is the leading annual meeting place for the most senior hotel investors, developers, operators and advisors in the CEE, SEE, CIS and Russia.
The advisory board includes the following esteemed members: James Dilley- Head Interior Design Hospitality, Jestico + Whiles, Heribert Gangl - Director, Hamilton Hotel Partners, Markus Kaplan - Owner, bwm architects, Markus Lehnert - Regional VP, International Hotel Development, Marriott, Martina Maly-Gaertner, COO, Arabella Hospitality SE, Otmar Michaeler - CEO, Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group, Frank Reul - Head of Development, Orbis/Accor Hotels Eastern Europe, Igor V. Romanov - Member of the Board of Directors, Azimut Hotels, Rupert Simoner - CEO, Vienna House, Ulrich Widmer - Managing Director Development, Central Europe, Hilton.
Roger Allen also joined the supervisory team for the 2018 Hotel Brand Award by Modul University Vienna, which will be announced at the IHIDCF event. The award will go to the hotel brand that is deemed by the university Master students to be the leading European hotel brand that best caters to the milennial generation. Roger joins a supervisory team that includes Dr. Florian Aubke - Dean of the Undergraduate School of Modul University, Martina Maly-Gärtner - COO Arabella Hotels and Brigitte T. Gruber, MBA, Managing Director, Reburg & Partners.
For more information about the IHIDCF event please visit Vienna Conferences
We are pleased to announce that Alejandra Resa Abad has joined RLA Global as Director, effective March 25, 2026. This appointment reflects both the firm's growing presence in the Middle East and the expanding international scope of its advisory services. Read more
We are pleased to announce that Alejandra Resa Abad has joined RLA Global as Director, effective March 25, 2026. This appointment reflects both the firm's growing presence in the Middle East and the expanding international scope of its advisory services. Read more
RLA Global participated in the R&R Forum 2026 Advisory Board meeting in London, where leaders from across the Leisure hospitality and Residential real estate sectors met to discuss the direction of the upcoming Forum. Read more
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Operational audits can be a powerful diagnostic tool for hotel and resort owners seeking to improve property performance. But if done the wrong way, they remain expensive exercises that deliver little value. In this article, we look at what audits should assess, how they should be planned and executed, and how findings can be put to work effectively. Read more
Operational audits can be a powerful diagnostic tool for hotel and resort owners seeking to improve property performance. But if done the wrong way, they remain expensive exercises that deliver little value. In this article, we look at what audits should assess, how they should be planned and executed, and how findings can be put to work effectively. Read more
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