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Christian Barbier - Ibis Cambridge Central Station

I would say that the main characteristics of the hotel industry in this part of the world is the professionalism and specialization of each domain. Most of the support functions in a hotel, like Revenue Management, Human Resources our Accounting are externalized. So are most of the team, as you will probably outsource your housekeeping or your security team. Ibis Cambridge and its 231 rooms is not a standard hotel on the market. In this boiling and creative city, the hotel introduced Chill, the new Coffee Shop & Bar concept. It is also the first hotel of the brand with no physical front desk. A team of welcomers is checking the guests online, using mobile phones. The concept might surprise however it always convinces the guests that you can associate a warm welcome with new technologies.
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Inna Khostikyan - Republica Hotel Yerevan

The first thing I would like to state is that the competition in Yerevan today is very open-minded and cooperative as it has never been before. And it’s a great achievement of all of us in the market since that helps to figure out obstacles and challenges together. The proof of that is the re-establishment of the Armenian Hotel Association in the mid of this year. That means that the hotels are in healthy competition for each niche. In reality, competition pushes for nothing more but self-development and development of the market. Coming back to the specifications of our hotel, I would definitely mention the boutique style of Republica. We have relatively limited space, but we did the best to create an unforgettable atmosphere for our guests, to deliver hearty service, individual approach, tailor-made services’ scope. Also, we are aiming for a gastro-hotel positioning.
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Emma Khashmanyan - Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Center West/Pushkin Hotel

It’s all about connections and mentality. Working in one of the leading travel agencies, which is specialized in incoming, MICE and VIP tourism gives you priceless opportunity to explore all the hidden corners of your country, to get in touch with different (not always easygoing) people and fall in love with Armenia. Thereafter the decision was made – all my career path needs to be related to the development of my homeland or highest level of representation of Armenia abroad. With this mindset 3 years ago I started my career with Marriott International as a Sales Executive in Armenia Marriott and now I am here in Courtyard Pushkin Saint Petersburg as a Senior Sales Manager.
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Stanisav Stojcic - Hyatt Place Yerevan

There is no industry where personal characteristics, as the most indicative component of successful employment, sooner or later, would not prevail. In our case, this is on the top of the list. We have so many bright examples of our colleagues and our ex-colleagues whose commendable career progress speaks in favor of this approach to Human Resources management. I am so proud of the team and our ex-employees who continue contributing to the success of the businesses they work for, consistently and in the most effective way.
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HOTELIER Magazine - 3rd issue

The Hotelier LLC presented the third issue of its "Hotelier Magazine" which covers the ever-growing hospitality industry in Armenia and not only. The event took place at HYATT Place Yerevan and it brought together over 110 hotel industry executives, representatives of adjacent spheres both governmental and private. Stanisav Stojcic, the general manager of HYATT Place, Yerevan, as well as Tatevik Revazyan, Chair of Civil Aviation Committee of RA, opened the event with remarks and spoke of the importance of having such an initiative bring together the whole industry and contribute to its development in Armenia.