Giovanni Angelini

Views on the hospitality business and its future (as of 2012)
by Giovanni Angelini|18 September 2012|Leadership & Opportunities
(Jan 2012) (Continuous changes) In 48+ years in the industry, I have seen tremendous changes within the hospitality business. I remember when hotel reservations were done by letters or telegrams and when we used to charge a fee for the...
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Medium term outlook and road map for hotels
by Giovanni Angelini|18 September 2012|Leadership & Opportunities
(Dec. 2011) (From an international point of view) We are in the midst (or at the end?) of an unusual severe global financial & economic crisis with most of the world’s economies (generators of domestic and international travelers) in recession...
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Planning for the future
by Giovanni Angelini|18 September 2012|Leadership & Opportunities
(Jan. 2012) A Useful Process for a 10-15 Years Business Forecast   It is of critical importance for any organizations, including Hotel companies, to properly plan for the future and have in place an up-dated, 10-15 years, “rolling” strategic plan-forecast. Anticipating...
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Basic Fundamentals: Passion for success, discipline and continuous improvement (2012)
by Giovanni Angelini|18 September 2012|Profile
From the very beginning of my career, I learned the importance of being passionate on all what we plan to do in our life, on being disciplined in our works and in the importance of continuous improvements for self and...
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New Supply and Development Trends within Asia
by Giovanni Angelini|10 January 2011|Articles & Interviews
(Presentation at an Hotel Investment Conference in China, January 2011) Asia has seen an aggressive growth of new hotels over the 7-8 years and consequently a number of cities and destinations are over-supplied while few Cities within the Region could do with new developments and...
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Future Watch
by Giovanni Angelini|10 July 2009|Articles & Interviews
(Written by G. Angelini for the TTG-Asia Anniversary Issue, July 2009) MarketsTraditional market sources, i.e. North America, Japan and Europe, will remain available, but we will see strong growth from emerging markets, especially China, India and, to some extent, the...
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Can Asian Brands Go Global?
by Giovanni Angelini|01 July 2009|Articles & Interviews
(Interview, July 2009) Giovanni Angelini has been in the hotel industry for 48 years, “working in every position from the front door to CEO,” as he tells AHCT. His career has taken him from summer internships as a teenager to...
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