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Hotelier of the week: Brett Butcher

Brett Butcher is CEO of Langham Hotels International which has properties under the Langham and Eaton brands.

Hotelier of the week: Beccy Gunn

Beccy Gunn is general manager of the recently opened Arch London hotel in Marylebone. She talks to ABTN about staying independent in a chain-led world.

Hotelier of the week: Oliver Staas

Oliver Staas, general manager of the Park Inn Heathrow, talks to ABTN about managing one of the largest hotels at the world's busiest international airport.

Hotelier of the week: Oliver Staas

Oliver Staas, general manager of the Park Inn Heathrow, talks to ABTN about managing one of the largest hotels at the world's busiest international airport.

Staas first got interested in the hospitality trade as a small boy, when his parents owned two restaurants in Cologne. "I helped out with serving and earnt my first tip at the age of seven, which made me very proud."

But instead of taking on the family business, the international hotel scene was his chosen career path. In 1984, his first hotel job was at the Renaissance Hotel in Cologne.

Hotelier of the Week: Jesus Arnedo

Jesús Arnedo, general manager of the five-star Hesperia Madrid talks to ABTN's Sara Turner about the merger between Spanish hotel chains NH and Hesperia, and about running one of the largest business hotels in Madrid

Hotelier of the Week: Aly Shariff

Premier Inn has its first Indian hotel up and running, with the second to follow this year. ABTN talks to Aly Shariff, managing director of Premier Inn India, about taking the budget hotel sector by storm

Hotelier of the Week: Yehia Rashed

Yehia Rashed, general manager of the Renaissance Hotel, Amsterdam, has a passion for the hospitality business. He tells ABTN how hotels should create an experience for every guest who stays at them.

Hotelier of the Week: Peter Wynne (December 13 2009)

Peter Wynne is general manager of projects and developments for Swire Hotels, which has opened the Opposite House in Beijing, the Upper House in Hong Kong and, next month, East, also in Hong Kong, Quarry Bay

Hotelier of the Week: Ajoy Misra (November 29 2009)

It is just a year ago that terrorists launched a murderous assault on Mumbai. More than 160 died as they attacked hotels and other prominent buildings in the city. Ajoy Misra, a senior executive of Taj Hotels whose Mumbai property bore the brunt of the brutality, tells ABTN how the city has begun to recover from its ordeal.

Hotelier of the Week: Marcus van der Wal (November 22 2009)

Marcus van der Wal is general manager of the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus which he describes as the Grande Dame of Budapest hotels. He tells ABTN about working in this beautiful city.

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