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chris cox
The big interview: Gabriel Escarrer Jaume
As CEO of Meliá Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer Jaume is charged with consolidating and building upon a hospitality empire founded by his father more than 50 years ago. He sits down with Phin Foster to discuss family values, international growth and why he’s focusing on the premium space.
Dorchester sets sights on New York and Asia
The Dorchester Collection has revealed plans to increase its portfolio by opening properties in New York and Asia.
The captain: Palmiro Noschese interview
Having joined Meliá in 2002, Palmiro Noschese has spent the last seven years as the brand’s area manager for Italy. He won the 2013 Italian Hotel Manager of the Year award and is also a finalist for the much-coveted pan-European prize.
Mobile check-in goes global at Marriott
Mobile check-in from Marriott Hotels is now available at 20 additional hotels in 19 countries including India, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and the UK.
Future challenges for general managers
Hans Koch, the president of EHMA, highlights the five major challenges that he believes general managers will have to tackle in the coming years.
Continental drift: hotel sector expansion in Latin America
Despite a recent slow-down in some markets, international operators are sounding increasingly bullish when it comes to opportunities in Latin America. Phin Foster travels to Colombia and speaks to Carlson Rezidor’s Thorsten Kirschke, Arturo Gracia Rosa of HVS Global Hospitality Services, and Juan Carlos González of Proexport about the realities of hotel development in the region.
Euro vision: Hotel Investment Conference Europe 2014 report
With strong signs of improvement across the continent’s hospitality market, this year’s Hotel Investment Conference Europe was firmly focused on growth. Hotel Management International went down to the InterContinental London Park Lane to hear from the experts.
Tipping point: economic recovery for the hospitality sector
With transaction volumes rising around the world, 2013 was the year the hotel sector finally picked up steam. But with big portfolio deals dominating the market, what do the numbers really indicate? Philip Kleinfeld unpicks the data with Nick van Marken, global hospitality leader for Deloitte, Mark Wynne-Smith, CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, and Tim Helliwell, head of hotels at Barclays Bank.
Green card: sustainability in the hotel sector
Sustainability is now a serious consideration, with many operators placing environmental impact measurement at the very core of their business models. Natalie Healey talks to Kate Gibson, vice-president of corporate responsibility at InterContinental Hotels Group about the increasingly ambitious green targets groups are now setting in order to drive their businesses forward.
Plugged-in property management
Today’s most advanced property management systems can handle everything from check-in to accounting, and will soon be able to incorporate information from social media platforms − but are they being used to their best advantage? Elly Earls meets Hilary Murphy of Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Morgans’ Gustaf Burman, Marriott’s Kermit Littlefield and Mövenpick’s Roger MacFarlaine to find out.