VSP – Very Special Player

Lombardini22 Group strengthens Eclettico Design, the business unit specializing in hospitality. It is led by Cristiano Pistis, a professional with proven experience. A reliable partner with whom to share ideas and carry out winning projects. It is a period of strong growth and expansion for the hospitality sector. Precisely for this reason, Lombardini22, a leading group in the fields of architecture and engineering invests in Eclettico Design, the business unit specializing in hospitality design. To guide it he chose Cristiano Pistis, formerly Senior Director Project & Construction of NH Hotel Group. Cristiano Pistis is certainly a big player in the...

Rocco Forte hotels and resorts in Italy and Germany are set to reopen in June   Rocco Forte Hotels has announced that a number of hotels and resorts within the hotel group are set to reopen for the summer months, showing signs of positivity in the tourism industry and encouragement for travels to resume this summer. “I am pleased that after many weeks of lockdown throughout Europe, where our hotels are located we are starting to see a lifting of restrictions and life returning to some kind of normality” says Sir Rocco Forte, Founder and Chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels....

Belmond confirms the opening of  the 2020 season, in balance between new requirements, guests needs and the desire to return to action. All the initiatives in place show a pure declaration of love for Italy, as Robert Koren, senior vice president EMEA Belmond explains “The start of the 2020 season has the flavor of a rebirth and the same emotion of a new act to be played with seriousness but also optimism and joy” says Robert Koren, EMEA senior vice president of Belmond. “We have worked hard to get here and allow our guests to come back. We know it...

Building more than twenty years of experience with Four Seasons, Massimiliano Musto arrives in the Cradle of Renaissance to lead the iconic urban resort “This is like coming home for me” indicates Massimiliano Musto – known as Max, about his new assignment as General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Firenze. A native from Naples, in the South of Italy, Max has been with Four Seasons since November 1998 where his very first assignment as Restaurant Manager at The Regent Bangkok (formerly a Four Seasons hotel) has given him a fantastic platform to grow. His path in the company has taken...

Her name is Jessica Préalpato and she is the best pastry chef in the world: for the first time, a woman According to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Jessica Préalpato is the best pastry chef in the world. The association, founded in 2002, has awarded her refined and natural patisserie. The jury, consisting of around a thousand experts in gastronomy, decreed that the creations of Jessica Préalpato were the best in the world. Jessica is the pastry chef of the restaurant with three Michelin stars, “Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée” in Paris, where the chef is Romain Meder, who focuses intently on...

  Everything is ready to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Hassler Roma. Not only an exclusive hotel but a true icon of hospitality renowed all over the world. It’s special allure and charisma have been build, in the past 40 years thanks to Roberto E. Wirth’s passionate activities and care This extraordinary hotel, located right in Trinità dei Monti, made fallen in love so many guests and celebrities all over the years. A hotel, an icon; a city, a symbol. It is the Hassler Roma, which is preparing to celebrate the 125th anniversary of its glorious history with an...

Rome Cavalieri gets rich of a sweet note thanks to the arrive of the new pastry chef Dario Nuti Dario Nuti grew up in the florentine’s countryside, where he pioneered his first “recipes” made with soil, stones and grass. His career starts with occasional collaborations in some bakeries and in the “pastry” section of the 5 stars hotel “Le Maschere”. In 2008 Nuti entered at Four Season as cuisine sous-chef, where over a game of fate he lands in pastry section, at the time under the guide of Romain Renard, from whom he learned the french pastry manufacture. Nuti remained three years...