Ribeiro will be responsible for leading the South America sales and account management team, and drive adoption of Sabre’s hotel technology solutions which include web-based property management and reservations, digital distribution, marketing and consultancy services.
An award-winning chef, Boschero boasts a number of recognitions and special engagements throughout his career. An Italian cuisine expert, Boschero was recognized as Certified Master Chef in Italian Cooking by Barilla Academy. He was privileged to work as a personal chef for former U.S. President George W. Bush during a diplomatic event in Brazil in 2008. Brazil's Guia 4 Rodas has acknowledged his work in several categories including Best Business Restaurant in Latin America. Boschero holds a Master's Degree in Hospitality Management from the Hotelschool The Hague, in the Netherlands, and a Master's Degree from the Institute of Culinary Arts in Italy.
The Unique in São Paulo won me over - and convinced me that its name is deserved - when I took a dip in the indoor pool. The easiest way in is trip down a water slide, into the multihued pool (blue! yellow!) with its underwater music, bubbling submerged chaises, and video-projection screen on the wall. This is Brazil at its most freewheeling, fun-loving, colorful best.
Atlantica Hotels International announces an important addition to its network of hotels in the city of São Paulo. The new hotel, an imposing development on Avenida Ibirapuera in Moema, also marks the arrival of the Park Inn by Radisson brand in Brazil, the first country in the Americas to have the brand in operation. The Park Inn by Radisson Ibirapuera will complete the flag conversion on February 17. The new addition strengthens Atlantica Hotels as flag conversion leader. Investment in modernization of the hotel and adaptation to the new flag will reach R$1.7 million in the next 12 months.
W Hotels Worldwide, the industry innovator and hotel category buster, proudly unveils the “Extreme Wow Suite” of the future, designed by Jouin Manku, the architectural firm of Paris-based designer Patrick Jouin and his associate Sanjit Manku. An interpretation of the conventional hotel Presidential Suite, the “Extreme Wow Suite” has been a part of W Hotels vernacular since the brand was founded in 1998. To further emphasize the importance of innovation and design, W Hotels engaged Jouin Manku to design a forward-looking, innovative lifestyle experience created in a three-dimensional installation. The “Extreme Wow Suite” will be unveiled today at the Instituto Tomie Ohtake in Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of a special touring exhibition entitled “Le Paris de Patrick Jouin.”
Transforming Economies and Removing Barriers Towards Global Integration through Travel & Tourism are two of the main themes of the 9th Global Travel and Tourism Summit, which is being organised under the patronage of His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The two-day event will take place in Florianópolis, the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, from 15-16 May.