Worldhotels offers training programme for hotel executives

Frankfurt (ots) - Worldhotels, a leading global group of
independent hotels, has gathered more than 70 of its hoteliers and
senior industry experts at its annual International Leadership
Conference to discuss issues affecting business leaders today and in
the future. During the conference, which took place on September 18th
through 21st at the Point Hotel Barbaros in Istanbul, Worldhotels
also launched its partnership with Lausanne Hospitality Consulting
(LHC).

As part of the agreement, the group's hoteliers can now enroll to
LHC's renowned annual summer and winter programme, taking advantage
of customised training opportunities for hotel executives. The
partnership complements Worldhotels' talent development programme The
Academy, which the group operates together with its sister company
IFH® Institute For Hospitality Management. The Academy calendar
offers Worldhotels' hoteliers almost 500 training courses per year in
14 areas of specialty, ranging from yield, revenue and front office
management to sales, international marketing and distribution.

"LHC is an institution in the hospitality industry and we are
delighted to have found such an experienced partner for executive
training", comments Robert Hornman, Managing Director at Worldhotels.
"With LHC's high-quality programme, we can now further expand our own
training curriculum and offer customised training opportunities for
Worldhotels hoteliers in executive and management positions."

In line with the conference's theme "The Power of our
Differences", Robert Hornman also took the chance to outline the
group's future prospects and initiatives and introduce the audience
to renowned key speakers. Among them was for example Frank Astheimer,
Director Non- Air Partnerships of Miles & More International, who
joined Worldhotels' Global Vice President Marketing & Sales, Paulo
Salvador, in a panel discussion stressing the importance of customer
loyalty. The group also announced updates on Worldhotels' own loyalty
programme which will be launched in 2014.

Other key speakers included Leo Brand, CEO of Swisscom Hospitality
Service, giving insight on how internet technology is changing the
hotel industry and Robbie Bargh, Founder and Creative Principal of
Gorgeous Group, offering an overview of today's food and beverage
guest experience. On stage were also Efe Aydar, Partner and General
Manager of Autoban; Kuzey Alexander Esener, Head of Corporate and
Financial Press in Corporate Communications at Vodafone Germany; Cem
Monsur, chief conductor at the Turkish National Youth Philharmonic
Orchestra; Ömer K. Isvan, MHCIMA, MBIM, CEO, Hotel General Manager
and Partner of Servotel Corporation; Hüseyin Öztürk, CEO of The
Marmara Collection; Stephen Rowley, Chairman and CEO, IHS and last
but not least, Yateendra Sinh, CEO of Lausanne Hospitality
Consulting.

Rounding off the exclusive gathering, Worldhotels presented its
2013 Leadership Award to Aqeel Raees, CEO of Gulf Hotels Group and
Vice Chairman of Bahrain Family Leisure Company, to honour his
contribution to the tourism industry.

Worldhotels introduced its International Leadership Conference in
2006, offering CEO's, Owners and General Managers of its hotels a
platform to exchange their experiences and discuss current and future
industry trends.

Media contact:
Veronika Bahnmann
Worldhotels
+49 (0) 69 660 56 - 259