Having been in the hospitality industry for more than 12 years now, I have always believed in improvement through positive reinforcement. It always worked for me and my teams. However, in the last four years in Russia I have not seen much of it. We always talk about what is bad; how unprofessional we are or how low the service level is.  We don’t tend to think about the law of attraction and the fact that negative attracts negative and becomes even more negative.

Dear Nominees and Partners of the Russian Hospitality Awards! New Year – it is the time for summing up the results. Russian Hospitality Awards Team is proud that this year was launched the first National Award in the field of hospitality Russia - Russian Hospitality Awards! In February 2015 Award will announce the best hotels in Russia. The most professional hotel management in the country, the highest level of service, and the most teamwork hotel will be determined.

Maxim Kobzev has been a Market Manager at Expedia Lodging Partner Services since 2008. Initially developing an Expedia product in a range of Eastern European countries including Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, currently Maxim concentrates his efforts on Moscow and Moscow Region.

Founder and Managing Director of SEC Hospitality Training and Consulting, with specialises in consulting and couching for the hospitality industry. Aneta has a Bachelor degree in hospitality management from ACT college in Greece and an MBA from one of the world`s top hospitality universities - Cesar Ritz University in Switzerland. Fluent in English, Russian and Macedonia.

GetTaxi is a global taxi grid across three continents, four countries and twenty-four cities, including New York (known as Gett), London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and others. Company provides innovative service that allows booking licensed taxi instantly with a tap of a mobile. Free GetTaxi app is available for iPhone and Android devices. In average, users get a taxi after 6-9 minutes, are able to use credit card for payments, receive 24/7 customer service and future booking capabilities together with flat, predictable pricing and an unbelievable customer experience.

Accepting applications for participation in the first independent hotel Award Russian Hospitality Awards is started. As a part of the Award will be named the 20 best hotels in a country in various categories. Also Russian Hospitality Awards will give an award as Russia's Best Ski Hotel. The organizer of Russian Hospitality Awards is LLC “Hospitality awards” company. The consultant – JLL, the legal partner – DLA Piper, the expert – Big Tree.

Accepting applications for participation in the first independent hotel Award Russian Hospitality Awards is started. As a part of the Award will be named the 20 best hotels in a country in various categories. The organizer of Russian Hospitality Awards is LLC “Hospitality awards” company. The consultant – JLL, the legal partner – DLA Piper, the expert – Big Tree.

HRS is the largest company offering the best coverage of the territory with an HQ in Moscow and representative offices in St.-Petersburg, Sochi, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Kyiv, Baku, Tashkent, Almaty, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. As the clear market leader in hospitality systems, our products are installed in over 23'000 hotels and more than 150'000 restaurants and entertainment complexes worldwide.

Sergei Shpilko, Chairman of Moscow City Committee on Tourism and Hotel Industry to speak on Hotel Investment Opportunities in Russia & CIS

For the first time in February 2015 in Russia will be held the first independent hotel Award Russian Hospitality Awards. As a part of the Award will be named the 18 best hotels in a country in various categories. The organizer of Russian Hospitality Awards – «The Hospitality Awards» company. The consultant – JLL, the legal partner – DLA Piper, the expert – Big Tree.

Alfred Kärcher was one of the inventors and entrepreneurs who contributed greatly to the progress of Württemberg since the beginning of industrialisation, along with other figures such as Robert Bosch, Gottlieb Daimler and Count Zeppelin. He showed great dedication and commitment in implementing his ideas.