Hotel Management International September 2008

• Foreword: By European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA) President Johanna Fragano.
• News Review: News, analysis and vital stats from the last three months.
• Hotel Review: The Greenwich, New York – actor Robert De Niro’s latest boutique hotel.
• EHMA Pages: The latest news and views from EHMA.
• Market Analysis: Deloitte’s exclusive hospitality performance review.
• Business Management & Development: Investment during the credit crisis. What impact will financial turbulence have on the debt markets?
• Business Management & Development: Hotel brands. When does it make sense to become part of a brand and when is it better to remain an independent?
• Property: Hotel managed residences. Where are the big players targeting and how will it change the way hotels are conceived and operated in the future? We talk to Greg Dorman, senior vice-president for residential development at Fairmont, Ken Rehmann, executive vice-president of operations at Ritz Carlton, Raj Chandnani, director of strategic planning and consulting and Hubert Viriot, deputy vice-president of acquisitions, IFA Hotels & Resorts.
• Regional Focus: With the Olympics approaching, China is in the spotlight as never before. We examine the growth of the hospitality market in China and the challenges facing western operators. We get the lowdown from Koos Klein, area president, Hilton Asia-Pacific, Bruce McKenzie, InterContinental’s regional vice-president of operations at InterContinental and Lodging Econometrics’ Pat Ford.
• Industry Profile: Reto Wittwer, president and CEO of Kempinski Hotels & Resorts.
• Industry profile: We talk to Sir Rocco Forte as The Rocco Forte Collection prepares to expand the brand into Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia.
• Guest Amenities: The 21^st century spa. How the spa concept is evolving. We talk to Anni Hood, director of spas for Jumeirah Group, about the new Talise concept they have developed that is built on a unique person-centric model, while Claus Sendlinger, CEO of Design Hotels, gives his predictions.
• Food & Beverage: Revolution in the kitchen. How much responsibility do fine dining restaurants have to serve healthy food or should it be left to the diners? We talk to Yannick Alleno, head chef at Le Meurice, who has devised a healthy option menu to suit the most demanding gourmand.
• Food & Beverage: We meet Hélène Darroze, the new two Michelin-starred executive chef at the Connaught in London
• Operations: Setting an eco template. We talk to Jan Peter Bergvist, vice-president of sustainable business at Scandic and Wolfgang Neumann, president of Hilton Hotels Europe.
• Design: We visit the extraordinary Strata Hotel in the Dolomites in Italy and talk to the architects, Plasma, who designed it.
• Design: Interview with Patrick Reardon, executive chairman of Reardon Smith Architects, the practice behind landmark projects including the InterContinental London Park Lane and the current Savoy Hotel renovation.
• Technology: Dr Hilary Murphy, Professor of IT & E-marketing at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne on new developments in front-of-house service.
• Technology: The hotel room of the future. From biometric keys to robot butlers we show you what the hotel room of the future is going to look like.

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