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LTI Announces the World’s Best Luxury Hotel Brands 2023
LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence | October 25, 2023
Mandarin Oriental takes top spot for first time New entries - Peninsula and Raffles October 25, 2023: Welcome to our annual World’s Best Luxury Hotel Brands report. This is not just another World's Best list. LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence – has used the past 12 months to apply the perfect assessment process: a rigorously defined algorithm that measures the performance and values of luxury hotel brands. This year, our algorithm has 130 touchpoints relevant to the luxury hotel sector. Each has its own weighted score value with a total maximum accumulative score of 4663. The touch points relate to overall br...
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel in Edinburgh, Appoints Andrew McPherson as General Manager
The Balmoral | September 18, 2023
EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 2023: The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh, has announced the appointment of Andrew McPherson to the position of General Manager. Andrew will oversee the iconic Edinburgh hotel, boasting 167 rooms and 20 suites as well as a comprehensive spa and fitness centre and a diverse culinary offering. This encompasses two restaurants: the acclaimed fine dining restaurant, Number One, Brasserie Prince and its bar, Bar Prince. Additionally, the Palm Court is known for its celebrated afternoon-tea experience and the prestigious world-class whisky destination, SCOTCH. The only Forbes Five-Star hotel in Scotland is d...
Rocco Forte Hotels Plans Five Star Hotel in Milan
July 9, 2020
Set to open in 2023, Sir Rocco Forte's eighth Italian hotel will occupy the historic address in Via della Spiga July 2020 - Rocco Forte Hotels is proud to announce a new five-star hotel opening in Milan’s fashionable centre. It will be the first Rocco Forte property in the Italian city and is set to welcome guests in 2023 after a full refurbishment. Rocco Forte Hotel’s Director of Design, Olga Polizzi, will collaborate with interior designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen to recreate an authentic Milanese experience that represents the sophistication and style of this design capital. Elegant interiors and furnishings will ac...
Rocco Forte Hotels Appoints Florian Steinmaier as General Manager of Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
Villa Kennedy | January 15, 2020
Steinmaier joins Villa Kennedy from Roomers Hotel in Munich where he was the Hotel Manager and part of the opening team Rocco Forte Hotels, the prestigious family-owned hotel group led by Sir Rocco Forte and his sister Olga Polizzi, is pleased to announce the appointment of Florian Steinmaier as General Manager of Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt effective January 1, 2020. Reporting to Frank Heller, Regional Director of Germany for Rocco Forte Hotels, Steinmaier joins Villa Kennedy from Roomers Hotel in Munich where he was the Hotel Manager and part of the opening team. Prior to this he was Director of Food & Beverage at Hotel Vier Jahresze...
Rocco Forte Hotels Appoints Jan Arnold as New Vice President of Sales
Rocco Forte Hotels | December 10, 2019
London -- December 10, 2019 -- Rocco Forte Hotels, the prestigious family-owned hotel group led by Sir Rocco Forte, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Arnold as Vice President of Sales effective 1 November 2019. Based in Frankfurt, Arnold will direct a team of 24 Regional Sales Directors and Managers located in 12 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and China. He will be a member of Rocco Forte Hotels’ Executive Committee, reporting to the Director of Operations, Maurizio Saccani. Arnold joins Rocco Forte from Four Seasons where he began his career in 2002 as a trainee in operational and administration department...
