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Alexandra White
Business Development Manager, STR

Alexandra White

Alexandra White
Business Development Manager, STR

Alexandra is currently working for STR as Business Development Manager. Alexandra is an ambitious individual focused on building long lasting relationships and ensuring client expectations are exceeded... Read more

Dr Ray F. Iunius
Director Business Development at EHL Advisory Services

Dr Ray F. Iunius

Dr Ray F. Iunius
Director Business Development at EHL Advisory Services

Dr Ray F. Iunius is the author of various academic and professional articles published by journals in the management of services, technology, and innovation. He is also the author of a number of books such as «Industrie de l’accueil», «Hôtellerie de Luxe», «La gestion des spas», «Un Hôtel,... Read more

Natalie Kvachantiradze
CHAIRPERSON of Georgian Tourism Association

Natalie Kvachantiradze

Natalie Kvachantiradze
CHAIRPERSON of Georgian Tourism Association

Natalie Kvachantiradze is CHAIRPERSON of Georgian Tourism Association and one of the founders since 2005, Since 2005. GTA with 110 members is the biggest tourism association in Georgia. As a tourism professional she is Chair of the Tourism and Services Vocational Sectoral Council and Accreditation Expert at the National Center for Educatio... Read more

Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Mehmet Önkal
Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Mehmet is Managing Partner at BDO International Hospitality Consulting. He has more than 40 years of significant experience in tourism industry. He is an expert especially in investment consultancy, asset management, market research and feasibility studies, appraisals and valuations, hotel brands, management/franchise/lease/technical services agree... Read more

President of a hotel chain "Hôtels de Charme et de Caractère"
President of

President of a hotel chain

President of a hotel chain "Hôtels de Charme et de Caractère"
President of

Jacques Barthelemy is a President of "Hôtels de Charme et de Caractère" and also a Hotel, Tourism and Spa Consulting. Jacques Barthelemy is a SME owner and hotel operator. (www.lebelvedere-lauzerte.com and www.hoteldesbeauxarts.com) He is both the President of Charme & Caractère (800 hotels in 80 countries) for 5 yea... Read more

Kateryna Asofieva
General Sales & Marketing Manager of Aldemar Resorts (Greek Hotel Chain).

Kateryna Asofieva

Kateryna Asofieva
General Sales & Marketing Manager of Aldemar Resorts (Greek Hotel Chain).

Kateryna has more than 14 years of experience in hospitality and tourism industry. Started her career in Aldemar Resorts as a Guest Relation, now holds a position of General Sales & Marketing Manager in Sales East and Baltic countries. Initiated many international projects and became a co-organizer of International culinary contest &ldquo... Read more

Ludek Louda
General manager of Spa Hotel ULRIKA

Ludek Louda
General manager of Spa Hotel ULRIKA

With his experience, Ludek is already one of the veterans of hotel industry, although he began his working career after the University of Economics in civil aviation. It was years in aviation that opened the whole world to him for a global understanding and the profession, which he still pursues with great love.... Read more

Ruta Pulkauninkaite-Macike
General manager at award winning Hotel PACAI by Design Hotels™, restaurant MUROS and PACAI SPA Vilnius, Lithuania

Ruta Pulkauninkaite-Macike

Ruta Pulkauninkaite-Macike
General manager at award winning Hotel PACAI by Design Hotels™, restaurant MUROS and PACAI SPA Vilnius, Lithuania

Ruta has over 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry. 8 years were dedicated to creating excellent customer service in Olympic Entertainment Group. And the last 10 years Ruta is managing hotels. She has experience of managing 2 stars, 3 stars and 5 stars properties.... Read more

Alina Ştefan
Resort Manager, Theodora Golf Club (Romania)

Alina Ştefan
Resort Manager, Theodora Golf Club (Romania)

Alina is a young professional, recruited after graduating from university. She started as Front Office Manager at resort’s reception, and after two years of activity her sparkling personality, diligence and personal style recommended her as a strong leader, able to assume a higher position. Alina coordinates a team of almost 100 diff... Read more

Wolfgang Gold
Founder of GoldHotelSolutions

Wolfgang Gold
Founder of GoldHotelSolutions

Founder of GoldHotelSolutions, providing bespoke solutions to clients globally regarding hotel development. Wolfgang has worked with all major hotel brands ... Read more

Eszter Gulyás
President of Hungarian Castle Hotel Association

Eszter Gulyás
President of Hungarian Castle Hotel Association

Eszter is a co-founder of Heritage Hotels of Europe with 13 European county member. She belongs to the 50 most influential people in Hungarian tourism.... Read more

Atis Zaharans
General Manager Kharkiv Palace Hotel, Ukraine

Atis Zaharans
General Manager Kharkiv Palace Hotel, Ukraine

Atis is an experienced hotelier with decades of operational and hotel leadership experience. Having started his career in banqueting he climbed up the career ladder becoming F&B manager, Director of Operations and eventually reaching General Manager’s position. During his career in the hospitality industry Atis have been working in... Read more

Petra Kordiš
Executive director of a brand Charming Slovenia

Petra Kordiš
Executive director of a brand Charming Slovenia

Petra Kordiš is an executive director of a brand Charming Slovenia that under its auspices unites luxurious glamping resorts, hidden in the greenest corners pf Slovenia. Glamping tourism is a symbiosis of prestige and green nature, that invite many foreigners, in need of a nature getaway and not wanting to give up comfort, to Slovenia. ... Read more

Iryna Sapronova
Owner and vice-president of Superior Golf & Spa Resort.

Iryna Sapronova

Iryna Sapronova
Owner and vice-president of Superior Golf & Spa Resort.

Iryna started her path in hospitality industry over 13 years ago, in 2007, when Sapronov family made the decision to create the first golf club in Ukraine. The big goal, however, was to create a place in Ukraine where such values as wellness, sport, healthy lifestyle are promoted and so a few years later the family started the transition of the fi... Read more

Natalie Gurieva
Regional Director of Eastern Europe for Forte Village Resort, Sardinia and Castel Monastero, Tuscany.

Natalie Gurieva

Natalie Gurieva
Regional Director of Eastern Europe for Forte Village Resort, Sardinia and Castel Monastero, Tuscany.

Natalie Gurieva, Jury Member of the International Hospitality Award 2020, is the expert in the Sales, Marketing and PR in the International hospitality industry since 2001. Education: Bachelor of Science in Education. Master of International Economic Relations. Certificate in Strategic Hotels Marketing by Cornell. Natalie gradu... Read more

Vaclav Hribal
Head of Hotel Transactions JAN Hospitality

Vaclav Hribal
Head of Hotel Transactions JAN Hospitality

Vaclav has more than 19 years of experience in hospitality industry. His career started in the USA where he has been working in various international hotel chains, such as Sheraton, Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton and where he also graduated in Hotel & Restaurant Management. After his return to the Czech Republic, he was working on managerial pos... Read more

Radka Telyčková
Director of TrustYou Authorized Sellers EMEA

Radka Telyčková

Radka Telyčková
Director of TrustYou Authorized Sellers EMEA

Radka has been managing the team of TrustYou Authorized Sellers in EMEA since 2017 and is an active Authorized Seller in Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2013, with over 100 hotels in the portfolio. 15+ years of experience in the hospitality industry gives Radka expertise in several areas of hospitality marketing, focusing on mastering revenue w... Read more

James Dilley
Director / Head of Hospitality and Interior Design at Jestico + Whiles

James Dilley
Director / Head of Hospitality and Interior Design at Jestico + Whiles

James leads the highly respected hospitality and interior design studio at Jestico + Whiles with particular expertise in the design of hotels, as well as restaurants, clubs, specialist retail and cinemas. He has amassed over 20 years of experience in this sector working under appointment ... Read more