Temperatures go up, what do you do? Turn on the air conditioning in your car, your room or at home? Find a place in the shade? Why not buy yourself a hand-held fan? Originally fans (flat and folding fans) arrived from East Asia to Europe in the 17th century. You can see them displayed in portraits of royalties and high-society women. A fan is used to create an air flow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. They seem

1. Who are you? Am the founder of luxury travel company Urbane Nomads, which offers creative itineraries and off-the-beaten trek destinations done in as much luxury as possible. 2. What do you like about what you do? Being in a creative position- working on itineraries that are quite distinct from the usual fare. We sometimes approach itineraries and develop destinations according to themes- following in the footsteps of Thesiger in Oman, for example, showcasing the lost arts in South East

1. Who are you? My name is Michaela Amort and I’m a fashion blogger based in Vienna. 2. What do you like about what you do? The best thing by far is to be totally independent from advertisers – which is really special in the fashion-industry – as my blog Tschilp.com is a non-profit project I’m doing in my spare time. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? I wouldn’t do it if there were was anything ☺

1. Who are you? Diplom-Kaufmann Andreas Otto – Sales and Marketing Manager Luxury Hotel Suitess Dresden A Member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World An der Frauenkirche 01067 Dresden www.suitess-hotel.com 2. What do you like about what you do? I love the challenge of a creation of a unique luxurious product at the world famous “Frauenkirche” in Dresden. Especially I am deeply involved in international relations to partners, clients, celebrities and getting to know their human stories. 3.

The bar Drings at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel did organize, together with the vodka brand Stolichnaya and their luxury brand Elit, their first vodka-tasting event. Approximately 80 guests from the “Vienna in-crowd” did follow the invitation and experienced a night full of Elit. Different cocktails like Vodkatini, Cosmopolitan and Caipiroska were created with Stolichnaya Gold and Stolichnaya Elit. The unmistakable purity of Elit is the result of the highest quality ingredients, centuries-old traditions and above all, a unique

The Young Hotelier Award (YHA) is about fostering the most talented young hotelier in the 5 star luxury hotel scene in Vienna, the one that attracts attention through outstanding performance and devotion to his/her job. Contestants will be trained by industry professionals and are to present a chosen topic in written memoranda and oral argumentations to a prestigious jury, consisting of experts and leaders from Austria’s hospitality industry and economy. The winner of the contest receives a scholarship at Cornell

1. Who are you? This sounds like it should be an easy enough question to answer, but it is actually very difficult. If you Google me you’ll find more anwers. I would say that I am a cosmopolitan citizen who wants to make a positive impact in the world. Events in my life encouraged me to be extremely creative and to think for myself. I am originally Slovak and grew up in the old Austro-Hungarian empire, moving to Vienna many

1. Who are you? My name is Suzanne Urpecz. I’m the creator of The Hungarian Girl which is a dedicated blog/website about Central & Eastern European food and culture. I’m currently studying Culinary Arts at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. I’m preparing to open my own authentic Hungarian restaurant in the near future. As well, I operate a specialty cake business that offers the very best in Central and Eastern European desserts. In addition, I have a background in

Several terms for intimate, unusual luxurious hotel environments where guests experience a more personal ‘looking-after’ feeling and a more private and dedicated level of service. Boutique hotels are unique properties that are mostly operated by individuals or companies that operate a small hotel collection. A few examples: Stein Group, Geisel Privathotels in Germany, Schössle Hotel Group and Bulgari Collection. Mostly all boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, aspirational or stylish way, boost between 30 and 80 guest rooms and

1. Who are you? eLuxu 2. What do you like about what you do? We help companies finding customers who appreciate quality, service and exclusiveness. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? You only do those things well, which you like to do. 4. Please tell us about your company and your future goals? Quality and service in its most perfect form, this information we’d like to pass on to our users. Through the selection of the best