Anca Madalina Cristea has been appointed general manager of Hilton Garden Inn Bucharest Airport, the first hotel to be opened inside Henri Coandă International Airport.
Adrian Adam has been appointed general manager of Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest, the first hotel of this brand owned by Marriott International, which is set to be opened this summer, in Bucharest, on Dimitrie Pompeiu Boulevard.
Orbis Hotel Group, strategic partner of AccorHotels - world-leading travel & lifestyle group in Eastern Europe continues its dynamic expansion in Romania by signing a managementcontract for ibis Politehnica Hotel in Bucharest with its partner and investor Novum Business Services SRL.
Some 11 new hotels affiliated to international networks will open in Romania in the next two years, leading to the creation of over 1,500 new jobs in the hospitality industry, according to specialists from the Hospitality Management Academy.
An experienced hotelier with more than 20 years in the hotel industry, he will take over the management of the 487-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest and the 210-room Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence, starting today, 1 October, 2018.
ccorHotels partner Orbis Hotel Group has signed a management agreement to open an Ibis Styles hotel north of Bucharest, Romania with its partner and investor Liwa Properties.
Polish group Orbis, the biggest hotel operator in Eastern Europe, has appointed Emeline Sýkora-Wintrebert as Area General Manager for South-Eastern Europe responsible for the hotel operations in the region.
InterContinental Bucharest appoints a new general manager, in the person of Lior Bebera. He is replacing Stefan Frank, after being more than four years in this position, a press release shows.In this role, Lior Bebera will be primarily responsible for managing the hotel operations. A German national, born in Israel, Bebera has lived and worked in seven countries, on three continents.
Radisson Blu, the iconic hotel brand driven by innovation and design, announces the signing of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Brașov, Romania. This newly built hotel will be Carlson Rezidor's third hotel in Romania complementing the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest (opened since 2008) and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence (opened since 2015).
Castelul de Lut, or the “Clay Castle,” is straight out of a fairytale. Despite being called a castle, the hotel looks more like a witch's cottage (hey Hansel, hey Gretel) than somewhere Sleeping Beauty would call home. The thatched roofs, crooked doors, and curvaceous plaster walls are made of entirely organic materials like clay, straw, sand, and wood. And while organic is a very modern trend, the hotel is a throwback to days of old.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening ofDoubleTree by Hilton Sighisoara - Cavaler. This opening marks the company's debut in Sighisoara and the sixth property in its portfolio in Romania.
Quality management indicators and processes are key tools for the competitiveness of tourism destinations concluded the UNWTO Conference on Quality Management held last week in Bucharest, Romania. In that regard, participants to the conference called for an integrated approach to quality management as a priority in long-term strategic planning of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) at national and sub-national levels.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) has reached a franchise agreement with SC Apex Alliance 1 S.R.L. to open Hilton Garden InnBucharest Old Town in 2017. The 201-room hotel will be located within an historic listed building in the prime city centre location of Doamnei St.
Ana Hotels Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Angelo Zuccala as General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Bucharest Hotel, owned and operated by Ana Hotels under franchise agreement with the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG). Angelo Zuccala has an overall 19 – year professional experience in the hospitality industry, the past 12 of which were within the InterContinental Hotels Group, where he specialized in sales, food & beverage and in managing large hotel operations. The first senior management position he held within IHG was with the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel on the Croisette in Cannes, starting in 2002, where he managed the Sales, Conventions & Banqueting department dealing with many city trade fairs, MICE events and the world renowned Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, Angelo took on an executive position in Food & Beverage at the Intercontinental Hurghada Resorts and Casino in Egypt, following which, in 2009, he returned to Europe as Director of the Intercontinental Malta, a 451 room hotel with 11 restaurants and bars and over 5000 sqm of meeting facilities. Since May 2012, Angelo has held the Executive Assistant Manager position at the Intercontinental Bucharest, looking after the overall operation of the hotel.
Carlson Rezidor, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel groups worldwide, announces the very first Park Inn by Radisson in Romania: the Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence featuring 210 keys is scheduled to open in Q4 2015. It will be part of Carlson Rezidor's first dual-branded property in the country -openings its doors right next to the existing Radisson Blu hotel. Park Inn by Radisson is a vibrant mid-market brand, Radisson Blu is Europe's largest upper-upscale brand.
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As Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) continues its expansion throughout Europe, the company today announced plans to open a second hotel in Bucharest, the 147-room Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest. The hotel will operate under a management agreement with Gica Popescu Hotels SRL and is expected to open in early 2014.
Yann Marteau has been recently appointed director of business development for Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest. He will report to Linda Griffin, general manager of Athenee Palace Hilton, and will be responsible for the sales and revenue strategy of this hotel. Previously, Yann Marteau held the position of director of sales and marketing at a luxury hotel in Indonesia. With 11 years of experience, Marteau’s career in hospitality started in Dubai with the Jumeirah group, commencing at the Emirates Towers Hotel and continuing to the Burj Al Arab. Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest was built in 1914, and currently has 272 rooms, and 11 conference rooms. The hotel posted a turnover of around EUR 11.8 million last year.
The conference is organized by Trend Hospitality Consulting & Management in partnership with INTEHL - Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, under the Patronage of the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism and is dedicated to the hospitality industry in South Eastern Europe with focus on Romania