This is an excerpt of the attendees of Hospitality Summit 2023
Accor is a French international hotel and hospitality company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Attendees' job titels:
Director DevelopmentVice President F&B&E DACHVice President Operational Management
The ACHAT Hotels Group currently operates more than 35 hotels throughout Germany and one even in Budapest. The group aims to grow further with new hotel developments under the LOGINN Hotels & Apartments brand and by acquiring existing hotels. The company has been in existence since 1991 and was acquired by the mid-market investor HANNOVER Finanz at the end of 2016.
Attendees' job titels:
Managing Partner
Aramark proudly serves the world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
Attendees' job titels:
National Manager Business Development Sports & Entertainment
Autograph Collection is a group of independent upper-upscale to luxury hotels within the Marriott International portfolio. The properties are independently owned and operated under the Autograph Collection name.
Attendees' job titels:
Director of Sales and Marketing
The delivery and catering service aveato has been successful on the market since 1999 and has specialized in business catering from the very beginning.
Attendees' job titels:
Managing Director
B&B Hotels is a French economy hotel chain founded in Brest in 1990 and expanding rapidly. At the end of 2022, the chain had more than 600 hotels in 14 countries. 167 of them are located in Germany (as of Feb. 23).
Attendees' job titels:
CEO Central & Northern EuropeChief Digital Officer Central & Northern EuropeCFO Central & Northern EuropeHead of Innovation & IT-PMO
The hotel group b'mine hotels GmbH was founded in 2018. A key difference from other lifestyle hotels: guests have the option to park their own vehicle in front of the hotel room. Event organizers can plan product presentations of up to 4 tons on the top floor. For this purpose, part of the rooms in all b'mine hotels will be equipped with a CarLift, with a CarLift going up to the event floor.
Attendees' job titels:
Managing Director
berner+becker revenue management offers outsourced revenue management, consulting and training for independent and chain-affiliated hotels. For us at berner+becker revenue management means the combination of strategic thinking, expert knowledge and use of latest technologies
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Revenue Coordinator
With its 360° software, Betterspace offers smart, intelligent and, above all, digital solutions that revolutionize the day-to-day work of hoteliers and inspire guests. In addition to satisfied guests, hotels benefit from increasing revenues, decreasing operating costs and automated processes. At the same time, Betterspace supports hoteliers in driving sustainability in the hotel and protecting the environment. Betterspace's portfolio ranges from smart guest communication solutions to digital check-in and check-out to an intelligent energy management system.
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Managing Director
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Managing Director & Co-Founder
DER Touristik Group (DER Touristik for short) is an internationally active travel group with headquarters in Cologne and another head office in Frankfurt am Main. Around 130 tour operators, travel agency chains, booking portals, incoming agencies, hotel companies and other companies with activities in 15 European countries belong to the group. Well-known brands include Dertour, ITS Reisen and Meiers Weltreisen. DER Touristik Group records around 7.1 million guests per year. DER Touristik Group is the largest travel group in Europe.
Attendees' job titels:
Head of Hotel Development
Deutsche Hospitality is the brand of the German hotel company Steigenberger Hotels AG, which has been owned by the Chinese Huazhu Group since 2020.
Attendees' job titels:
Vice President Corporate Strategy & OpeningsGeneral Manager
We are one of the leading providers of in-service training for specialists and managers in the hotel and catering industry. Industry experts impart up-to-date, practice-oriented expertise that can be used directly in everyday professional life. Through the state-approved degrees, you can set the course for career advancement parallel to your job. A practice-oriented, media-supported learning system enables maximum flexibility and mobile learning.
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Business Development and Sales ManagerSales & Relations
Domino's Pizza is an international fast food restaurant chain founded in 1960, specialising in the production and delivery of pizza.
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Development Director Germany
Welcome to the east Hotel in Hamburg. Chicago star architect Jordan Mozer has transformed the former iron foundry into a design masterpiece. The east, which is part of the Preferred Hotel Group, uniquely combines a restaurant, lounges, bar and hotel.
Attendees' job titels:
Hotel Manager
RIVERstyle, a unique mix of international flair, timeless elegance and Hanseatic understatement, coupled with the unique view over the Hanseatic city, makes the Empire a truly unique experience.
Attendees' job titels:
Head of Sales
Entegra is a business performance and procurement services company with bold initiatives, creative solutions and a driven advisory team ready to partner with hospitality-driven businesses to propel them forward and achieve more than ever. As the largest food group purchasing organization in the world, we deliver the industry-specific savings solutions, digital tools, advisory services and corporate social responsibility support to help clients improve customer experiences — and achieve their goals.
Attendees' job titels:
Head of Data and Analytics
Europa-Park is an amusement and theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg. With around 5.8 million visitors in 2019, it is the most visited theme park in the German-speaking region.
Attendees' job titels:
Deputy Hotel Director
Five Guys is a U.S. fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia, with current headquarters in Lorton, Virginia. Forbes named Five Guys the fastest-growing U.S. restaurant chain in 2012. To differentiate itself from competitors and have unique selling points, the chain relies on fresh and handmade products, such as the potatoes for its French fries, which are cut on site. In addition, the company relies on a store design with an open kitchen and on individualization of the offer by the customer, in which he can personally compose his burgers, milkshakes, etc. through a selection of different ingredients such as tomatoes or sauces.
Attendees' job titels:
Business Development Manager
Flemings Hotels GmbH & Co. KG, based in Frankfurt am Main, were founded in 1990. A total of 13 mid- to upscale hotels belong to the Flemings Group: nine centrally located city hotels of the Flemings Hotels & Restaurants brand in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Wuppertal as well as a franchise operation of Intercityhotel GmbH, two boarding houses of the "LiV'iN Residence by Flemings" brand and the Savigny Hotel Frankfurt City.
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CEO
Food & Beverage is part of our everyday life. The demands are also always changing. We know the markets and use our profound knowledge and our long and extensive experience. Whether we expand our own range of services and F&B Concepts (Group) continues to grow as a result, or whether we make our strategic consulting or expertise available to third parties - we and our partners, bundled in a far-reaching network, are always there for you.
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General Manager
Die Friendly Hospitality führt unter anderem das Privat Hotel Wagner in Hamburg. Das Hotel Wagner ist ein familiengeführtes Privathotel mit 51 Zimmern und Suiten. Zur Friendly Hospitality gehören außerdem das Privat Hotel Fresena Hamburg, Mövenflug-Appartements Travemünde und C&C Hotel- Gastro- Consulting.
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Managing Partner
GHOTEL Group operates the current portfolio in the budget, midscale and upscale segments. In addition to the GHOTEL hotel & living brand, GHOTEL Group operates the nestor hotels as well as the franchised hotels with international brands.
Attendees' job titels:
Managing Director
The Glion Institute of Higher Education (informally Glion) is a private hospitality management school with campuses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is owned by Eurazeo, a private equity firm based in Paris, and it forms part of the education group Sommet Education.
Attendees' job titels:
Ambassador
Located in the green heart of the “Hanseatic city”, the Grand Elysée Hamburg, Germany’s largest privately owned five-star hotel, is a welcoming meeting place for locals and guests from around the world.
Attendees' job titels:
Director Groups & Convention Sales
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz AG is the operating company of the thermal baths located in Bad Ragaz and of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz with the Grand Hotels "Quellenhof & Spa Suites" and "Hof Ragaz" with all dependencies, all other properties belonging to the aforementioned company and located in the municipalities of Bad Ragaz and Pfäfers. This includes Tamina waterworks and electricity facilities, as well as all other associated ancillary businesses and operations, the purchase of spring water from the Pfäfers thermal spa for use for therapy, bathing, drinking and heating purposes, and the use of the corresponding properties and operating facilities in accordance with the concession granted by the Canton of St. Gallen on April 30, 2003.
Attendees' job titels:
Teamleader IT-Support
The Haffhus Hotel & Spa is a hotel complex with 71 rooms, restaurant, café, bowling, bar and a spa area with a large saltwater pool in the beautiful seaside resort of Ueckermünde directly on the Szczecin Lagoon and a beautiful view of the island of Usedom. The hotel complex is completely energy self-sufficient, has no connection to the public power grid and also no gas is needed. The energy is produced exclusively regeneratively. Not only the public energy dashboard https://energie.haffhus.de is a sign of holistic digitalization. The entire tech stack from the PMS to the building control system was converted to API first based software in 2020. Today, we are in the fortunate situation that the degree of digitization is no longer determined by the availability of interfaces.
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Head Of Sustainability & Digitalization
The Heide Park Resort in Soltau is Germany's second largest amusement and theme park with 850,000 m². The park is part of the British Merlin Entertainments Group, which includes various leisure facilities such as Alton Towers, Gardaland, Legoland, Sea Life and the Madame Tussauds waxworks.
Attendees' job titels:
Operations Director Abenteuerhotel & Holiday Camp Heide Park Resort
The hotel chain was founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton in Cisco, Texas, and has since developed into a leading hotel brand. In the first half of the century, growth was still limited to the USA. Global expansion began with the opening of the Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico in 1949, and the first foothold in Europe opened in 1955 (Istanbul), followed three years later by the first German representative in Berlin. Hilton was the first property to offer guests amenities such as televisions and direct-dial telephones.
Attendees' job titels:
Director Development (GermanyAustria & Switzerland)
The future Hirmer Hospitality is part of the long-established family-run Munich-based Hirmer Group.
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Assistant Director of Finance & Administration
HR Group is one of the leading multi-brand hotel operating companies in Central Europe. The Berlin-based company has been successfully acquiring and operating hotels for more than ten years.
Attendees' job titels:
Chief Commercial Officer
More information can be found here: www.hrs.de/?language=en
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Director of Sales & Hotels Solutions
Immerse yourself with the places and people whose every mission is to make the most of your stay. You may be staying with us for an important meeting, to explore a new city, or to reconnect with old friends. No matter the reason, you’ll find yourself surrounded by enthusiastic insiders who delight in sharing the best of what each of our hotels and cities has to offer.
Attendees' job titels:
Digital Content Director EAME & South West Asia
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is a British company based in Denham near London and is the largest hotel chain in the world by number of rooms.
Attendees' job titels:
Development Director
In the heart of City West, the InterContinental Berlin reflects the dynamism of the capital. With 558 luxurious rooms and suites as well as 45 modern function rooms on more than 6200 m², the InterContinental Berlin is one of Europe's leading meeting destinations.
Attendees' job titels:
Senior Event Sales Manager
As Germany's leading premium caterer, Kofler & Kompanie deals with exclusive caterings with an international approach.
Attendees' job titels:
Hospitality Manager
Le Méridien Hamburg, the hotel in the trendy district of St. Georg and directly on the Outer Alster, lets you experience the Elbe metropolis from completely new perspectives.
Attendees' job titels:
General Manager
Lindner Hotels AG is a medium-sized, family-run hotel company based in Düsseldorf, which operates more than 30 hotels in Europe under the brand names "Lindner Hotels & Resorts" and "me and all hotels".
Attendees' job titels:
Corporate Sales Director MICE / Key Accounts
With 483 rooms and event capacities for up to 600 people, the Lufthansa Seeheim conference hotel is one of the leading conference hotels in Germany and Europe. With its unique location in the midst of greenery at the gates of Frankfurt am Main, the four-star hotel offers conference quality, hospitality and active relaxation. For more than 10 years, the hotel has been a guarantor for meetings and conferences at top level and continuously develops innovative meeting concepts for business guests from Germany and abroad.
Attendees' job titels:
Director of SalesMarketing & Business Development
L'Osteria is a system gastronomy chain of FR L'Osteria GmbH founded in 1999.
Attendees' job titels:
Vice President Business Development
We bring locations into the future - the digital booking platform. No boring, stuffy and buttoned-up accommodations. Creativity and inspiration do not stop with the choice of the right location. The surroundings should also match the ambience and provide the right setting for your event. Whether close by or far away, in the middle of nature or in the hustle and bustle of the city, our accommodations are as unique as your wishes, give you space for the essentials and are guaranteed to leave new ideas in your heads. Our selection of locations is unique and our associated partners special. Through digitally solved inquiry processes, we send relevant information within the shortest possible time.
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CO-Founder
More information can be found here: www.metroag.de
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Executive Vice President Germany
Microsoft Corporation is an international hardware and software developer and a technology company headquartered in Redmond, a city in the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.
Attendees' job titels:
Event Manager
In addition to all well-established tasks such as office and residential construction, we specialize in the area of "Hospitality". This includes classic hotel planning and design, as well as serviced apartments, staff houses, retirement homes, restaurants, bars, spas and all mixed uses. For the building owner, we strive for comprehensive planning, which includes architecture, interior design and branding. Our projects are primarily located in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Furthermore, we are planning for expansion into the entire European environment - and beyond.
Attendees' job titels:
Head of Hospitality
Motel One is the founder and pioneer of the budget design concept with currently more than 75 hotels in 10 countries. Motel One stands for the unique combination of high-quality facilities, exclusive design, high service standards and first-class inner-city locations at an attractive price.
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Director of Sales D/A/CH
More information can be found here: mrp-hotels.com/en/
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Senior Vice President Germany
Founded in 2012, myhotelshop GmbH aims to expand the direct sales of hotels and sustainably increase their profitability. We enable hotels to be present with their own official hotel website wherever customers search for hotels: In addition to classic search engines such as Google, this includes price comparison sites for hotels such as trivago, kayak or tripadvisor ("metasearch websites").
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Business Development Expert
NH Hotel Group is the third largest business hotel group in Europe. It was founded in 1978 in Navarre, Spain, and in 2019 operated 368 hotels with 57,466 rooms in 30 countries in Europe, North America, South America and Africa, including 56 hotels in Germany, 7 in Austria and 3 hotels in Switzerland.
Attendees' job titels:
General Manager
NOVUM Hospitality is a Hamburg-based hotel group. With locations in Germany, the Netherlands, England, Spain and Austria, it is one of the largest hotel operators in the D-A-CH region, with 151 hotels and more than 2,500 employees.
Attendees' job titels:
Corporate Commercial DirectorDirector of Sales
numa does away with complicated check-ins, long lines, and unpredictable accommodations. Instead, Numa takes the best parts of travel - carefully designed rooms, the thrill of a new city, fluffy towels, a comfortable bed - and combines them with cutting-edge technology.
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Real Estate Expansion Manager
Odyssey Hotel Group is one of the leading hotel companies in the overall market. Founded in 2012 in the Netherlands, today it is one of the few companies that excellently understand the importance of hotels and the needs of real estate investors.
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Director of Revenue Management - Germany & Nordics
Oetker Hotel Management Company GmbH is a German hotel management company based in Baden-Baden. As a subsidiary of the Oetker Group, the Oetker Hotel Management Company currently combines eleven hotels and more than 150 private villas and estates worldwide.
Attendees' job titels:
Head of Finance
Patrizia SE (proper name PATRIZIA SE), headquartered in Augsburg, Germany, is a global provider of real estate investments in Europe listed on the SDAX of Deutsche Börse. The company employed more than 900 people as of year-end 2021. Its business activities include the purchase, management, value optimization and sale of residential and commercial real estate as well as infrastructure assets. Institutional investors are offered direct and indirect real estate and infrastructure investments in Germany and Europe.
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Executive Assistant to the CTIO
The Porter stands for locally rooted, inspiring places to live and work on the go with a holistic view of their users' quality of life. The brand's homes offer flexible studios and apartments, as well as inviting communal areas for temporary work, shared shared exchange, as well as for personal recreation. Inviting co-working and and event spaces, as well as sports facilities and events, are available to guests and local people alike. guests as well as the people on site, who have access via digital memberships. digital memberships. The buildings are opened up to the outside world, and neighborhoods become more attractive. attractiveness. In a post-pandemic world that is highly digitized and increasingly isolated, the the brand thus fosters social connections, community and cultural exchange. To ensure maximum convenience and a seamless guest experience, a proprietary technology infrastructure was developed that not only allows the company to automate much of its operational processes and scale growth, but also to learn more about the preferences and interests of its about the preferences and interests of its guests and members. The technology will users to connect within the community, as well as to quickly and easily access member access member benefits and partner offers quickly and easily. Through intelligent data analysis and immediate benefits via digital subscriptions, the model of the future for loyalty and customer engagement will be developed.
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Co-Founder & CEO
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a hotel chain, representing more than 650 independent hotels, resorts, and residences, across 85 countries. The company's corporate headquarters is situated in Newport Beach, California. It does not own, operate, or manage any of the hotels within its portfolio. All of the hotels, resorts, and serviced residences within the company's portfolio are independent entities.
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Director
Premier Inn is a British hotel brand and offers 43 budget-oriented hotels across Germany.
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Head of Development
PRIMESTAR was founded in 2014 by private investors and entrepreneurs with broad expertise in both the real estate business and the hotel sector. The existing core competences are additionally strengthened by the involvement of absolute top experts. With a comprehensive restructuring and strengthening of the leadership team in September 2022, the company was positioned for additional strategic growth.
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Head of Sales
We started in 2009 with the prizeotel in Bremen City. And that was because we were tired of the old hotel concepts. Instead of all the hotel fuss, we wanted to focus on the guest. After all, that's what it's all about. And that's why we took a close look at what really matters to our guests and made it better: super mattresses, perfect water pressure in the shower and things like that. We did without the rest!
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Head Of Development
The Radisson Hotel Group is a large, internationally operating hotel chain.
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Business Development Manager
resmio is the smart SaaS solution for reservation and guest management plus marketing. The cloud-based software provides restaurant owners with established tools to improve their reservation management, guest management and online marketing. Unlike similar providers, resmio offers a significant advantage: resmio does not act as a reservation platform that stands between the restaurant and the guest while intercepting data. Instead, resmio empowers its customers' digital direct sales and enables them to build up a personal guest database. With more than 10,000 restaurants worldwide, resmio is the partner for success in the restaurant business.
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CEO
We offer space for relationships. Space for conversations, contacts and ideas. Space for a new way of working, places of inspiration. We provide attractive content and actively support the networking of our members. We are an economic and social hub for people who think and act entrepreneurially.
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Club Manager ROTONDA Business Club Munich
The Munich-based Ruby Group is breaking new ground with its Lean Luxury philosophy. With a lean organizational structure and a focus on the essentials, we succeed in creating a contemporary, affordable form of luxury for modern, cost- and style-conscious clients. Currently we have 12 hotels and 3 workspaces, with many more projects in the pipeline. We are always looking for inspiring individuals to work with us - you can find our open positions at lean-luxury.com/careers.
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Group Director Sales
Salt & Rocks management and licensing company develops and realizes new operator and platform concepts. Digital and analog. For the hotel industry.
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CEO & Founder
As a leading manufacturer of highly developed components, systems and solutions for locking and organizing buildings, Schulte-Schlagbaum technology is a reliable companion in everyday life. Access technologies from SAG can be found in all places where security and building management are combined.
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management
Beautiful living in over 1000 apartments: Whether Berlin, Hamburg, Mannheim, Munich or Vienna - we are there where flexible living is needed. A piece of home for a few weeks or months? Whether you are on the road for business, traveling or simply need a pleasant place to stay temporarily: SMARTments business are serviced apartments e.g. for commuters, city newcomers and business travelers. The ideal solution if you are looking for a smart temporary place to stay.
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Director of OperationsProkurist
At SPORTFIVE, we pride ourselves on creating innovative, engaging solutions that are worthy of the incredible sports, athletes and partners we work with, and the passionate fans who follow them. Our campaigns are built collaboratively, based on trust and transparency, and enabled by our deep understanding of the industry we work in, our global reach, digital intelligence and creative courage. The result is groundbreaking sports partnerships that set and then redefine standards.
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Manager Sales
More information can be found here: tellerrand-consulting.com
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Partnerin tellerrand consulting
At Westin Grand Frankfurt, you can recharge your batteries and visit Frankfurts sights and attractions, as most are just a few minutes' walk away. Relax at the Westin Grand, your city hotel in Frankfurt, and leave everyday life behind.
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Director of Sales
Whether you're looking for a sun-and-beach vacation or intending a city break or business trip, you'll find the ideal accommodation at one of our hotels. With hotels in the world's most desirable locations such as Antalya, Istanbul and Berlin, Titanic Resorts and Hotels are the perfect choice for your next travel planning.
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Director of Operations
The Upstalsboom Hotel + Freizeit GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading vacation providers on the North Sea and Baltic Sea. As an operator of hotels and vacation resorts and as a service partner for investors and owners of vacation properties, the medium-sized group of companies based in Emden offers the highest quality standards locations along the German coast and Emden in selected prime locations.
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Hotel Director
The Waldorf Astoria Berlin offers an outstanding choice of 152 deluxe category rooms and 80 suites - many with breathtaking views over the skyline of Germany's commercial and cultural center.
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Night Manager
Wanderlust meets staff shortage. With worcay, we make it possible for people to travel to the most beautiful vacation regions, regardless of their bank balance, and even earn money at the same time. This is made possible by our highly motivated worcays who help local companies in the fight against staff shortages. Working part-time (30h/week), our worcays help wherever help is needed and at the same time become part of the rapidly growing worcay community. We work together with (premium) hotels, leisure facilities and gastronomic businesses and are represented in Germany, Austria and Italy. Do you suffer from a lack of personnel? We look forward to getting to know you. More information can be found here: www.worcay.com
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Founder & CEO
Wyndham Worldwide is an American holding company based in Parsippany, New Jersey, listed on the S&P 500 stock index. In July 2006, the company was spun off from its previous owner, Cendant Corporation. The company operates over 8900 hotels in more than 95 countries. With Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, Wyndham Worldwide was also active in the vacation rental sector. This includes, for example, Novasol. This business was sold to Platinum Equity in 2018. Wyndham Worldwide also includes Wyndham Vacation Ownership. This operates around 180 so-called timeshare properties.
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Director Development - UKIreland & Central Europe
The company was founded in 1945 by Gertrude Seifert (née Lutz) in Haag am Hausruck. Over the years, the production company and distributor for handicrafts developed into a steadily growing furniture dealer. In 1973 the company, which until 1999 still traded as Lutz, began its expansion. In the last decades, an average of six new furniture stores were opened per year. Since 2003, XXXLutz has been the largest furniture retailer in Austria in terms of turnover and sales area. The company had 8000 employees and a turnover of 1.25 billion euros (the market volume in terms of turnover of the entire Austrian furniture trade was about 4 billion euros in that year), in Europe's Top 500 the group was among the 20 fastest growing companies in Europe.
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Quality Manager
Zucchetti is the number 1 Italian software company in Europe (source: IDC). With more than 8,000 employees, 2,000 partners worldwide and a turnover of 1 billion euros in 2020, the Zucchetti Group is a solid and important reference point for the more than 700,000 customers who have chosen our solutions. In 2018, Forbes magazine ranked us among the 100 most innovative companies in Italy. We offer best-in-class solutions for POS, ERP and HR management in hospitality, retail, hotel industry and much more!
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Senior Sales Manager
