CHI@nextdimension 2002

More than 60 regional and general managers, overseas representatives and senior executives from the 15 countries where Corinthia Hotels International operates recently attended 'CHI@nextdimension 2002', a four day Annual General Conference held at the newly refurbished Corinthia Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsascala.

Corinthia Hotels International's Chairman Sigi Bergmann and Managing Director David Woodward inaugurated the four-day event, during which, delegates discussed new economic trends, quality assurance programmes, training needs, financial reviews, sales and marketing objectives and the implementation of strategic action plans for the current year.

The list of delegates included the General Managers of Corinthia's recently acquired Corinthia Alfa Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal and Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel in St Petersburg, Russia. Also present were the designated General Managers of the two Corinthia properties opening later on this year, the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal in Budapest, Hungary and Corinthia Tripoli Hotel in the Libyan capital.

A number of international guest speakers also took part in the event.

These were: Stuart Scher and Clive Nicolaou from Taylor Nelson Sofres, Sam Leno and Miriam Lucae from Utell, Janet Tregurtha from Travelclick, Jeroen Buitelaar from Fidelio, Thomas Huber from Sun Accounting Systems, well known journalist Mary Gostelow, and Customer Relations Management expert Professor Arman Kirim. Joseph Diacono and Michael Camilleri Kamsky from Malta's DMCs Association and freelance journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia also addressed the gathering. The conference came to a close with a highly interesting 'Question Time' session conducted by Corinthia Group Chairman Alfred Pisani and Corinthia Hotels International Chairman Sigi Bergmann.

Presently Corinthia Hotels International operates 19 four and five star hotels in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, Russia, The Gambia, Turkey and Tunisia and a network of regional sales offices in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands, Turkey and the United Kingdom.