ACTUAL & COMPLETED PROJECTS

In Central, (South) Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia

Austria

  • Advice on categorization and maximizing commercial utilization of available space at a large family hotel, for an Austrian architect.
  • Multiple Project Management assignments for a 5-star soft-branded hotel in Vienna.
  • Multiple Project Management assignments for a cluster of two soft-branded 4-star hotels in Vienna.
  • Business review of a group of 8 hotels, in Vienna.

Albania

  • Training a group of local sector-advisors over a period of 12-months, to support the Albanian tourism sector with business advisory services in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).

Armenia

  • Organisational optimisation & business development of an (Incoming) Tour-Operator in Yerevan.
  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).

Azerbaijan

  • Workshop on the subject of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) – 11th version.

Belarus

  • Business optimisation of the largest catering company of Belarus in Minsk.

Croatia

  • Turnaround project through a Croatian business advisory firm, on behalf of a large resort comprising of nine hotels and villas, as well as other leisure business interests.
  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).

Czech Republic

  • Operational Due-Diligence Review of a 3-star hotel in Prague.
  • Training Project for an educational institute.
  • Training Project for a large national firm.
  • USALI conversion for a mid-market hotel in Prague which was in process of an exit sale.
  • Multiple Project Management for a cluster of two soft-branded 4-star hotels in Prague.
  • Business review of a group of 8 hotels, in Prague.
  • Project Management for a palace hotel (5-star) on behalf of Ownership.

Egypt

  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade.

Georgia

  • Organisational optimisation of a group of restaurants in Tbilisi.

Germany

  • Advice on operating concept of a 5-star castle hotel in Germany on behalf of a Russian investor.
  • Project Management for a 4-star soft-branded hotel in Bavaria, Germany.

Greece

  • Preparing a group of hotels for an IPO process on the Athens stock exchange.
  • Business transformation project (organisation, business planning, budgeting, USALI implementation, performance management, commercial strategy) of a group of hotels.

Hungary

  • Business review of a group of 8 hotels, in Budapest.

Italy

  • Business optimisation of a golf resort in Tuscany (facing Elba Island).
  • Study-Trip on the subject of Agritourism / ECO (Green) Hotels for a group of Central Asian hoteliers.

Kazakhstan

  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).
  • Assisting a local enterprise to define the highest and best use of their existing investment, before starting with a renovation project.

Kingdom of Jordan

  • New hotel development project (mixed-use 5* hotel & serviced apartments) in Amman.
  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade.
  • ESG and digital advisory project with the Jordanian Hotel Association.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Multiple Training Projects for an educational institute on behalf of a large multinational firm.

Kyrgyzstan

  • Business Planning for a new 5-star hotel development project in Bishkek, including hire of its opening-GM.
  • New-glamping development project in the Pamir Mountains (between Osh and the Tajik border).

Moldova

  • Organisational Optimisation of a 5-star hotel in Chisinau.

Mongolia

  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade.
  • Business transformation project of a large branded hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
  • Business development project for the largest tour operator in Mongolia.

Montenegro

  • Business Optimisation of a hotel in Podgorica.
  • Organisational optimisation of a brand of small boutique hotels in the Bay of Kotor.

Republic of Tatarstan

  • Operational Management support for a branded hotel in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation).

Russia

  • Operational Management and Opening Support for 6 branded hotels located in Yaroslavl, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Sochi, Novosibirsk, and Voronezh.
  • An interim Management contract with a former sanatorium in Dagomys (Sochi, Krasnodar region), during a transition process including a full-scale renovation and repositioning project.

Serbia

  • Pre-opening advisory services for a serviced-apartment complex seeking to diversify its investment with hotel operations.

Slovenia

  • Operational Due-diligence Review & Valuation of a 3-star hotel in Ljubljana followed-up by on-going asset management and board-appointment until exit sale.
  • Multiple Project-Management for a large spa-resort in the country-side of Slovenia.

Slovakia

  • Interim Management of a 5-star historical castle hotel, near to Esztergom (Hungarian border), owned and operated. exclusively by one of Europe’s oldest private equity banks.
  • Operational Due-Diligence Review of a family-owned wellness hotel, prior to a Hotel EXIT Sale.
  • Multiple Training Projects for a large multinational firm.
  • Project Management for a large spa resort comprising of 6 hotels and restaurants, golf course and spa area.

Spain

  • Multiple Project Management assignments for an international hospitality advisory firm.

Tajikistan

  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).

Tanzania (Island of Zanzibar)

  • Project Management for an independent 5-star hotel opening project, member of Design Hotels by Starwood/Marriott.

Udmurt Republic

  • Operational Management support for a branded hotel in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic (Russian Federation).

Ukraine

  • Business review of a group of 8 hotels, in Odessa.
  • Post-COVID-19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).
  • Write-up of a National Tourism Strategy.

Uzbekistan

  • Po19 emergency response advisory in the HTL-Sector (Hotels, Restaurants and Travel-Trade).