The International Hospitality Hall of Fame

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony and declaring the opening of The International Hospitality Hall of Fame doing the honors - Princess Bhargavi Mewar from The House of Mewar, Director of HRH Hotels, Udaipur, and Frank M. Pfaller, Founder President of TIHHOF/President of HoteliersGuild/Hon. Chairman of SSLHLA; Filip Boyen, CEO SmallLuxuryHotels

Dear Members of the Advisory Board, The world of Luxury Hospitality and lifestyle was set ablaze on the night of October 15th at the Villa Padierna Palace Hotel, Marbella, Spain, the inauguration of The International Hospitality Hall of Fame, which was followed by the 4th annual Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards! An unrivaled list of attendees, consisting of elected Hall of Famers, top hoteliers and leaders from the industry from around the globe was in attendance in order to celebrate their induction and collect the highest most exclusive award in our industry, the SIGNUM VIRTUTIS, the Seal of Excellence.

I take this opportunity to share with you the uncounted compliments received from attendees and to thank our board members for all their assistance, and the dedicated personnel of our Villa Padierna Palace Hotel for an excellent performance.

Especially Luxury Panel Members of the Seven Stars organization and members of the board of The International Hospitality Hall of Fame who had seen quite a few past galas in Bali, Malaysia and elsewhere , were praising the highly professional staging of the events by Khalil El-Mouelhy and his wife Nicola. To name just a few, His Serene Highness Prince Massimiliano della Torre e Tasso, Her Serene Highness Princess Costanza della Torre e Tasso, Her Royal Highness Nathalie Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Bhargavi Kumari Mewar of Udaipur, We were delighted to welcome more than 180 luxury hospitality leaders from around the globe to the 4th annual Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards and the opening gala of the The International Hospitality Hall of Fame. This must have been the largest gathering of some of the most esteemed professionals of our industry at that very evening. We were truly honored by the presence of two very special Hall of Famers, the One&Only Sol Kerzner, founder and developer of some of the finest resorts all over the world and Natale Rusconi, co-founder of Orient Express and Managing Director of the world renowned Cipriani Hotel in Venice.

Thank you all & see you soon again!

Frank M. Pfaller, Founder President TIHHOF | Hon. Chairman, SSLHLA

Sol Kerzner

Natale Rusconi

Philippe Stark

Distinguished Honorary Members

Antonio Banderas Ambassador | Marbella

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President

Frank M. Pfaller

Hon. Chairman & Custodian

Ricardo Arranz de Miguel President, Villa Padierna Collection

Board of Advisors Academy

Countess Alicia of Villapadierna President, The Medical Wellnes Institute

Joseph Chong Managing Director, Peninsula Shanghai

Valeriano Antonioli CEO, Lungarno Collection

Lindsey Ueberroth President, Preferred Hotel Group

OnnoPoortier Owner’s Representative, The Alpina

Khalil El-Mouelhy President, SSLHLA

Michel Mein Executive Director the seventh art

Abid Butt former CEO, BANYAN TREE

Ingo Peters Regional VP & GM Fairmont Vierjahreszeiten

Duncan Palmer Former Managing Director, The Langham, London

Sandro Fabris General Manager, Half Moon Bay Montego Bay

Michael Smithuis General Manager Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

Ralf Bruegger

Group General Manager, The Escarpment Group

Ambassadors Emanuel Berger President BoAEcole Hôtelière Lausanne

Peter Gould CEO, Great Hotels of The World

Prince Max della Torre e Tasso Director, London Hospitality Group

Valeriano Antanioli CEO, Lungarno Collection

Alexander Jovanovic Director Development, The Trans Hotels

H.I.H. Prince Asfa Wossen Asserate Author

Filip Boyen CEO, SmallLuxuryHotelsOfTheWorld

Ronen Nissenbaum VP Operations of Luxury Brands (

Waldorf Astoria and Conrad Hotels) in the Americas

Karena Albers Founder, WHOLEWORLDWater

Supporting Members

Sonu Shivdasani Soneva Group

Andreas Bestler PoshBerry

Peter Knipp P.K. Holdings, Singapore

Prof. Dr. Burkhard von Freyberg Munich University of Applied Sciences

Pio Canins Owner, LagaciĂł Hotel Mountain Residence

Yann Debelle de Montby Debelle de Montby Associates LTD

Alfredo Russo Il Dolce Stil Novo

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Dear Frank

It is with the greatest honour and delight that I accept the prestigious “Industry Legend” award from TIHOF.

My time in the hospitality industry, of over 50 years, has been made more remarkable by the huge pool of talented and passionate individuals that I have had the privilege and pleasure of working with across the globe. It is a unifying industry in so many respects and one in which I am proud to have made a contribution.

Warm regards,

Sol Kerzner

Dear Frank,

I am deeply honored to having been voted into The International Hospitality Hall of Fame and have this prestigious award bestowed upon me. I am sharing this accolade with many people who have and continue to inspire me. It has been and continues to be a great privilege to work in the hospitality industry. An industry which unites people from all over the world. Warmest regards!

Peter

Peter C. Borer

Chief Operating Officer

The Peninsula Hotels

Dear Frank,

It is with great pride that we accept your invitation for us to be inducted into The International Hospitality Hall of Fame. Both our careers have been entirely in some part of the hospitality industry – travel agent, tour operator, incentive travel, airline, People to People Travel and now Preferred Hotels

and Resorts. This industry is one that brings the world together and has been part of many innovations and programs that other industries adapt. To be thought of as a leader of this fabulous and growing

industry is indeed an honor that we will cherish.

John & Gail Ueberroth

Preferred Hotels

Dear Frank,

I would like to formally accept this induction into the International Hospitality Hall of Fame and to sincerely thank the Board of Advisors for their support and votes. It is an honour to be recognised alongside so many exceptional individuals and I am proud to have contributed to the hospitality industry for so many years.

Warm regards,

Geoffrey Gelardi, Managing Director – The

Att. M. Frank M. Pfaller

The International Hospitality Hall of Fame

Cher Monsieur,

C'est un grand honneur pour moi de recevoir votre invitation à faire partie de l'International Hospitality Hall of Fame, en reconnaissance de mon travail et contribution dans le domaine du design et de la création pour le secteur hotelier.

Je vous remercie également chaleureusement pour l'invitation à assister au Gala d'Inauguration qui se déroulera le 15 octobre prochain, même si à mon grand regret, des contraintes d'agenda ne me permettront pas d'être présent.Je tiens à vous féliciter, à vous et à toute votre équipe, pour l'organisation de cet évènement prestigieux et vous prie de recevoir mes meilleures salutations.

Philippe Starck Dear Mr. Pfaller,

I am deeply honoured that your Board has voted me as an inductee for the International Hospitality Hall of Fame and that I will be presented with a “Signum Vertutis”, the most exclusive award in the luxury hospitality industry.

This nomination not only concludes in glory my long career in the luxury hotel business, but also gives me the assurance that my work and its philosophy will be transmitted to the young generations who will choose one of the most satisfactory careers, which on a human scale allows them to meet many interesting and diversified characters and which in many cases enables them to make people happy as well. I also believe that the mission of a General Manager is to include the staff members, who are the motor of a hotel.

The future of the hotel industry is especially nowadays under scrutiny by many observers. I personally believe that with the merging of chains such as Marriott and Starwood, there will be soon a great division between machine hotels and boutique hotels. I was in fact employed as Assistant Manager at the Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice, which had been previously the annex of the nearby Grand Hotel, in the early ’50’s. With the Gritti, CIGA Hotels created the first de luxe boutique hotel in Italy, and that was my school. Also the Cipriani, with less than 100 rooms, is considered still now to be a boutique hotel, as are many others of the Belmond group, formerly Orient-Exress Hotels, of which I was the Italian Vice President.

I thank you for the honour given me.

Natale Rusconi

ALL TIME LEGENDS Hall of Famers

CESAR RITZ JUAN TRIPPE CONRAD HILTON LORD CHARLES FORTE PRS BIKI OBEROI JAY PRITZKER LORD CHARLES FORTE BILL MARRIOTT JR. HANS BADRUTT MARQUES DE VILLAPADIERNA JAMES SHERWOOD

INDUSTRY LEGENDS

SOL KERZNER BILL MARRIOTT JR. NATALE RUSCONI ISIDORE SHARP KURT WACHTVEITL GEORG RAFAEL ROBERT BURNS JAY PRITZKER

INDUCTEES 2016

SIR RICHARD BRANSON ADRIAN ZECHA IAN SCHRAGER JOHN & GAIL UEBERROTH PHILLIPE STARCK SONU SHIVDASANI PETER BORER ONG BENG SENG & CHRISTINA ONG GEOFFREY GELARDI NOBUYUKI MATSUHISA

Our gracious Hosts We are expressing our gratitude to Don Ricardo Arranz de Miguel, owner of the Villa Padierna Collection, Honourable Chairman and 1st. Custodian of IHHOF, and to his wife,

DĂąa. Alicia Padierna Countess de Villapadierna - Klein.

Dignity & Honour for bestowed

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winners.

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honoured by the unwavering support received from so many well established colleagues and companies from the luxury hospitality industry.

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Karena Albers

Sonu Shivdasani

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