WYBCKE MEIER Chief Executive Officer TUI Cruises Wybcke Meier, the CEO of TUI Cruises, features this SMACK episode, so: Have you ever been on a cruise ship? No?! If you need some convincing, episode will tell you all you want to know about the cruise world. Wybcke spoke to Philip about how TUI cruises came […]
DEBORAH ROTHE Exhibition Director ITB Berlin After 3 years of absence, the ITB Berlin, the world’s largest exhibition event for the hospitality industry, will be back in full throttle this year. We know you are as excited as we are, so here is a little personal service for you from us. Deborah Rothe, the Exhibition
ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER President Nikki Beach’s Hotels & Resorts Alexander Schneider, president of Nikki Beach’s Hotels & Resorts division came to visit us in season 4 and told us the touching story of how the name “Nikki Beach” came about, the company’s transition from beaches and F&B to hotels and what a true “Nikki Beach experience”
SHANNON KNAPP President & Chief Executive Officer The Leading Hotels of the World Shannon Knapp and her business The Leading Hotels of the World have cemented their legacy in hospitality for years. Their current President and CEO, Shannon Knapp, joined us on the show and Patrizia and her spoke about the importance of remaining open
PASCAL JENNY President Arosa Tourism Pascal Jenny, the president of Arosa Tourism in Switzerland came to visit us on the show and talked to us about saving bears, the Arosa 2030 vision and the uniqueness of skiing. The former professional handball player told Philip about the Arosa Bärenland Foundation, whose mission is to save bears,
SÉBASTIEN BAZIN Chairman & CEO Accor Sébastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO of Accor Group, joined us on the show, kicked of season 4 of our podcast and had a lot of fun giving us a recap on his past 10 years with Accor and what is planned for the upcoming years. Sébastien & Fritz discussed
Jan Starcke Travel Industry Lead Meta (formerly Facebook) Jan Starcke, Travel Industry Lead at Meta, formerly Facebook, met with us and talked to us about his story. He allowed us some interesting glimpses behind the scenes of his work and told us, what it was like to join Facebook back in 2013, being part of
michaela reitterer President Austrian Hoteliers Association This episode takes us back to the German Hotel Convention 2021 (Deutscher Hotelkongress 2021), hosted by the dfv Mediengruppe and ahgz, where we caught up with Michaela Reitterer, President of the Austrian Hoteliers Association (ÖHV) and Hotel Director of the Boutiquehotel Stadthalle in Vienna. Michaela talked to us about
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Florian Phleps CEO Tirol Tourist Board The third episode of season three took us to Tyrol, Austria where we spoke to Florian Phleps, CEO of the Tirol Tourist Board. He talked to us about how he made it into the industry, coming from a law background, the development of Tyrol, how the crisis has changed
CAROLINE VON KRETSCHMANN Managing Director Hotel Europäischer Hof Heidelberg Caroline von Kretschmann, a true role-model in hospitality & Managing Director at Hotel Europäischer Hof Heidelberg, ranks as high as they come. With 1000 and 1 stories to tell, Caroline stood at the forefront of the German hoteliers and hospitality during the pandemic, speaking on behalf
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+49 (0) 30 767373 160
stories@smack.media
