild Kempinski Königstein Frankfurt and the sales and marketing agreement of its sister hotel, the Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein, which will be renamed to Falkenstein Grand Kempinski Königstein Frankfurt, will change into a full management agreement at the same time. These additions follow the company’s strategy of refocusing its expansion on Europe.

Kempinski

Frankfurt, Germany

December 9, 2009

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Adds England to International Management Portfolio

Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:IHR) , a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Harte Holdings, on behalf of Argyll Hotel Group, has awarded management contracts for three hotels in London to Interstate, marking the operator's entry into one of the world's great hotel cities. The upscale boutique hotels, all located in central London, include The Royal Park, The Cranley and The Elizabeth.

Aimbridge EMEA

London, United Kingdom

October 29, 2009

Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy Becomes Russia’s Leading Hotel

Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy is proud to announce the receipt of the award of the World Travel Association (WTA), one of the world’s comprehensive travel trade polls. For the third year in a row the hotel was voted “Russia’s Leading Hotel” and the trophy was accepted by Jan Chovanec, General Manager and Tamara Afonina, PR & Communications Manager.

Swissôtel

Russian Federation