Hotels & Restaurants Guide
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Holiday Inn’s Lesnaya and Suschevsky hotels hire new sales and marketing directorThe new sales and marketing executive has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, where she had worked in different departments and capacities in local and international hotel brands... |
Hilton Hotel once again declared the most recognizable brand in RussiaCalling Russia a key developing market for the chain, Simon Vincent, president of Hilton Worldwide in Europe, notes that such recognition is an incentive for the chain staffs, who always put in their best efforts to promote the brand’s reputation... |
Domina Hotels Group to invest 200mln euros in hotels chain development in RussiaCalling Russia a comfortable country for business, Domina Hotels Group CEO Ernesto Preatoni announces additional plans to invest 200mln euros in the country’s hotel industry and related services sectors... |
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The AZIMUT Hotel Moscow project approved and its delivery and opening date setAZIMUT Hotels Company CEO Alexander Gendelsman calls the development an important step as the new hotel will be his company’s debut in the Russian capital city... |
Private companies ready to participate in Moscow hotels privatizationPrivate investors are warming up for the Moscow city government's plans to privatize a number of city’s high-profile hotels that will transfer their management into private hands... |
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District administration’s rent claims could paralyze a mini-hotel’s operationsThe main problem for the tenant, however, is the fact that one of the buildings houses his Usadba Mini-Hotel could possibly lose its rent contract in the worst-case scenario... |
World famous hotel sales and revenue optimization guru displays his skills in MoscowThe guru presented abundance of new knowledge and practical tools for boosting hotel revenues, while the audience received new skills and ‘upsell technologies’ that will help improve their job performances... |
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Swissotel Krasnye Holmy receives Russia’s leading hotel award from WTACommenting on the honor at the ceremony, hotel General Manager Jan Chovanec noted it was the third time in a row that the hotel has received the highly esteemed title... |
The number of modern quality hotels in Russia to increase by 250 assets in 2009Federal Tourism Agency Director Anatoly Yarochkin has called the creation of a network of ‘modern top-quality roadside hospitality services’ essential in the development of the Russian hotel industry... |
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Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hires a Food & Beverage directorMichel Wittwer, the new F&B director, has served in different positions in various hotels in several international locations, since graduating from Vieux Bois, the Geneva-based, Switzerland hotel management school, in 1997... |
Heliopark Group’s subsidiaries under taxation and creditors’ pressureThe action of the tax agency is the last in a series of legal suits filed against Heliopark Group’s subsidiaries by creditors seeking the repayments of their granted loans... |
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Deadline for completion of the Pekin Hotel reconstruction extended to 2013The extension of the deadline from 2009 to Dec. 31, 2013, according the Moscow City Government’s resolution, will be done without penalizing the project investor... |
Moscow-based Golden Apple in the Top-10 of Europe’s best business hotelsThe high place occupied by Golden Apple in the rating means the hotel has satisfied all the requipments of the journal, which specially noted the hotel’s high service quality, design and comfort... |
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The Korston Queen of Montenegro Hotel & Casino on presentation in MoscowLouie Beck, the hotel general manager, specifically highlighted the property’s array of unique services that enable clients to have all-day enjoyment everywhere — outside in the sun, sea and on pebble beaches, alpine skiing, etc... |
Luxury boutique hotel to replace former MN editorial buildingAlthough, the development is still in the approval stage, it is already clear that the intentions of the investors behind this project right in the hearts of the nation's capital, are more than serious... |
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Individual approach is the foundation for successful hotel operationsMilan hotel has recently fully renovated its conference halls along with the installations of additional video and sound equipment and new soundproof partitions as it highlights its main competitive advantage – unparalleled quality of service – on the local hospitality services market... |
APEC summit transforming the hotel business in the Far EastThe official preparation programs for hosting the APEC Summit scheduled for 2012 in Vladivostok envisage an all-round improvement in social and urban infrastructure aimed at boosting the attractiveness of the entire Russian Far East region for tourists... |
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Five-star Lotte Hotel Moscow staffed and ready for operationsLotte Hotel Moscow, the five-star property affiliated with South Korea’s Lotte Group that is scheduled for opening in early 2010 completed the appointments of its top managerial staff this summer, thus signaling its readiness for opening... |
Moscow hotels top the list of the most expensive hotelsIn line with their dubious reputation, Moscow hotels have once again remained the world’s most expensive hospitality facilities, thus defying the current crisis and its other associated negative industry trends that have led to sharp drops in prices on other markets... |
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Moscow authorities prefer hotels in the center of the cityIn a desperate move to finally decongest the city’s downtown of vehicles and office high rises, the Moscow authorities are offering willing real-estate investors to swap their licenses for developing offices for contracts to build more hotels in the city’s Central Administrative District... |
B.O.S. – the initials that define destiny and lifeA profile of Boris Stasyuk, the director of the Moscow-based Marco Polo Presnya Hotel, highlighting his outstanding life, spectacular career and remarkable achievements on the eve of his 55th birthday... |
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Marriott Courtyard Hotel hosts exhibition of modern paintings of MoscowThe Marriott Courtyard Hotel has diversified its services portfolio to include an exposition of modern paintings dedicated to Moscow, making it a new default hangout for the city’s army of arts connoisseurs... |
Mirax Group owners may lose their Turkish Sungate Port Royal HotelSungate Port Royal Hotel, one of Turkey's largest hospitality assets, is on the verge of changing hands again following its current owners’ default on repayments of the loan used to clinch its acquisition... |
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AZIMUT Hotels Company acquires a stake in Nizhni Novgorod hotel complexThe management of AZIMUT Hotels Company says its acquisition of the stake in the hotel complex is fully compliant with its overall strategy for the development of its hotel chain in Russia... |
The Ukraina Hotel to become a flagman Radisson Royal brand in RussiaThe revamped Ukraina Hotel is expected to be rechristened into Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, which will be managed by the Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most famous brands in global hospitality management... |
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Istra Holiday cottage hotel gains a four-star statusThe Istra Holiday cottage hotel, which is being run by RosEuroHotel management company, has received a four-star status following its successful completion of the voluntary certification procedures... |
The Russian MICE services industry: Expert's viewOlga Shults, asst. director, catering and conference services, The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, speaks to TRCW on the key advantages of hotels over non-hotel facilities as venues for holding business events... |
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Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel lands a new general managerHospitality management guru Nicolas Kipper — who had previously worked as director of operations at Moscow’s Marriott Grand and general manager of Marriott Tverskaya — returned to Marriott Grand in June in a new capacity as the five-star hotel’s general manager... |
Hilton plans to develop regional network of economy-class hotels in RussiaVladimir Ilyichev, Hilton Hotels’ director for operations development in Russia and CIS, has disclosed Hilton Corp.’s interest in developing an extensive regional network of low-price, economy-class category hotels in Russia... |
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The Russian MICE services industry: Expert's viewAnastasia Makarova, banquette services sales manager, Korston Hotel Moscow, speaks to TRCW on conference services and Korston’s competitive offers for organizers of business events... |
The Russian MICE services industry: Expert's viewElena Krivonosova, head of sales department, Turris Hotel Management Group, speaks to TRCW about her company’s unique facilities and services for business events... |
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The Russian MICE services industry: Expert's viewOlga Rafikova, director of marketing, Turris Hotel Management Group, speaks to TRCW on St. Petersburg MICE services market and her company’s leading role in the industry... |
Grand opening of modern business hotel Al Pash Grand HotelAstrakhan Region Gov. Alexander Zhilkin, St. Petersburg Bank Board Chairman Alexander Savelyev, Astrakhan Mayor Sergei Bozhenov and Alikber Pashaev, the hotel owner, took part in the traditional red-ribbon cutting ceremony.... |
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AZIMUT Hotels Company sees budding sprouts of positive market dynamicsIn its report, AZIMUT Hotels Company noted the positive dynamics in the industry, good news for the industry, especially after the difficulties in the first three months of the year caused by the global crisis... |
Tours operator Inturist freezes major investment hotel projectsThe global economic crisis has significantly changed the Inturist's plans, forcing it to freeze its ongoing constructions of over 50 hotel projects in the economy category... |
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Hotels come under fire for greedy pricing policy during Eurovision Songs ContestThe hoteliers, circumventing their ‘gentlemen agreements’ with the Mayor’s Office, hiked prices, at least, by 20-30%, making accommodations unaffordable for most of the Eurovision Songs contestants and fans... |
National becomes Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury Collection first property in RussiaThe National Hotel has joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s Luxury Collection chain, thus becoming the first and only representative of the company’s internationally famed collection of luxury properties in Russia, according to company sources... |
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Renovated Moscow Hotel to open in 2010 under the Four Seasons brandThe ongoing reconstruction of the Moscow Hotel is slated for completion in 2010, when it is expected to receive its first guests under the Four Seasons Hotels brand... |
Grand Hotel Europe nominated for the best Russian business hotel awardGrande Hotel Europe has been nominated for Russia’s best "Business Hotel" award, which is organized by influential British Business Destinations magazine on the basis of the opinions of global hospitality industry experts and ordinary readers of the journal... |
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Tour operators and hotels asked to formulate anti-crisis offers for clientsAs a step to prevent the collapse of tourism business, the RUTI management has recommended Russian Black Sea resort operators and related services providers to formulate anticrisiss offers capable of attracting tourists to their facilities during summer vacations... |
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