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chris cox
The big interview – Sir Rocco Forte
Despite recently picking up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Hospitality Awards, Sir Rocco Forte clearly does not intend to stop adding to his lifetime of achievements any time soon. The legendary hotelier sits down with Richard Cree to discuss ‘that’ takeover, learning lessons and building a dynasty.
The moveable feast – an interivew with David Muñoz
2014 has been the busiest year of David Muñoz’s career, and he’s not slowing down. Elly Earls meets the three-Michelin-starred Spanish chef to discuss collaborating with NH Hotels, new outposts for his budding restaurant empire and winning over the inspectors on his own terms.
Accor comes to Mama
Accor has expanded into new brand territory with the purchase of a 35% stake in French lifestyle chain Mama Shelter.
Wish upon a spa – marrying tradition with modernity
Modern-day spa-goers may be used to luxuriating in treatments delivered by the latest technology, but now they also expect concepts and products to have a flavour of the hotel’s local attractions and traditions. Elly Earls hears how to perfect the mix of nature and nurture.
Hilton launches lifestyle Canopy
Hilton Worldwide has launched a new lifestyle brand, Canopy, that it claims will “redefine” the sector.
EHMA update – lapping luxury
New-concept hospitality based on innovative and surprising offerings is threatening to outmode the traditional high-end hotel. EHMA president Hans Koch explains why the conventional market needs to relearn and redefine the meaning of luxury.
A year for cheer – industry leaders discuss 2014
Fears of deflation in the eurozone have not hit the hotel market as the global transaction volume reaches a five-year high. Peter Jacobs looks back on another successful year with Timothy Lloyd-Hughes, head of Deutsche Bank’s European hotel, leisure and gaming investment banking division, and Mark Wynne Smith, global CEO for hotels and hospitality at Jones Lang LaSalle.
European Hospitality Awards 2014
Now in its fifth triumphant year, the European Hospitality Awards once again brought together leading hoteliers from around the globe to London for a night that recognised and celebrated excellence throughout the sector in 2014.
In the hot seat – Hot.E 2014
Four of global hospitality’s leading figures got together to discuss the state of the hotel industry at this year’s Hotel Investment Conference Europe. Hotel Management International went down to hear from them first hand.
Chip off the old bloc – reimagining the Hotel Moskva
At the end of October, Four Seasons opened in Moscow at one of the most architecturally iconic hotels of the Soviet era; the strange thing is that it wasn’t built until 2012. Chris Godfrey speaks to Richmond International’s Fiona Thompson about painstakingly recreating the Hotel Moskva, which originally opened its doors in 1935, without compromising on the contemporary, luxury experience guests expect.