1. Who are you? Alexandre SCARVELIS, Manager of Hotel BALZAC in Paris, on the Champs Elysées. Beautiful 5-star luxury boutique hotel of 70 rooms, opened in July 2007 after 2 years of renovation. 2. What do you like about what you do? Meeting new customers and providers everyday is the most thrilling part of my job. Enjoying people from all over the world, with different culture, personal history and occupations. It is really enriching as you have to greet them

For the 5th time, the General Managers Council (GMC) of Vienna organised the Young Hotelier Award 2009. This contest was launched in 2004 by this Council of general managers of the 4- and 5-star hotels in Vienna, to train and develop young talents within the hospitality industry. The requirements for the young hoteliers attending this event, are, that they don’t work within a management position and that they are younger than 25. This year’s event counted 14 motivated ‘young hoteliers’

1. Tell us about yourself? Julian Payne, General Manager of Threadneedles Hotel, 69 bedroom 5 star boutique property in the heart of The City of London. Husband to Catherine and Father to Christopher who is 6 years old. 2. Tell us about your daily life at work and what you like about it? Everything, the Staff, the Guests, Every day is different. Working with other Passionate Individuals to create a high quality environment. 3. Tell us about your daily life