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Make your move
Brash, cut-throat and targeting guests directly, online travel agencies are here to stay, to the detriment of franchise hotel companies. European Hotel Managers Association president Peter Bierwirth examines the fight for customers.
Design of the times: keeping up with changing tastes
For hotels to remain profitable, they must pay attention to design and environmental trends, according to Peter Bierwirth, president of the European Hotel Managers Association.
Growth vs the green agenda
Fairmont’s experience has shown that sustainability and luxury can go hand in hand. President Jennifer Fox talks to Rod James about whether environmentally friendly practices can survive in the face of rapid global expansion.
Hot.E: inside Europe’s hotel market
The Park Plaza Riverbank played host to this year’s Hotel Investment Conference Europe – known as Hot.E – which attracted 250 owners, operators, investors and lenders. Hotel Management International joined the gathering to find out where the European hotel market currently stands, who has the money and where it’s headed.